Pierre-Amable POISSANT

(b. 11 September 1765 , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 September 1828 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Amable POISSANT was born 11 September 1765 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre-Amable POISSANT was the child of Pierre-François POISSANT and Marie-Catherine MONET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE and Angélique GIROUX (maternal) François MONET dit LAVERDURE and Élisabeth DUMONTET

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

Pierre-Amable married Marie-Josephte LONGTIN 5 July 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LONGTIN was born abt. 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte was the child of Laurent LONGTIN and Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Pierre-Amable POISSANT died 1 September 1828 in La Prairie, 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-Amable POISSANT married

Marie-Josephte LONGTIN-- Date: 5 July 1790 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LONGTIN was the child of Laurent LONGTIN and Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Pierre-Amable POISSANT and Marie-Josephte LONGTIN:

Ambroise POISSANT (b.22 January 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 10 December 1857, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne DAIGNEAU (DAIGNAULT) 3 August 1829 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1765 Birth
11 September 1765
Québec Province, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Amable POISSANT and Marie-Josephte LONGTIN 5 July 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

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

1806 Birth of Child
Ambroise POISSANT was born 22 January 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre-Amable was 40 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England