Nicolas PROVOST

(b. 22 October 1746 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 7 April 1823 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )

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Nicolas PROVOST was born 22 October 1746 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Nicolas PROVOST was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Marie-Anne POUDRETTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Andre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne DESROCHES

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

Nicolas married Agathe ARCHAMBAULT 11 April 1774 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe ARCHAMBAULT was born 21 May 1753 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Agathe was the child of Jacques-Joseph ARCHAMBAULT and Agathe BEAUDRY.

Nicolas PROVOST died 7 April 1823 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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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Nicolas PROVOST married

Agathe ARCHAMBAULT-- Date: 11 April 1774 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Agathe ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Jacques-Joseph ARCHAMBAULT and Agathe BEAUDRY

Children of Nicolas PROVOST and Agathe ARCHAMBAULT:

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 November 1827, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Josephte CHARRON 21 January 1805 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1746 Birth
22 October 1746
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PROVOST and Agathe ARCHAMBAULT 11 April 1774, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 27 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.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST married 21 January 1805, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Josephte CHARRON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England