Joseph-Francois PROVOST

(b. abt. 1696 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 March 1770 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Francois PROVOST was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph-Francois PROVOST was the child of François-Michel PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Catherine BONHOMME and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PROVOST and Marguerite GAILLARD dite DUPLESSIS (maternal) Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ and Agnes MORIN

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Joseph-Francois married Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 22 October 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE was born 11 January 1705 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Louise died 4 February 1775 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Marguerite MENARD.

Joseph-Francois PROVOST died 10 March 1770 in Lavaltrie, 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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Joseph-Francois PROVOST married

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE-- Date: 22 October 1725 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Marguerite MENARD

Children of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE:

Marie-Louise PROVOST (b.13 September 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1812, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 28 January 1750 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Joseph PROVOST (b.2 January 1729, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1776, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BOUIN dite DUFRESNE 14 November 1774 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Agathe PROVOST (b.25 May 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1799, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE 5 February 1753 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
m. Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE 14 July 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis PROVOST (b.7 August 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise FAVREAU 14 January 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST (b.27 March 1735, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 22 September 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe RIEL 7 February 1763 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Judith PROVOST (b.6 May 1737, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1827, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Maurice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 1 March 1756 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (b.28 March 1741, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1778, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Judith LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 18 February 1765 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 22 October 1725, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST was born 13 September 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVOST was born 2 January 1729, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe PROVOST was born 25 May 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1732 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST was born 7 August 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1735 Birth of Child
Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST was born 27 March 1735, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1737 Birth of Child
Judith PROVOST was born 6 May 1737, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST was born 28 March 1741, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST married 28 January 1750 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe PROVOST married 5 February 1753 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE

1756 Marriage of Child
Judith PROVOST married 1 March 1756, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Maurice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

1760 Marriage of Child
Louis PROVOST married 14 January 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Francoise FAVREAU

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe PROVOST married 14 July 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

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 Marriage of Child
Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST married 7 February 1763 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Agathe RIEL

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST married 18 February 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Judith LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES