Antoine PROULX

Born

29 April 1726 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1901 , Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Antoine married Marie-Anne ROY 16 January 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne ROY was born 28 March 1725 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 20 June 1809 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of André ROY and Jeanne PÉLADEAU dite ST-JEAN .

Parents & Family of Antoine PROULX

Parents of Antoine PROULX

Father

Jacques PROULX dit LEPOITEVIN

Mother

Jeanne PILON

Grandparents of Antoine PROULX

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Antoine PILON Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LETANG

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine PROULX

Antoine PROULX married

Marie-Anne ROY
Marriage date: 16 January 1747
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne ROY was the child of André ROY and Jeanne PÉLADEAU dite ST-JEAN

Children of Antoine PROULX and Marie-Anne ROY

Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX

Born: 17 May 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Basile-Amable SAUVE 5 February 1770 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine PROULX

Born: 15 December 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada
Died: 16 July 1842, Saint-Eustache, Canada East

Married: Angelique ETHIER 2 August 1825 Place: Saint-Eustache, Lower 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 — 1726
29 April 1726
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PROULX and Marie-Anne ROY 16 January 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX was born 17 May 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Antoine was 24 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine PROULX was born 15 December 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Antoine was 34 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX married 5 February 1770, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Basile-Amable SAUVE

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne ROY died 20 June 1809, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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)

1825 Marriage of Child
Antoine PROULX married 2 August 1825, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada to Angelique ETHIER

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Death of Child
Antoine PROULX died 16 July 1842, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 116 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.