Albert PROVOST

(b. 13 September 1797 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 9 July 1849 , Henryville, Canada East )

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Albert PROVOST was born 13 September 1797 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Albert PROVOST was the child of Toussaint-Albert PROVOST (PREVOST) and Angelique-Louise-Marie MONIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Anne BOURASSA (maternal) Joseph MONIER (MONY) and Anne PREVOST

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

Albert married Marie-Flavie DEROME 4 February 1822 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Flavie DEROME was born 23 September 1803 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Flavie was the child of Joseph DEROME and Marie-Agathe ROY.

Albert PROVOST died 9 July 1849 in Henryville, Canada East .
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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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Family and Children of Albert PROVOST

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Albert PROVOST married

Marie-Flavie DEROME-- Date: 4 February 1822 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie-Flavie DEROME was the child of Joseph DEROME and Marie-Agathe ROY

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Children of Albert PROVOST and Marie-Flavie DEROME:

Marie PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.27 March 1835, Iberville, Lower Canada d. 12 May 1929, Lamoureux, Alberta, Canada)
m. Joseph LAMOUREUX 18 September 1855

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1797 Birth
13 September 1797
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Albert PROVOST and Marie-Flavie DEROME 4 February 1822, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 24 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Birth of Child
Marie PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 27 March 1835, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Albert was 37 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)