flag male ancestor  Louis  PROVOST

  (b. 7 August 1732 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France   d. 17 February 1804 Berthierville, Lower Canada )  

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Louis PROVOST was born 7 August 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Louis 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):

Louis  married  Francoise FAVREAU 14 January 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Francoise FAVREAU  was born 16 May 1730 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Francoise died 27 December 1791 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Francoise was the child of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTE.

Louis PROVOST died 17 February 1804 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Louis PROVOST

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Louis PROVOST married flag female ancestor Francoise FAVREAU-- Date: 14 January 1760  Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Francoise FAVREAU was the child of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTE




Children of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU:

flag female ancestor Cecile PROVOST (b.3 November 1760, Lavaltrie, Canada   d. 6 August 1830, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF 8 October 1781 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

flag male ancestor Louis PROVOST (b.13 April 1762, Lavaltrie, Canada   d. 6 August 1832, Berthierville, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie PROVOST (b.29 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 20 May 1850, St-Charles-Borromée de l'Industrie, Canada)

flag female ancestor Marie-Archange PROVOST (b.7 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 21 September 1845, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )



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birth1732 Birth
7 August 1732
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
marriage1760 Marriage / Partner
Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU 14 January 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 27 years old.
1760 Birth of Child
Cecile PROVOST was born 3 November 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis was 28 years old.
1762 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST was born 13 April 1762, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis was 29 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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 Birth of Child
Marie PROVOST was born 29 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange PROVOST was born 7 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 38 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1781 Marriage of Child
Cecile PROVOST married 8 October 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise FAVREAU died 27 December 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
death1804 Death
17 February 1804
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 4/8/2017 7:18:43 PM - Updated: 2/8/2019 9:34:25 AM

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