Rene PROVOST

(b. 21 August 1737 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1796 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
PROVOST Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Rene PROVOST was born 21 August 1737 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Rene PROVOST was the child of René PROVOST and Marguerite BRUNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René PROVOST and Marie-Anne DAUDELIN (maternal) Jacques BRUNEL and Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE

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

Rene married Josephte DUBOIS 21 November 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte DUBOIS was born 21 May 1741 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte died 23 May 1806 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUBOIS dit ST-AGNAN and Marie-Louise DOUAULT.

Rene PROVOST died 7 February 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Dubois Josephte

Details of the family tree of Rene appear below.

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.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Rene PROVOST

[Hide/Show]

Rene PROVOST married

Josephte DUBOIS-- Date: 21 November 1763 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte DUBOIS was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUBOIS dit ST-AGNAN and Marie-Louise DOUAULT

Children of Rene PROVOST and Josephte DUBOIS:

Marie-Apolline PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.10 October 1781, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Paul MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 17 February 1801 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Rene PROVOST
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Rene PROVOST: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1737 Birth
21 August 1737
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Rene PROVOST and Josephte DUBOIS 21 November 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 10 October 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Rene was 44 years old.

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

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