Joseph-Antoine
PROVOST
(b.
13 June 1755
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
10 May 1815
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Antoine PROVOST was born 13 June 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Joseph-Antoine 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 HÉBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Antoine married Marguerite SAVARIA 15 July 1777 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite SAVARIA was born 2 April 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 26 November 1840 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO.
Joseph-Antoine PROVOST died 10 May 1815 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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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 Joseph-Antoine PROVOST
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Marguerite SAVARIA-- Date: 15 July 1777 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SAVARIA was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO
Children of Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA:
Joseph PROVOST (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 December 1869, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS 7 October 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marguerite SAVARIA-- Date: 15 July 1777 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada Marguerite SAVARIA was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO
Children of Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA:
Joseph PROVOST (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 December 1869, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS 7 October 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
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1755 Birth 13 June 1755
Varennes, Canada, New France
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 - 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 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA 15 July 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 22 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
1815 Death 10 May 1815
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 59.
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