Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

23 November 1727 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1779 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Eustache PROVOST (PREVOST)Marie-Madeleine SARAULT (SARRAULT) dite LAVIOLETTE

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Born: 23 November 1727 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Eustache PROVOST (PREVOST)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine SARAULT (SARRAULT) dite LAVIOLETTE

Paternal grandparents: Eustache PROVOST (PREVOST) , Marie-Elisabeth GUERTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean SARAULT (SARRAULT) dit LAVIOLETTE , Catherine BROSSARD

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Antoine married Angelique PREGENT 19 September 1757 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique PREGENT was born 20 April 1736 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Angelique was the child of Louis-Pierre PREGENT and Marguerite-Angelique LEMAIRE.

Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) died 10 March 1779 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Tonnelier du roi

The tonnelier, or cooper, manufactured barrels (large wooden receptacles generally used for storing liquids) from timber that was usually heated or steamed to make it pliable. Barrels had to be made of quality wood, free of defects and vermin. They also had to respect official gauges and be able to contain the quantity of wine, beer or brandy expected. Coopers were frequently linked, by blood or marriage, with brewers, taverns and wine merchants.
Source: tfcq.ca

cooper

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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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Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Angelique PREGENT
Marriage date: 19 September 1757
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Angelique PREGENT was the child of Louis-Pierre PREGENT and Marguerite-Angelique LEMAIRE

Children of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Angelique PREGENT

Louis PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 24 May 1774, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: 5 October 1837, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Married: Louise BESNER (BEZANÈRE) 15 January 1798 Place: Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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Birth — 1727
23 November 1727
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Angelique PREGENT 19 September 1757, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 29 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.

1774 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 24 May 1774, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Antoine was 46 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.