François PROULX

Born

3 March 1734 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1811 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

François married Modeste POIRIER 5 March 1764 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Modeste POIRIER was born 21 November 1744 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Modeste died 7 October 1801 Modeste was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Josephte SAVOIE .

Parents & Family of François PROULX

Parents of François PROULX

Father

Thomas PROULX

Mother

Marie-Catherine CARON

Grandparents of François PROULX

Paternal grandparents

Jean PROULX Jacquette FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CARON Elisabeth BERNIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François PROULX

François PROULX married

Modeste POIRIER
Marriage date: 5 March 1764
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Modeste POIRIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Josephte SAVOIE

Children of François PROULX and Modeste POIRIER

Jacques PROULX

Born: 28 January 1767, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1855, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Josephte NORMAND 22 January 1793 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada

Elisabeth PROULX

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HAINS 10 November 1806 Place: Montmagny, 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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Birth — 1734
3 March 1734
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
François PROULX and Modeste POIRIER 5 March 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jacques PROULX was born 28 January 1767, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François was 32 years old.

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.