Joseph PROULX

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abt. 1731 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

19 May 1822 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Joseph PROULX Marie-Marthe GAGNE

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Born: abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph PROULX

Mother: Marie-Marthe GAGNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PROULX , Louise ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAGNÉ (GASNIER) , Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

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

Joseph married Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU) 22 January 1753 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU) was born abt. 1733 Genevieve died 9 April 1797 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT (JANEAU) and Anne MARTIN.

Joseph married (2) Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE 16 August 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was born 4 March 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 23 June 1824 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Genevieve was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Catherine JOLY.

Joseph PROULX died 19 May 1822 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
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Joseph PROULX married

Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU)
Marriage date: 22 January 1753
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Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU) was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT (JANEAU) and Anne MARTIN

Children of Joseph PROULX and Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU)

Augustin PROULX

Born: 8 November 1760, Montmagny, Canada
Died: 15 August 1819, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine-Sophie-Louise FORBES 24 January 1786 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PROULX

Born: 11 September 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada
Died: 27 January 1824, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Anne GAGNE 6 February 1787 Place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph PROULX married

Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE
Marriage date: 16 August 1802
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Catherine JOLY

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph PROULX and Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU) 22 January 1753,

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

1760 Birth of Child
Augustin PROULX was born 8 November 1760, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 11 September 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Augustin PROULX married 24 January 1786, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine-Sophie-Louise FORBES

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX married 6 February 1787, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada to Anne GAGNE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve JANOT (JANEAU) died 9 April 1797, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE 16 August 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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.

1819 Death of Child
Augustin PROULX died 15 August 1819, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1822
19 May 1822
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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