Thomas PROULX

Born

21 July 1724 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1806 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Jacques PROULX dit LEPOITEVIN Jeanne PILON

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Born: 21 July 1724 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques PROULX dit LEPOITEVIN

Mother: Jeanne PILON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PILON , Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LETANG

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Thomas married Josephte LAROCQUE 15 May 1747 in Oka, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte LAROCQUE was born 29 December 1726 in Île-Perrot, Canada, New France . Josephte died 12 September 1784 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte was the child of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Madeleine SABOURIN.

Thomas PROULX died 2 February 1806 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.
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Josephte LAROCQUE
Marriage date: 15 May 1747
Marriage place: Oka, Canada, New France
Josephte LAROCQUE was the child of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Madeleine SABOURIN

Children of Thomas PROULX and Josephte LAROCQUE

Marie-Josephte PROULX

Born: 19 June 1748, Oka, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1810, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine-Amable BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR 7 July 1766 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte PROULX

Born: 13 February 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Died: 30 June 1832, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Simon ETHIER 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Thomas PROULX

Born: 28 August 1760, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada
Died: 7 May 1832, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine BRAZEAU 4 February 1783 Place: Saint-Eustache, 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 — 1724
21 July 1724
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Thomas PROULX and Josephte LAROCQUE 15 May 1747, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

He was 22 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PROULX was born 19 June 1748, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Thomas was 23 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROULX was born 13 February 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Thomas was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Thomas PROULX was born 28 August 1760, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Thomas was 36 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PROULX married 7 July 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine-Amable BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROULX married 13 January 1772, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada to Simon ETHIER

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Thomas PROULX married 4 February 1783 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine BRAZEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte LAROCQUE died 12 September 1784, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

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

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

Death — 1806
2 February 1806
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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