Louis
PROVENCHER
(b.
20 October 1765
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
26 January 1845
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Louis PROVENCHER was born 20 October 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PROVENCHER was the child of Charles-Louis PROVENCHER and Veronique DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT (maternal) Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBALLouis PROVENCHER died 26 January 1845 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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1765 Birth 20 October 1765
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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 Canada1818 - 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 Death 26 January 1845
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 9/20/2014 4:20:07 PM
- Updated: 9/21/2015 4:32:43 PM
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