Pierre-Antoine POISSON

(b. 9 August 1720 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1792 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Antoine POISSON was born 9 August 1720 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Pierre-Antoine POISSON was the child of Francois POISSON and Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) François POISSON and Marguerite BEAUDRY (maternal) Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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Pierre-Antoine married Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY 23 December 1754 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY was born 26 May 1735 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Charlotte died 5 January 1815 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL.

Pierre-Antoine POISSON died 2 June 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre-Antoine POISSON married

Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY-- Date: 23 December 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Children of Pierre-Antoine POISSON and Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY:

Marie-Francoise POISSON (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 April 1794, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Francois GAUDET 1 February 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1720 Birth
9 August 1720
Champlain, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Antoine POISSON and Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY 23 December 1754, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 34 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise POISSON married 1 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Francois GAUDET

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.