Joseph PROULX

Born

26 February 1721 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1781 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph PROULX

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Born: 26 February 1721 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph PROULX

Father

François PROULX

Mother

Marie-Thérèse FAUCHER

Grandparents of Joseph PROULX

Paternal grandparents

Jean PROULX Catherine PINEL

Maternal grandparents

Léonard FAUCHER dit ST-MAURICE Marie DAMOIS

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

Joseph married Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN 17 January 1757 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN was born 16 September 1724 in Québec, Canada, New France . Jeanne-Marie-Anne died 28 October 1806 in Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada . Jeanne-Marie-Anne was the child of Etienne MARTIN and Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR).

Joseph PROULX died 29 December 1781 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PROULX

Joseph PROULX married

Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN was the child of Etienne MARTIN and Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

Children of Joseph PROULX and Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN

Francois-Xavier PROULX

Born: 8 March 1758, Donnacona, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1820, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Louise-Felicite BERNARD 25 November 1783 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
26 February 1721
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN 17 January 1757, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 35 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier PROULX was born 8 March 1758, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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.

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.