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immigrant - Canada to US  female ancestor  Marie Philomene  TREMBLAY

Marie Philomene  married  Charles PROVOST abt. 1879 .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Charles PROVOST  was born October 1850 in Vermont, USA.  Charles died 1 August 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . 

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Marie Philomene was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1872.
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Marie Philomene  married  Charles PROVOST abt. 1879 .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Charles PROVOST  was born October 1850 in Vermont, USA.  Charles died 1 August 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Philomene TREMBLAY

Marie Philomene TREMBLAY married US Civil War Soldiers flag  Charles PROVOST
Marriage date: abt. 1879
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BirthBirth — 1854
11 May 1854
Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Canada East
Marie Philomene TREMBLAY - 1854 Baptism. Sherrington Paroisse St-Patrice, Napierville Co., P.Q. NOTE: Not positive this is the right person
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1854 Baptism. Sherrington Paroisse St-Patrice, Napierville Co., P.Q. NOTE: Not positive this is the right person

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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Name: Philomen Tremblé
Gender: Female
Age: 17
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Birth Year: 1854
country or province of birth: Q
Marital Status:
ethnic origin: French
religion: Catholic
census
Place: 02, Sherrington e, Napierville 116, Quebec
page number: 1
Line Number: 19
house number: 4
family number: 4
Film Number: 2229021
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Film Number: C-10059
Digital Folder Number: 4395474
Image Number: 190

'Canada Census, 1871,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ M4KY-WC5 : accessed 31 Jan 2013), Philomen Tremblé, Sherrington, Napierville, Quebec, Canada.
1881 Birth of Child
Maxime PROVOST was born 4 March 1881, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie Philomene was 26 years old.
1882 Birth of Child
Marie Agnes PROVOST was born 13 May 1882, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough)

Marie Philomene was 28 years old.
1885 Birth of Child
Joseph-Guillaume-"William" PROVOST was born 8 April 1885, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough)

Marie Philomene was 30 years old.
1890 Birth of Child
Marie Eva PROVOST was born 5 August 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie Philomene was 36 years old.
1892 Birth of Child
Wilfred Joseph PROVOST was born 23 November 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie Philomene was 38 years old.
1895 Birth of Child
Florina PROVOST was born 19 January 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie Philomene was 40 years old.
1897 Birth of Child
Rose O PROVOST was born 30 August 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie Philomene was 43 years old.
1900 Southbridge, MA
Living on Crystal St. in Southbridge, MA -- Charles Provost, age 49, b. Oct 1850 in VT, parents born in Canada, married 27 years, occupation: Day Watchman
Philomene Provost, wife, age 46, born May 1854 in Canada, married 27 years, 10 children, 6 living, year of immigration 1871, 29 years in the U.S.
Agnes Provost, daughter, age 18, b. May 1882 in Canada, father b. Vermont, mother b. Canada, year of immigration 1888, 12 years in U.S., glass examiner
William Provost, son, age 16, b. Apr 1884 in Canada, year of immigration 1888, 12 years in U.S., packer in print works
Eva Provost, daughter, age 9, b. July 1890 in MA
Wilfred Provost, son, age 7, b. Sept 1892 in MA
Florina Provost, daughter, age 4, b. June 1895 in MA.
Nora Peck, boarder, age 16, b. Nov 1883 in MA, spectacle maker
marriage1901 Marriage of Child
Marie Agnes PROVOST married 13 May 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Theodore CORMIER
marriage1904 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Guillaume-"William" PROVOST married 14 November 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Marie Florina TETREAULT
marriage1905 Marriage of Child
Maxime PROVOST married 15 May 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Marie (Mary) Octavie CHAMPAGNE
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1910 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
According to the 1910 US Census, Philomene is age 57, living in Sturbridge, MA. She was born in Canada. Her parents were born in Canada. Her year of immigration was 1892. Living with her are her husband, Samuel Provost, age 60, b. NY; daughter, Eva, age 19, b. MA; son, Wilfred, age 17, b. MA; daughter, Florina, age 15, b. MA. The children all work in an optical factory. Also living there are boarders: Paul Peck, widowed, age 48, b. Canada; Lillian Peck, age 17, b. MA.


Name: Philomene Provost
birth
Place: Canada French
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1892
father's birth
Place: Canada French
mother's birth
Place: Canada French
family number: 78
page number: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Samuel Provost M 60y New York
wife Philomene Provost F 57y Canada French
dau Eva Provost F 19y Massachusetts
son Wilfred
marriage1912 Marriage of Child
Marie Eva PROVOST married 12 February 1912, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Victor TAVERNIER
1919 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Prevost Charles (Philomene) h 23 1/ 2 Worcester
Prevost Florina emp Main b 23 1/ 2 Worcester
Prevost Maxine (Marie) emp S P Co h 23 1/ 2 Worcester
Prevost Wilfrid (U S A) b 23 1/ 2 Worcester
Prevost William (Florina) emp A O Co h 11 Henry
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1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)
1920
According to the 1920 US Census, Philomene is age 65, living on Worcester St. in Southbridge, MA. She was born in Canada, her father was born in MA, her mother was born in NY. She is living with her husband, Charles Provost, age 73, born in PA. He is retired. Also living there are: son, Wilfred, age 27, b. MA and daughter, Florlina, age 23, b. MA. Wilfred and Florlina are spec makers.
Marie Philomene TREMBLAY - Civil War Pension - Charles Provost
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1921 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles PROVOST died 1 August 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
marriage1924 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Guillaume-"William" PROVOST married 25 June 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Bernadette RICHARD
Death
Name: Philomene Provost
Death Date: 1926
Death
Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 77
Page Number: 515
Index Volume Number: 86
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.86

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Marie Philomene TREMBLAY - Grave of Philomena Trembly Provost - St. Georges Cemetery, Paige Hill, Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Grave of Philomena Trembly Provost - St. George's Cemetery, Paige Hill, Southbridge, Massachusetts

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Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Historical names: Globe · Lensdale · Saundersdale · Shuttleville
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