Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST)

(b. 12 June 1736 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1779 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 12 June 1736 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) was the child of Louis PREVOST and Marie-Anne GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PREVOST and Marguerite CARREAU (maternal) Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON

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

Raphaël married Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY 11 August 1760 in Saint-Constant, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY was born 17 April 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Ursule died 29 December 1829 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Ursule was the child of François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie SURPRENANT.

Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) died 29 April 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY-- Date: 11 August 1760 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada
Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY was the child of François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie SURPRENANT

Children of Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) and Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY:

Louis PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.2 October 1761, Saint-Constant, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Modeste FOURNIER 2 June 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.23 October 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 23 November 1789 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 May 1816, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques SOREL 27 September 1790 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1736 Birth
12 June 1736
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) and Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY 11 August 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 2 October 1761, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Raphaël was 25 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Alexis PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 23 October 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Raphaël 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.