flag male ancestor  Joseph  PROULX

  (b. 28 July 1724 Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France   d. 20 September 1807 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph PROULX was born 28 July 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Joseph PROULX was the child of Claude PROULX   and   Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean PROULX and Catherine PINEL (maternal)  Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

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Joseph  married  Marie-Angélique ALLARD 17 February 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique ALLARD  was born 28 November 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport).  Marie-Angélique died 11 September 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN.

Joseph  married  (2) Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE 13 April 1768 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada .  Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE  was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Catherine died 1 December 1781 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Catherine was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE.

Joseph  married  (3) Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 27 January 1783 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada .  Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ  was born 10 May 1745 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Anne died 1 August 1828 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Anne was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ.

Joseph PROULX died 20 September 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .





m. Allard Marie-Angelique
m. Dulignon Catherine
m. Potvin Anne


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Occupation

Joseph PROULX was a lieutenant de milice et cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

Family and Children of Joseph PROULX

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Joseph PROULX married flag female ancestor Marie-Angélique ALLARD-- Date: 17 February 1749 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique ALLARD was the child of François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN




Children of Joseph PROULX and Marie-Angélique ALLARD:




Joseph PROULX married flag female ancestor Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE-- Date: 13 April 1768 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE




Children of Joseph PROULX and Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE:



Joseph PROULX married flag female ancestor Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ-- Date: 27 January 1783 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ




Children of Joseph PROULX and Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ:


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birth1724 Birth
28 July 1724
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
marriage1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Marie-Angélique ALLARD 17 February 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PROULX was born 2 February 1749, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Joseph was 24 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Joseph PROULX was born 13 March 1754, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 29 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Angélique PROULX was born 8 April 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 34 years old.
1760 Birth of Child
François PROULX was born 26 April 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 35 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique ALLARD died 11 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
marriage1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE 13 April 1768, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 43 years old.
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROULX married 30 January 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Claire MARQUET dite PÉRIGORD
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PROULX married 4 November 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER
marriage1781 Marriage of Child
Angélique PROULX married 17 September 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel HOUDE
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE died 1 December 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 27 January 1783, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 58 years old.
marriage1790 Marriage of Child
François PROULX married 19 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Death of Child
Angélique PROULX died 21 November 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 74 years old.
death1807 Death
20 September 1807
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Joseph is buried at: Cimetière de St-Antoine-de-Padoue Commune-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada
Added: 3/3/2018 8:10:33 AM - Updated: 11/3/2021 4:55:11 PM

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