Marie-Scholastique PROULX

(b. 10 December 1739 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1825 , Napierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Scholastique PROULX was born 10 December 1739 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Marie-Scholastique PROULX was the child of Joseph PROULX and Angélique LABERGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER (maternal) Nicolas LABERGE and Angélique TRUDEL

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

Marie-Scholastique married Joseph GAUDREAU 22 May 1769 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GAUDREAU was born 8 April 1749 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Joseph died 5 October 1812 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Joseph was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Ursule CHOUINARD.

Marie-Scholastique PROULX died 19 March 1825 in Napierville, Lower 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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Marie-Scholastique PROULX married

Joseph GAUDREAU-- Date: 22 May 1769 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Ursule CHOUINARD

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie-Scholastique PROULX:

Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU (b.15 August 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Françoise LAPORTE 22 July 1793 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles GAUDREAU (b.5 December 1771, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 February 1855, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. Geneviève BOURASSA 21 November 1803 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Scholastique GAUDREAU (b.26 July 1777, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 April 1822, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph Marie DUPUIS 8 February 1796 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1739 Birth
10 December 1739
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Scholastique PROULX and Joseph GAUDREAU 22 May 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU was born 15 August 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Scholastique was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Charles GAUDREAU was born 5 December 1771, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Scholastique was 32 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU was born 26 July 1777, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Scholastique was 37 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU married 22 July 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Françoise LAPORTE

1796 Marriage of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU married 8 February 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph Marie DUPUIS

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Charles GAUDREAU married 21 November 1803, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Geneviève BOURASSA

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU died 5 October 1812, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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 Death of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU died 6 April 1822, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Scholastique was 82 years old.

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

1825 Death
19 March 1825
Napierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 85.

Added: 8/21/2015 1:39:13 PM - Updated: 7/22/2025 3:59:20 PM