Marie-Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

28 October 1649 , Rouen, France

Died

2 September 1718 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Adrien PREVOST Marie LEBLOND

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Born: 28 October 1649 in Rouen, France

Father: Adrien PREVOST

Mother: Marie LEBLOND

Marie-Marguerite was a Fille du Roi

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

Marie-Marguerite married Martin POISSON 17 October 1669 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Martin POISSON was born 13 March 1633 in St-Leger du Bourg-Denis, Rouen, Normandie, France. Martin died 5 March 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).

Marie-Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST) died 2 September 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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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Marie-Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Martin POISSON
Marriage date: 17 October 1669
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Children of Martin POISSON and Marie-Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST)

Barbe POISSON

Born: 30 June 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 16 November 1705, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Daniel THOMAS 1 June 1695 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jeanne POISSON

Born: 20 March 1691, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1764, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE 12 July 1709 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1649
28 October 1649
Rouen, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST) and Martin POISSON 17 October 1669, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 19 years old.

Fille du Roi
Prévost, Marguerite , m. Poisson, Martin, contract Oct. 27, 1669
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1676 Birth of Child
Barbe POISSON was born 30 June 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 26 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Jeanne POISSON was born 20 March 1691, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Marguerite was 41 years old.

1695 Marriage of Child
Barbe POISSON married 1 June 1695, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Daniel THOMAS

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

1700 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martin POISSON died 5 March 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1705 Death of Child
Barbe POISSON died 16 November 1705, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Marguerite was 56 years old.

1709 Marriage of Child
Jeanne POISSON married 12 July 1709, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

Death — 1718
2 September 1718
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 68.

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