flag female ancestor  Marie-Josephe  PROVENCHER

  (b. 6 June 1764 Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 11 December 1830 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER was born 6 June 1764 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe 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 TURBAL

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Marie-Josephe  married  Antoine-Joseph POISSON 21 January 1782 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine-Joseph POISSON  was born 29 March 1743 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).  Antoine-Joseph died 18 November 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Antoine-Joseph was the child of François POISSON and Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER died 11 December 1830 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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 Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER

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Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER married flag male ancestor Antoine-Joseph POISSON-- Date: 21 January 1782 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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Antoine-Joseph POISSON was the child of François POISSON and Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE




Children of Antoine-Joseph POISSON and Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER:

flag male ancestor Pierre POISSON (b.11 December 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 22 November 1890, St. Remi de Tinwick, Quebec, Canada)
m. Julie BILLY 24 June 1823 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)



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birth1764 Birth
6 June 1764
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
marriage1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER and Antoine-Joseph POISSON 21 January 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 17 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine-Joseph POISSON died 18 November 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
1801 Birth of Child
Pierre POISSON was born 11 December 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1823 Marriage of Child
Pierre POISSON married 24 June 1823, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Julie BILLY
death1830 Death
11 December 1830
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 66.
Added: 9/20/2014 4:23:04 PM - Updated: 12/10/2020 1:18:24 PM

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