Jean-Baptiste PROVOST

(b. 8 February 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1809 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste PROVOST was born 8 February 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste 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):

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER 14 February 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER was born 8 November 1744 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Charlotte died 17 September 1824 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU.

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST died 15 October 1809 in Varennes, 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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Jean-Baptiste PROVOST married

Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER-- Date: 14 February 1763 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER:

Marie-Charlotte PROVOST (b.13 November 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. June 1816, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) 4 October 1779 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul PROVOST (b.14 January 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS 23 September 1793 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.17 May 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Noella JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE 19 September 1785 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Helene LEBEAU 10 November 1823 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Louis PROVOST (b.4 August 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francoise-Hippolyte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 13 January 1794 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise PROVOST (b.27 March 1769, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph CHAPUT 19 November 1792 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe PROVOST (b.25 August 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise LUSSIER 13 October 1794 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte PROVOST (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Paul QUINTIN dit DUBOIS 11 February 1793 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph PROVOST (b.24 December 1773, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1741 Birth
8 February 1741
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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER 14 February 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1763 marriage

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1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROVOST was born 13 November 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Paul PROVOST was born 14 January 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 17 May 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST was born 4 August 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST was born 27 March 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Christophe PROVOST was born 25 August 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVOST was born 24 December 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROVOST married 4 October 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) married 19 September 1785, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Noella JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST married 19 November 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph CHAPUT

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PROVOST married 11 February 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Paul QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

1793 Marriage of Child
Paul PROVOST married 23 September 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

1794 Marriage of Child
Louis PROVOST married 13 January 1794 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Francoise-Hippolyte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

1794 Marriage of Child
Christophe PROVOST married 13 October 1794, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise LUSSIER

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