Marie-Agathe PROVOST

(b. 25 May 1730 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1799 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Agathe PROVOST was born 25 May 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Catherine BONHOMME (maternal) Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Marguerite MENARD

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

Marie-Agathe married Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE 5 February 1753 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 November 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Etienne died 9 April 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Etienne was the child of Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON.

Marie-Agathe married (2) Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE 14 July 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 29 March 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Amable died 1 January 1813 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Amable was the child of Pierre COLIN and Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER).

Marie-Agathe PROVOST died 9 November 1799 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .

m. Collin Amable
m. Lesiege Etienne

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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-Agathe PROVOST married

Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 5 February 1753 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON

Children of Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST:

Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE (b.21 June 1754, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 19 February 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe PROVOST married

Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE-- Date: 14 July 1760 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was the child of Pierre COLIN and Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Children of Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST:

François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ (b.21 July 1771, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1832, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN 18 June 1798 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1730 Birth
25 May 1730
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe PROVOST and Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE 5 February 1753 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 22 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 June 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Agathe was 24 years old.

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe PROVOST and Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE 14 July 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 30 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE died 9 April 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE married 19 February 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

1771 Birth of Child
François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ was born 21 July 1771, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Agathe was 41 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.

1776 Death of Child
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE died 23 February 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 45 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)

1798 Marriage of Child
François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ married 18 June 1798, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN

1799 Death
9 November 1799
Longueuil, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 69.

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