Veronique CHOQUET

(b. 14 January 1731 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1793 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Veronique CHOQUET was born 14 January 1731 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Veronique CHOQUET was the child of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Elizabeth PETIT dite LALUMIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Madeleine LAUZON (maternal) Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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

Veronique married Joseph PROVOST 7 October 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph PROVOST was born 4 August 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 22 February 1793 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph was the child of Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON.

Veronique CHOQUET died 24 May 1793 in Varennes, 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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Veronique CHOQUET married

Joseph PROVOST-- Date: 7 October 1748 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Joseph PROVOST was the child of Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON

Children of Joseph PROVOST and Veronique CHOQUET:

Charlotte PROVOST (b.28 April 1757, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1828, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louis PROVOST 27 June 1774 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (b.14 December 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe MONGEAU 15 November 1790 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1731 Birth
14 January 1731
Varennes, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Veronique CHOQUET and Joseph PROVOST 7 October 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Charlotte PROVOST was born 28 April 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Veronique was 26 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST was born 14 December 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Veronique was 33 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PROVOST married 27 June 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis PROVOST

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST married 15 November 1790, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Josephe MONGEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada