Esther PROVOST
Born: 3 February 1801, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Francois VERONNEAU 4 February 1823 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Louis
PROVOST
Born
abt. 1769
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
12 October 1832
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
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Louis PROVOST married Victoire JODOIN
Marriage date: 22 September 1794
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Victoire JODOIN was the child of Jacques JODOIN and Thérèse PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)
Victoire JODOINMarriage date: 22 September 1794
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Victoire JODOIN was the child of Jacques JODOIN and Thérèse PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)
Children of Louis PROVOST and Victoire JODOIN
Pierre PROVOST
Born: 29 June 1802, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Sophie GIRARD 25 January 1831 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
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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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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
1794 Marriage / PartnerLouis PROVOST and Victoire JODOIN 22 September 1794, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1801 Birth of ChildEsther PROVOST was born 3 February 1801, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1802 Birth of ChildPierre PROVOST was born 29 June 1802, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
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 England1823 Marriage of ChildEsther PROVOST married 4 February 1823, Varennes, Lower Canada to Francois VERONNEAU
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1831 Marriage of ChildPierre PROVOST married 25 January 1831, Varennes, Lower Canada to Sophie GIRARD
Death — 183212 October 1832
Varennes, Lower Canada
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