flag male ancestor  Joseph  POISSON

  (b. 6 March 1836 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 26 September 1910 Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec, Canada )  

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Joseph POISSON was born 6 March 1836 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph POISSON was the child of Pierre POISSON   and   Julie BILLY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine-Joseph POISSON and Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER (maternal)  Michel BILLY and Josephte PEPIN

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Joseph  married  Éléa LACHANCE 19 July 1875 in Plessisville, Saint-Calixte, Mégantic, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Éléa LACHANCE  was born 28 May 1851 in Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset).  Éléa died 28 April 1937 in Saint-Fortunat, Canada.  Éléa was the child of Elie PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Rose-De-Lima RAICHE.

Joseph POISSON died 26 September 1910 in Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec, 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.

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Joseph POISSON married flag photo of Éléa LACHANCE  Éléa LACHANCE-- Date: 19 July 1875 Place: Plessisville, Saint-Calixte, Mégantic, Québec, Canada
Éléa LACHANCE was the child of Elie PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Rose-De-Lima RAICHE




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birth1836 Birth
6 March 1836
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1875 Marriage / Partner
Joseph POISSON and Éléa LACHANCE 19 July 1875, Plessisville, Saint-Calixte, Mégantic, Québec, Canada

He was 39 years old.
1877 Birth of Child
Marie-Virginie POISSON was born 25 September 1877, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)

Joseph was 41 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1899 Marriage of Child
Marie-Virginie POISSON married 10 April 1899, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Ferdinand BELANGER
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
death1910 Death
26 September 1910
Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 12/10/2020 1:36:58 PM - Updated: 12/10/2020 2:07:53 PM

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