Toussaint
PROVOST
(b.
14 August 1802
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
d.
29 December 1855
,
Longueuil, Canada East
)
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Toussaint PROVOST was born 14 August 1802 in Longueuil, Lower Canada
Toussaint PROVOST was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Anne MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Charlotte LAMOUREAUX (maternal) Paul MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie Anne DENOYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 11 January 1825 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was born abt. 1807 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Sophie died 16 July 1834 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Sophie was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Geneviève LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC.
Toussaint PROVOST died 29 December 1855 in Longueuil, Canada East .
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Occupation
Toussaint PROVOST was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Toussaint PROVOST was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Toussaint PROVOST
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Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL-- Date: 11 January 1825 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Toussaint PROVOST and Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL
Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Geneviève LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Toussaint PROVOST and Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL:
Aglae PROVOST (b.17 February 1827, Boucherville, Lower Canada d. 30 November 1900, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois-Xavier ROBERT 6 February 1844 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL-- Date: 11 January 1825 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada See marriage record for Toussaint PROVOST and Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEILSophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Geneviève LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Toussaint PROVOST and Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL:
Aglae PROVOST (b.17 February 1827, Boucherville, Lower Canada d. 30 November 1900, Montréal, Québec, Canada )m. Francois-Xavier ROBERT 6 February 1844 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
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1802 Birth 14 August 1802
Longueuil, Lower Canada
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
1825 Marriage / PartnerToussaint PROVOST and Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 11 January 1825, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
He was 22 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildAglae PROVOST was born 17 February 1827, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Toussaint was 24 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1834 Death of Spouse/PartnerSophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL died 16 July 1834, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1837 - 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)
1844 Marriage of ChildAglae PROVOST married 6 February 1844, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Francois-Xavier ROBERT
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1855 Death 29 December 1855
Longueuil, Canada East
He died at the age of 53.
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- Updated: 1/25/2025 11:11:07 AM
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