Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

27 March 1757 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

22 December 1836 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE

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Born: 27 March 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)

Mother: Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE

Paternal grandparents: Louis PREVOST , Thérèse MAHEU

Maternal grandparents: Etienne LESIEGE , Marie-Françoise BERGERON

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

Charlotte married François GERMAIN dit BELISLE 9 October 1780 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 8 June 1754 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). François died 6 February 1834 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Anne GROLEAU.

Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) died 22 December 1836 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .

m. Germain Francois

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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.

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Spouse & Children of Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST)

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Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) married

François GERMAIN dit BELISLE
Marriage date: 9 October 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Anne GROLEAU

Children of François GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST)

Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Born: 7 November 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte ROBERGE 3 April 1815 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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Birth — 1757
27 March 1757
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) and François GERMAIN dit BELISLE 9 October 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 7 November 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 29 years old.

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)

1815 Marriage of Child
Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE married 3 April 1815, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Josephte ROBERGE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
François GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 6 February 1834, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Death — 1836
22 December 1836
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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