Antoine
FOISY
(b.
12 August 1780
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 August 1854
,
Varennes, Canada East
)
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Antoine FOISY was born 12 August 1780 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine FOISY was the child of Antoine FOISY and Charlotte LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Basile FOISY and Marie-Anne DESMARAIS (maternal) Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne LAPORTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Desanges LUSSIER 28 May 1804 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Desanges LUSSIER was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Desanges was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Archange BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).
Antoine FOISY died 2 August 1854 in Varennes, Canada East .
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Occupation
Antoine FOISY was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Antoine FOISY was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Antoine FOISY
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Desanges LUSSIER-- Date: 28 May 1804 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Desanges LUSSIER was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Archange BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine FOISY and Desanges LUSSIER:
Desanges LUSSIER-- Date: 28 May 1804 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada Desanges LUSSIER was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Archange BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1780 Birth 12 August 1780
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1804 Marriage / PartnerAntoine FOISY and Desanges LUSSIER 28 May 1804, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1854 Death 2 August 1854
Varennes, Canada East
He died at the age of 74.
Added: 6/16/2020 10:48:14 AM
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