flag male ancestor  Jacques-Marie  POISSANT

  (b. 17 August 1750 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 2 November 1824 La Prairie, Lower Canada )  

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Jacques-Marie POISSANT was born 17 August 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques-Marie POISSANT was the child of Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE   and   Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) (maternal)  Jacques LEMIEUX and Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

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Jacques-Marie  married  Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU 27 February 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU  was born 25 March 1756 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Barbe died 26 February 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Barbe was the child of Dominique BOURDEAU and Barbe GERVAIS.

Jacques-Marie  married  (2) Marie-Josephte CHAPERON 8 April 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON  was born 17 May 1756 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).  Marie-Josephte died 23 December 1809 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph CHAPERON and Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET).

Jacques-Marie POISSANT died 2 November 1824 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jacques-Marie POISSANT married flag female ancestor Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU-- Date: 27 February 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU was the child of Dominique BOURDEAU and Barbe GERVAIS




Children of Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU:




Jacques-Marie POISSANT married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephte CHAPERON-- Date: 8 April 1782 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON was the child of Joseph CHAPERON and Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET)




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birth1750 Birth
17 August 1750
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1775 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU 27 February 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe POISSANT was born 13 December 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-Marie was 25 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU died 26 February 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
marriage1782 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Josephte CHAPERON 8 April 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 31 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise POSSANT dite LASALINE married 16 October 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe POISSANT married 21 July 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Michel MENARD
1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON died 23 December 1809, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
marriage1817 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth POISSANT married 21 January 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques GIROUX
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1824 Death
2 November 1824
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 5/8/2020 7:47:07 AM - Updated: 4/16/2021 8:32:39 AM

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