Nicolas Boissonnault (ca 1793 – February 6, 1862) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Hertford from 1824 to 1830 and Bellechasse from 1830 to 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. He was the son of Nicolas Boissonnault and Marie McClin. Boissonnault lived at

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and later at

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. In 1817, he married Madeleine Mathurin. Boissonault owned

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s at Saint-Vallier and Saint-Thomas, selling them to William Price in 1831 but remaining on as manager. He supported the Parti patriote in the legislative assembly and voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He died at New Richmond.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boissonnault, Nicolas 1790s births 1862 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada