Marie-Madeleine PRÉVOST
Born: 21 December 1647, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1648, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1648, Québec, Canada, New France
Martin
PRÉVOST (PROVOST)
Born
4 January 1611
,
Montreuil-sous-Bois, Bobigny, Paris, France
Died
27 January 1691
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
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Martin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1644.
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 2, rue de Romainville, Montreuil-sous-Bois, France
son of Pierre Prevost and Charlotte Vié
son of Pierre Prevost and Charlotte Vié
WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation: one of the pioneers of Beauport near Quebec
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST)
Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) married 
Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH
Marriage date: 3 November 1644
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICHMarriage date: 3 November 1644
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marriage notes:
Martin Prévost, born on Jan. 4, 1611, is the son of Pierre Provost and Charlotte Vié (Vien) of Montreuil-sous-Bois, a suburb to the east of Paris. Martin had had four brothers and one sister. He came to Canada around 1639 and married in 1644. According to the official records of New France, Martin Prévost was the first white to marry an indian. The wife of Martin called Marie Olivier Sylvestre, was of the Algonquian tribe. Her name at birth was Manitouabéouich and she was given the Christian name d'Olivier in honor of her adoptive father, Olivier LeTardiff, interpreter and commissioner general of the company of the One Hundred Associations. Martin Prévost and his family moved from Quebec to Beauport. He died at age 80, on Jan. 27, 1691.
In the early history of Canada, it was not until Olivier LeTardif became the personal representative and interpreter for Samuel de Champlain that we first hear the name Manitouabewich. This young Indian, of the Huron Nation, had been hired as LeTardif's own scout and traveling companion. Manitouabewich had been converted to Christianity by the French missionaries, and as part of the baptismal ritual, had been given the Christian name of Roch, in honor of St.Roch, the patron saint. Olivier LeTardif and Roch Manitouabewich traveled together for many years. It was the responsibility of LeTardif to establish a network of fur trading posts for the "Company" that Champlain had based at Quebec (l'Habitation at Basseville)...
It was in the atmosphere of this respected family of Guillaume Hubou and his wife Marie Rollet (when she married Guillaume Hubou, she was the widow of Louis Hebert) that Marie Olivier Sylvestre met and married Martin Prevost, friend of the Hubou family and a very personal friend of Olivier LeTardif. This marriage was to be the first marriage on record between an Indian girl and a French colonist. The marriage took place on the third of January 1644 at Quebec. Recorded as witnesses to the ceremony was Olivier LeTardif and Quillaume Couillard (father-in-law of LeTardif).
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Children of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH
Louis PREVOST
Married: Françoise GAGNON 21 February 1672 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Married: Marguerite CARREAU 17 February 1681 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PRÉVOST
Born: 7 January 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1700, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1700, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Married: Michel AUBIN dit PARADIS 11 June 1670 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Pascal PREVOST
Born: 31 January 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Françoise CADIEUX dite COURVILLE 4 May 1690 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PREVOST
Born: 16 May 1662, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1737, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1737, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Anne GIROUX 18 August 1683 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Geneviève SEDILOT 3 February 1712 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Thérèse PREVOST
Born: 3 June 1665, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1743, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1743, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Michel GIROUX 18 August 1683 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) married Marie D'ABANCOURT
Marriage date: 8 November 1665
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie D'ABANCOURT
Marie D'ABANCOURT was the child of Adrien D'ABANCOURT dit LACAILLE and Simone D'ORGEVILLE
Marie D'ABANCOURTMarriage date: 8 November 1665
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie D'ABANCOURTMarie D'ABANCOURT was the child of Adrien D'ABANCOURT dit LACAILLE and Simone D'ORGEVILLE
Children of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie D'ABANCOURT
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PRÉVOST (Provost), MARTIN, one of the pioneers of Beauport near Quebec; b. c. 1611, son of Pierre Prévost and Charlotte Vien, of Montreuil-sur-le-Bois-de-Vincennes (now Montreuil-sous-Bois), near Paris; d. 26 Jan. 1691 at Beauport.
Prévost’s presence at Quebec is referred to in the documents of the notary Piraube as early as the year 1639. On 3 Nov. 1644, he married, at Quebec, Marie-Olivier-Sylvestre Manitouabeouich. This is the first marriage between a Frenchman and an Indian mentioned in Canadian historical records. The young bride had been given by her parents to the interpreter Olivier Letardif, who had been her godfather and had then had her brought up as a French girl in the home of Sieur Guillaume Hubou.
From the time of his marriage until his death, we find Martin Prévost settled at Beauport as an “habitant,” or farmer, which did not prevent him from having a piece of land and a house at Quebec in 1667. He was married a second time in 1665, to Marie d’Abancourt, the
Prévost’s presence at Quebec is referred to in the documents of the notary Piraube as early as the year 1639. On 3 Nov. 1644, he married, at Quebec, Marie-Olivier-Sylvestre Manitouabeouich. This is the first marriage between a Frenchman and an Indian mentioned in Canadian historical records. The young bride had been given by her parents to the interpreter Olivier Letardif, who had been her godfather and had then had her brought up as a French girl in the home of Sieur Guillaume Hubou.
From the time of his marriage until his death, we find Martin Prévost settled at Beauport as an “habitant,” or farmer, which did not prevent him from having a piece of land and a house at Quebec in 1667. He was married a second time in 1665, to Marie d’Abancourt, the
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Birth — 16114 January 1611
Montreuil-sous-Bois, Bobigny, Paris, France
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1644 Marriage / PartnerMartin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH 3 November 1644, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 33 years old.
1647 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine PRÉVOST was born 21 December 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 36 years old.
1648 Death of ChildMarie-Madeleine PRÉVOST died 5 February 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 37 years old.
1649 Birth of ChildUrsule PRÉVOST was born 13 December 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 38 years old.
1655 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine PRÉVOST was born 7 January 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 44 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildAntoine PRÉVOST was born 15 October 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 46 years old.
1660 Birth of ChildJean-Pascal PREVOST was born 31 January 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 49 years old.
1661 Death of ChildUrsule PRÉVOST died 1 January 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 50 years old.
1662 Death of ChildAntoine PRÉVOST died 16 March 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 51 years old.
1662 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste PREVOST was born 16 May 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 51 years old.
1665 Marriage / PartnerMartin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie D'ABANCOURT 8 November 1665 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 54 years old.
1665 Birth of ChildThérèse PREVOST was born 3 June 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Martin was 54 years old.
1665 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH died 10 September 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Canadian Census - Beauport
Martin prevost ..............................55 habittant
Marie d'Abancourt ...........................48 sa fem. vefve de Jean Guillot
Louis prevost ...............................15 fils
Jean prevost .................................5 fils
Jean baptiste Prevost ........................4 fils
therese prevost .........................7 mois fille
Ellizabeth guillot ...........................9 fille
Marie Houarlin ..............................33 domestique Engaigé
Et pierre Rouzillot …………………….27 aussy Engaigé
Marie d'Abancourt ...........................48 sa fem. vefve de Jean Guillot
Louis prevost ...............................15 fils
Jean prevost .................................5 fils
Jean baptiste Prevost ........................4 fils
therese prevost .........................7 mois fille
Ellizabeth guillot ...........................9 fille
Marie Houarlin ..............................33 domestique Engaigé
Et pierre Rouzillot …………………….27 aussy Engaigé
1670 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeleine PRÉVOST married 11 June 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Michel AUBIN dit PARADIS
1672 Marriage of ChildLouis PREVOST married 21 February 1672 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Françoise GAGNON
1681 Marriage of ChildLouis PREVOST married 17 February 1681, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Marguerite CARREAU
1683 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste PREVOST married 18 August 1683, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne GIROUX
1683 Marriage of ChildThérèse PREVOST married 18 August 1683, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Michel GIROUX
1686 Death of ChildLouis PREVOST died 12 May 1686, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
Martin was 75 years old.
1690 Marriage of ChildJean-Pascal PREVOST married 4 May 1690, Québec, Canada, New France to Françoise CADIEUX dite COURVILLE
Death — 169127 January 1691
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 80.
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