Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

(b. 24 September 1728 , Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1797 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX was born 24 September 1728 in Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX was the child of Jacques LEMIEUX and Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel LEMIEUX and Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) (maternal) Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine TESTU

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

Marie-Catherine married Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE 29 September 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE was born 27 January 1709 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Claude died 25 August 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Claude was the child of Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET).

Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX died 27 July 1797 in Saint-Constant, 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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Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX married

Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE-- Date: 29 September 1749 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE was the child of Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

Children of Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX:

Jacques-Marie POISSANT (b.17 August 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU 27 February 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Marie-Josephte CHAPERON 8 April 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine POISSANT dite LASALINE (b.6 December 1755, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1796, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph BOURDEAU 19 July 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André POISSANT (b.14 April 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1843, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS 21 November 1791 in Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

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1728 Birth
24 September 1728
Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX and Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE 29 September 1749 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jacques-Marie POISSANT was born 17 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine POISSANT dite LASALINE was born 6 December 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 27 years old.

1763 - 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.

1769 Birth of Child
André POISSANT was born 14 April 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 40 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine POISSANT dite LASALINE married 19 July 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph BOURDEAU

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE died 25 August 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1775 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Marie POISSANT married 27 February 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Marie POISSANT married 8 April 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephte CHAPERON

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

1791 Marriage of Child
André POISSANT married 21 November 1791 , Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne) to Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS

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

1796 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine POISSANT dite LASALINE died 13 December 1796, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 68 years old.

1797 Death
27 July 1797
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.

Added: 2/25/2017 9:52:49 AM - Updated: 6/26/2025 3:07:13 PM