Joseph PROVENCHER

(b. 6 February 1744 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph PROVENCHER was born 6 February 1744 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Joseph PROVENCHER was the child of Alexis-Sébastien PROVENCHER and Angélique-Marie LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne MASSÉ (maternal) Nicolas LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Geneviève PETIT dite MILHOMME

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne COTTRET dite RENÉ 4 February 1793 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne COTTRET dite RENÉ was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 8 December 1848 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ and Elizabeth LEMIRE.

m. Rene Marie-Anne

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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