Amable PROVOST

(b. 27 October 1751 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1801 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Amable PROVOST was born 27 October 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Amable PROVOST was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT

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

Amable married Marie-Anne LEDOUX 10 January 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LEDOUX was born 15 August 1754 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 11 November 1830 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne LAPORTE.

Amable PROVOST died 14 February 1801 in La Prairie, 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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Amable PROVOST married

Marie-Anne LEDOUX-- Date: 10 January 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LEDOUX was the child of Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne LAPORTE

Children of Amable PROVOST and Marie-Anne LEDOUX:

Marguerite PROVOST (b.30 December 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre DUQUET 24 November 1806 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1751 Birth
27 October 1751
Varennes, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Amable PROVOST and Marie-Anne LEDOUX 10 January 1775 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 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.