flag female ancestor  Marie-Catherine  POISSANT

  (b. 30 November 1749 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 26 July 1825 Napierville, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Catherine POISSANT was born 30 November 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine POISSANT was the child of Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE   and   Angélique GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) (maternal)  Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU

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Marie-Catherine  married  Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER 12 February 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER  was born 28 April 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Jean died 31 December 1802 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Jean was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET.

Marie-Catherine POISSANT died 26 July 1825 in Napierville, 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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Marie-Catherine POISSANT married flag male ancestor Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER-- Date: 12 February 1770 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET




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birth1749 Birth
30 November 1749
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.
marriage1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine POISSANT and Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER 12 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 20 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Catherine PERRIER was born 5 September 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 21 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Catherine PERRIER married 30 June 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean SENECAL
1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER died 31 December 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
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
death1825 Death
26 July 1825
Napierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 75.
Added: 2/20/2024 6:42:10 PM - Updated: 2/20/2024 6:43:20 PM

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