flag male ancestor  Joseph  PROULX

  (b. 28 July 1724 Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France   d. 20 September 1807 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph PROULX was born 28 July 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Joseph PROULX was the child of Claude PROULX   and   Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean PROULX and Catherine PINEL (maternal)  Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

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

Joseph  married  Marie-Angélique ALLARD 17 February 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique ALLARD  was born 28 November 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport).  Marie-Angélique died 11 September 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN.

Joseph  married  (2) Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE 13 April 1768 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada .  Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE  was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Catherine died 1 December 1781 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Catherine was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE.

Joseph  married  (3) Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 27 January 1783 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada .  Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ  was born 10 May 1745 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Anne died 1 August 1828 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Anne was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ.

Joseph PROULX died 20 September 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .





m. Allard Marie-Angelique
m. Dulignon Catherine
m. Potvin Anne


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Occupation

Joseph PROULX was a lieutenant de milice et cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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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