Madeleine PROULX

Born

23 August 1688 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

24 July 1778 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PROULX Catherine PINEL

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Born: 23 August 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PROULX

Mother: Catherine PINEL

Maternal grandparents: Gilles PINEL dit LAFRANCE , Anne LEODET (LEDET)

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Madeleine married François-Augustin ARBOUR 4 May 1711 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Augustin ARBOUR was born 10 September 1687 in Québec, Canada, New France . François-Augustin was the child of Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU.

Madeleine PROULX died 24 July 1778 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Madeleine PROULX married

François-Augustin ARBOUR
Marriage date: 4 May 1711
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
François-Augustin ARBOUR was the child of Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU

Children of François-Augustin ARBOUR and Madeleine PROULX

Catherine ARBOUR

Born: 17 September 1716, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 April 1795, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR 26 November 1736 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

François ARBOUR

Born: 28 August 1720, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1760, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Married: Jeanne LETOURNEAU 11 October 1746 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise ARBOUR

Born: 24 September 1727, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1796, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DELERIQUE (DELEIGNE) 17 November 1760 Place: Montréal, 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 — 1688
23 August 1688
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine PROULX and François-Augustin ARBOUR 4 May 1711 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 22 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Catherine ARBOUR was born 17 September 1716, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
François ARBOUR was born 28 August 1720, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine was 32 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Françoise ARBOUR was born 24 September 1727, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Madeleine was 39 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Catherine ARBOUR married 26 November 1736, Québec, Canada, New France to Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR

1746 Marriage of Child
François ARBOUR married 11 October 1746, Québec, Canada, New France to Jeanne LETOURNEAU

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

1760 Death of Child
François ARBOUR died 15 February 1760, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 71 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Françoise ARBOUR married 17 November 1760, Montréal, Canada to Pierre DELERIQUE (DELEIGNE)

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.