François PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

17 March 1717 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

3 March 1786 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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François PROVOST Marguerite BOURDON

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Born: 17 March 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: François PROVOST

Mother: Marguerite BOURDON

Paternal grandparents: René PROVOST , Marie-Anne DAUDELIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BOURDON , Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

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François married Agathe ROBERT 22 May 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Agathe ROBERT was born 14 December 1715 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Agathe died 15 June 1801 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Agathe was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ).

François PROVOST (PREVOST) died 3 March 1786 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Agathe Robert
22 May 1739
Boucherville, Ste-Famille, Quebec

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François PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Agathe ROBERT
Marriage date: 22 May 1739
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Agathe ROBERT was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

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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 — 1717
17 March 1717
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
François PROVOST (PREVOST) and Agathe ROBERT 22 May 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 years old.

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

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.