Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE

(b. 12 July 1661 , France d. 19 August 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE was born 12 July 1661 in France

Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1699.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Jacques married Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) was born abt. 1681 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite died 8 July 1760 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT and Anne SEIGNEUR.

Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE died 19 August 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

son of Jacques Poissant and Isabelle Magor

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Occupation

Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE was a Soldat.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

Family and Children of Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE

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Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE married

Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)-- Date: abt. 1699 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT and Anne SEIGNEUR

Children of Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET):

Jean-Baptiste POISSANT (b.20 July 1700, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1774, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine-Charlotte GAGNE 6 February 1747 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE (b.abt. 1707, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 January 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Angélique GIROUX 16 April 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE (b.27 January 1709, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX 29 September 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite POISSANT (b.abt. 1711, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 November 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BEAUDIN 8 January 1731 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Agathe POISSANT (b.27 July 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean MONET dit LAVERDURE 19 January 1739 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1661 Birth
12 July 1661
France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POISSANT was born 20 July 1700, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 39 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE was born 27 January 1709, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 47 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe POISSANT was born 27 July 1720, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 59 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POISSANT married 8 January 1731, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BEAUDIN