Translation of the Footnotes from the J.C. Poissant Family Genealogy
Page 57 Reference
to Jacques Poissant dit Lasaline
According to Father Tanguay he was
married around 1698 but the registers at that time must have been destroyed, so
we cannot affirm anything.
Page 58 Pierre
Poissant and Marie Angelique Giroux
The Poissants from L’Acadie, from
St Valentin and its surroundings descend from this family; many of them have
taken the name of Poissant dit Boileau without any reason whatever; and today
many of them are known under the name of Boileau.
Page 59 John Baptiste Poissant
and Marie Catherine (Charlotte) Gagnier
The Poissants of Chateauguay of
Sainte Martine and its surroundings descend from this family.
Page 61 Claude (Glode) Poissant
and Marie Joseph (Catherine) Lemieux
Claude’s godfather was Glode Maheu
and he was baptized under the name of Glode Poissant. Later he married and died
under the name of Claude which is the origin of the surname Glaude or Glode
which certain descendents are called today. There is a family tradition of
which we believe that this ancestor was deaf. One day he was visited by a
neighbor who greeted him in this way; “Good day Glaude!, I am cutting hay. --
For whom are you cutting hay? -- I am cutting hay for someone --- Silly Glaude,
I talk to you one way and you answer me another way, -- Oh well, I don’t cut
hay for you. I will cut hay for someone else.”
The Poissants and the Glodes of St
Edouard, Champlain, NY, and of Malone NY descend from this family.
Page 68 Joseph Marie Poissant
and Marie Anne Demers
The descendents of this family have
the surname Boileau today.
Page 76 Dominique Poissant and
Marie Reine Lestage
Only the descendents of Dominique
Poissant that lived in St Edouard have abandoned the surname of Lassaline, while
his brothers who live in the United States have kept the surname of Lassaline.
Page 81 Jacques Marie Poissant
and Marguerite Lapatrie
Around 1825, Jacques Marie Poissant
went to live in Champlain NY, which was under the custody of the Corbeau
parish. A few years later many of his children left the Poissant name for the
Glode name, the baptismal name of their ancestor, following the Canadian custom
which was widespread, that they should carry the patrimonial name instead of
the family name.
Page 82 Jacques (Jacob)
Poissant and Sophie Latreille and many of his siblings.
In 1846, a fire destroyed the
church and the parish rectory of Corbeau, burning all the very numerous
registers at this date, if we consider how much territory this parish embraced.
Today Corbeau is only a small mission in custody of the parish of East Chazy,
NY because of the small membership of this parish. In effect, about 12 parishes
have detached themselves from this parish from the Canadian side and from the
American side. Today Corbeau is not even known under this name and is probably
known as Coopersville, NY.
Page 87 Charles (Charlot)
Poissant and Marie Louise Laporte
Charles Poissant went to live in
Champlain, NY around 1846 and after his death about 20 years later, his wife
and his children went to live in Western America where we have lost all traces
of their sojourns. This is why we have no knowledge concerning their marriages
and deaths.
UPDATE to previous note. Hi, John,
Thank you for the footnote. However, it is incorrect. Charles (Charlot) Poissant died 20 Jun 1884 and was buried 23 Jun 1884, L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec. (He was born 26 Feb 1791, in St-Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec.) In the 1881 Canadian Census, it shows Charles Poissant, widower, born Quebec, in the household of his daughter and son-in-law, Scholastique and Augustin Cadioux, in L'Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Quebec. "Cousin" Grace (Poissant/Fisher) Merrifield
Page 98 Jacques Poissant
and Susanne Surprenant
The marriage of Jacques and Susanne
could not be traced despite many researches – and it is only because of the
baptismal records that we can account for this. Also his baptismal record was
never found, so that knowledge concerning him is a probability. It seems
however that he was the son of one of the children of Pierre Poissant and
Angelique Giroux; probably of Louis Poissant, since he was the godfather of his
1st child -- Now we find him
living in the same parish with the children of Louis Poissant and if we
consider the stability of the families, then this conjecture becomes certain.
Page 111 Luc Poissant and
Genevieve Blanchard
This family went to live in Malone,
NY after living in many parishes in the Province of Quebec as we have
discovered by the baptismal records of the children. Many of these persons are
living in Malone, NY or the surrounding area, with the exception of
Francois-Xavier who went to Michigan.
Page 118 Jacques (Jacob)
Poissant dit Glode and Marie Sophie Latreille (Lalande)
All the descendents of this family
have the name Glaude or Glode. The registers of the Corbeau parish
(Coopersville NY) have all been destroyed in the 1846 fire. This is the reason
why our knowledge concerning this parish are not official and up-to-date; even
if we are quite certain.
Page 124 Andre Poissant and
Felecite Monette
The family of Andre Poissant after
living many years in Malone, NY were known as “Glaude” or “Fish”, and even one
of his daughters, Celina, married under the name of Glaude.
Page 136 Francois Xavier
Poissant dit Glode and Marie Edwidge Guertin
They were married at Corbeau
(Coopersville, NY) but the registers before 1843 were destroyed by fire so we
cannot account for the precise date of their marriage. After the fathers death
this family left Champlain, NY for Western America.
Page 150 Louis Poissant dit
Glode and Celine Malvina Lapierre
The children of this family,
baptized under the name of Poissant, bear the name of Glode and are not known
under the name of Poissant.
Page 157 Luc (Gilbert) Poissant
and Felecite Bourdeau
All the descendents of this family
have the name Glaude or Glode.
Page 160 Narcisse Poissant and
Marie Rose de Lima Isabelle
Narcisse Poissant, according to the
information from his brother George was married in Warren, RI and had many
children from his second marriage, with 2 boys still living.
Page 163 Joseph Napoleon
Poissant and Marie Olivine Bouchard
They had their children baptized
under the name of Boileau; this family is living
At St Jean Chrysostome, Quebec.
Page 166 Joseph Octave Poissant
and Salome Lavigne
The information that we received
from the family of Joseph Octave Poissant and Salome Lavigne are very
incomplete. What we have given to the people who are interested, was handed
down to us by Mrs Leon Dupuis, one of his daughters. The family today is dispersed
all over the U.S.A.
Page 168 Leandre (Alexandre)
Poissant and Mathilde Dumas
This family that lives in
Champlain, NY and Rutland, VT have the name Glode. This family is dispersed, so
our information is incomplete. What we have was given to us by his son Noe
Glode, who lives in Champlain, NY.
Page 174 Augustin Poissant and
Aurelie (Emelie) Aupry or Hautprix or Laramee
According to his brother George and
other persons, this marriage took place at St Edouard of Napierville, Quebec in
October 1856 but the parish registers mention nothing.
Page 183 Louis Andre (Ludger)
Poissant (Glaude) and Philomene Bracaunier
The children of this family bear
the name of Fisher. The registers of the Irish parish in Malone, NY were burnt
in 1875, so it was impossible to complete this family.
Page 184 Narcisse Poissant and
Marie Rousseau
The non-official information was
furnished by the eldest daughter of Marie Alma Poissant.
Page 192 Joseph Moise Poissant
and Olive Riendeau
All the members of this family bear
the name of Fisher.
Page 201 Joseph Poissant and
Olive Faubert
This family, that lived in St Remi
and St Urbain, went to live in Minnesota where we have received information
relative to their children and we have learned from Pierre Leonard, his brother
that his children were numerous.
Page 202 Edmond Poissant and
Eliza Dragon
Edmond Poissant had many children
from his second marriage. (Only one is listed in the book)
Page 207 Honore Poissant and
Marie Vanier
This family lives in Michigan and
we have lost trace of it. We know that his brother Luc and other children are
born from this marriage. One of his brothers, Francois-Xavier, married in
Michigan and is still living there.
Page 221 Calixte Poissant and
Eleonore Cote
(the parents were probably
Barthelemy Poissant and Felicite Vandale)
Barthelemy Poissant lived at St
George where all his children were baptized including Calixte where we are
looking for information concerning his relationship. Later was baptized under
the name of his son Joseph Calixte, born of Caliste Poissant and Eleonore Cote.
This is all we know about his wife. The marriage contract is missing, possible
because it took place in the wife’s parish.
Page 246 Joseph Alexandre
Glaude and Angelique Allard
Joseph Alexandre Glaude was a
navigator, like all the Glaude and the Poissants residing in Champlain, NY.
During his trips, he had the children baptized and we do not have his baptism
records.
Page 251 Luc Desire Poissant
dit Boileau and Lina Asselin
Notice that Marie Lina and Marie
Olympe were baptized under the name of Boileau, while the other children were
baptized Poissants. In the registers we have found the latter, not doubting
that the children could carry another name, but by chance we met the father of
this family, and he tells us that he had 2 other girls baptized under the name
of Boileau and we stated this fact as we went thru the registers.
Page 255 (Willie) William
Alexandre Poissant and Agnes Cardin
Although baptized and married under
the name Poissant, the head of this family baptized all his children under the
name of Glaude, the surname of his father. Much later, in a second marriage, he
was married under the name of Willie Glaude and quit using the name Poissant.
Today all the family is known under the name of Glaude or Glode.
Page 156 Alexis Eugene (Lord)
Poissant and Marie Hermine Lefebvre
We notice in these records how the
persons have changed their baptismal name, especially the head of the family,
and substituting the name with “Lord”, as if it were his own. His ancestors
were known under the name Poissant dit Lord, perhaps because of his influence
or wealth, and Alexis Eugene used this name.