Marie-Antoinette PROVOST

Born

25 January 1750 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

15 November 1820 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Marie-Antoinette married Jacques MESSIER 24 September 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques MESSIER was born 3 February 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jacques died 10 October 1807 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Jacques was the child of Joseph MESSIER and Marie-Anne GODU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Antoinette PROVOST

Parents of Marie-Antoinette PROVOST

Father

Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST)

Mother

Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Grandparents of Marie-Antoinette PROVOST

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PROVOST Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE Marie HÉBERT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Antoinette PROVOST

Marie-Antoinette PROVOST married

Jacques MESSIER
Marriage date: 24 September 1770
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques MESSIER was the child of Joseph MESSIER and Marie-Anne GODU

Children of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST

Pierre MESSIER

Born: 6 October 1777, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine TESSIER 23 January 1804 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Augustin MESSIER

Born: 16 June 1781, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine TESSIER 5 March 1810 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Marie MESSIER

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 December 1848, Varennes, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie BRUNEL 19 October 1807 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1750
25 January 1750
Varennes, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Antoinette PROVOST and Jacques MESSIER 24 September 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Pierre MESSIER was born 6 October 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Antoinette was 27 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Augustin MESSIER was born 16 June 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Antoinette was 31 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)

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Pierre MESSIER married 23 January 1804 , Chambly, Lower Canada to Marie-Catherine TESSIER