Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

31 May 1723 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1806 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE 21 April 1751 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE was born 30 April 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Genevieve died 19 February 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Marie-Genevieve was the child of Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON .

Parents & Family of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Parents of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Father

Louis PREVOST

Mother

Thérèse MAHEU

Grandparents of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Paternal grandparents

Louis PREVOST Marguerite CARREAU

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MAHEU Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE
Marriage date: 21 April 1751
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE was the child of Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON

Children of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE

Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 28 February 1752, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1824, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Genevieve PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 15 February 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 27 March 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1836, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: François GERMAIN dit BELISLE 9 October 1780 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Judith PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 24 February 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 13 July 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1854, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East

Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 8 March 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 April 1841, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East

Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 21 May 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1723
31 May 1723
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE 21 April 1751 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 28 February 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Genevieve PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 15 February 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 27 March 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 33 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
Judith PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 24 February 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 13 July 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 8 March 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 49 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 21 May 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 55 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) married 9 October 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada to François GERMAIN dit BELISLE

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)