Rene PROVOST

Born

21 August 1737 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

7 February 1796 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Rene PROVOST

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Born: 21 August 1737 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Rene PROVOST

Father

René PROVOST

Mother

Marguerite BRUNEL

Grandparents of Rene PROVOST

Paternal grandparents

René PROVOST Marie-Anne DAUDELIN

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BRUNEL Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE

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

Rene married Josephte DUBOIS 21 November 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte DUBOIS was born 21 May 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Josephte died 23 May 1806 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUBOIS dit ST-AGNAN and Marie-Louise DOUAULT.

Rene PROVOST died 7 February 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Dubois Josephte

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rene PROVOST

Rene PROVOST married

Josephte DUBOIS
Marriage date: 21 November 1763
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte DUBOIS was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUBOIS dit ST-AGNAN and Marie-Louise DOUAULT

Children of Rene PROVOST and Josephte DUBOIS

Marie-Apolline PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 10 October 1781, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 17 February 1801 Place: Varennes, Lower 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 — 1737
21 August 1737
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Rene PROVOST and Josephte DUBOIS 21 November 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 10 October 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Rene was 44 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)