Cecile
PROVOST
(b.
3 November 1760
,
Lavaltrie, Canada
d.
6 August 1830
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
)
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Cecile PROVOST was born 3 November 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada
Cecile PROVOST was the child of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE (maternal) Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cecile married Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF 8 October 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was born 20 October 1761 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph-Ambroise died 22 July 1831 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Joseph-Ambroise was the child of Jean-Baptiste HÉNAULT dit PORTNEUF and Marie-Josephe GENEREUX.
Cecile PROVOST died 6 August 1830 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Cecile appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Cecile PROVOST
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Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF-- Date: 8 October 1781 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was the child of Jean-Baptiste HÉNAULT dit PORTNEUF and Marie-Josephe GENEREUX
Children of Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF and Cecile PROVOST:
Geneviève HENAULT (b.16 September 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Raphael ROBILLARD 11 January 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF-- Date: 8 October 1781 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was the child of Jean-Baptiste HÉNAULT dit PORTNEUF and Marie-Josephe GENEREUX
Children of Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF and Cecile PROVOST:
Geneviève HENAULT (b.16 September 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Raphael ROBILLARD 11 January 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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1760 Birth 3 November 1760
Lavaltrie, Canada
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.
1781 Marriage / PartnerCecile PROVOST and Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF 8 October 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
She was 20 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Birth of ChildGeneviève HENAULT was born 16 September 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Cecile was 28 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1808 Marriage of ChildGeneviève HENAULT married 11 January 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Raphael ROBILLARD
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
1830 Death 6 August 1830
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.
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