Gabriel PROULX

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23 October 1725 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1803 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Claude PROULX Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

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Born: 23 October 1725 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Claude PROULX

Mother: Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean PROULX , Catherine PINEL

Maternal grandparents: Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU , Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

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Gabriel married Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 22 February 1751 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was born 22 September 1731 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 10 June 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite was the child of Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Marie-Françoise NIQUET.

Gabriel PROULX died 30 May 1803 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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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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Gabriel PROULX married

Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY
Marriage date: 22 February 1751
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was the child of Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Marie-Françoise NIQUET

Children of Gabriel PROULX and Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Gabriel PROULX

Born: 31 January 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BENOIT 2 March 1772 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste PROULX

Born: 25 December 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1833, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve LEMIRE 8 January 1781 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph PROULX

Born: 24 February 1756, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1831, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Louise COURCHESNE 14 November 1786 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite PROULX

Born: 25 January 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SENNEVILLE 4 February 1788 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Elisabeth PROULX

Born: 13 November 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: 1 October 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT 21 January 1782 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis PROULX

Born: 24 March 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique COTE 30 January 1787 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1725
23 October 1725
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel PROULX and Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 22 February 1751, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Gabriel PROULX was born 31 January 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 25 December 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph PROULX was born 24 February 1756, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 30 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marguerite PROULX was born 25 January 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 33 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PROULX was born 13 November 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 35 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis PROULX was born 24 March 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 37 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Gabriel PROULX married 2 March 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie BENOIT

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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX married 8 January 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Genevieve LEMIRE

1782 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PROULX married 21 January 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROULX married 14 November 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louise COURCHESNE

1787 Marriage of Child
Louis PROULX married 30 January 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Angelique COTE

1788 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PROULX married 4 February 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph SENNEVILLE

1788 Death of Child
Elisabeth PROULX died 1 October 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel was 62 years old.

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

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

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY died 10 June 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1803
30 May 1803
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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