Alexis POISSON

(b. 5 September 1762 , Champlain, Canada d. 30 September 1811 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Alexis POISSON was born 5 September 1762 in Champlain, Canada

Alexis POISSON was the child of Alexis POISSON and Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois POISSON and Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR (maternal) François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexis married Marguerite CHAMPOUX 3 August 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHAMPOUX was born April 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite was the child of Pierre CHAMPOUX and Marie-Madeleine CORMIER.

Alexis POISSON died 30 September 1811 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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Alexis POISSON married

Marguerite CHAMPOUX-- Date: 3 August 1795 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marguerite CHAMPOUX was the child of Pierre CHAMPOUX and Marie-Madeleine CORMIER

Children of Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUX:

Julie POISSON (b.15 November 1802, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 20 May 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 9 October 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1762 Birth
5 September 1762
Champlain, Canada

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUX 3 August 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Julie POISSON was born 15 November 1802, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Alexis was 40 years old.