Basile PROULX

Born

14 February 1765 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 May 1825 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Louis PROULX Rosalie QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

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Born: 14 February 1765 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis PROULX

Mother: Rosalie QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

Paternal grandparents: Thomas PROULX , Marie-Catherine CARON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME , Louise POULIN

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

Basile married Euphrosine CORRIVEAU 31 March 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Euphrosine CORRIVEAU was born 18 November 1761 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Euphrosine died 2 May 1843 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Euphrosine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CORRIVEAU and Marie SIMONEAU.

Basile PROULX died 15 May 1825 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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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Basile PROULX married

Euphrosine CORRIVEAU
Marriage date: 31 March 1788
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Euphrosine CORRIVEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste CORRIVEAU and Marie SIMONEAU

Children of Basile PROULX and Euphrosine CORRIVEAU

Basile PROULX

Born: 24 November 1788, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 October 1860, Saint-Robert, Canada East

Married: Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU dite CARDIN 3 October 1808 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie PROULX

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 July 1841, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Urbain PELLETIER 3 April 1815 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Antoine PROULX

Born: 4 October 1796, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 21 December 1818, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique LOISEAU dite CARDIN 7 November 1814 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1765
14 February 1765
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Basile PROULX and Euphrosine CORRIVEAU 31 March 1788, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Basile PROULX was born 24 November 1788, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Basile was 23 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Antoine PROULX was born 4 October 1796, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Basile was 31 years old.

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Basile PROULX married 3 October 1808, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU dite CARDIN

1814 Marriage of Child
Antoine PROULX married 7 November 1814, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Angélique LOISEAU dite CARDIN

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie PROULX married 3 April 1815, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Urbain PELLETIER

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.