Guillaume PROULX

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8 August 1718 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1795 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Pierre PROULX Agathe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Born: 8 August 1718 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PROULX

Mother: Agathe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean PROULX , Jacquette FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

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Guillaume married Marie-Agnès RIVIERE dite LANDAIS abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Agnès RIVIERE dite LANDAIS was born abt. 1734 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Agnès was the child of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Charlotte LART dite LARAMÉE.

Guillaume PROULX died abt. 1795 in Rimouski, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Guillaume PROULX married

Marie-Agnès RIVIERE dite LANDAIS
Marriage date: abt. 1751
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Agnès RIVIERE dite LANDAIS was the child of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Charlotte LART dite LARAMÉE

Children of Guillaume PROULX and Marie-Agnès RIVIERE dite LANDAIS

Marie-Madeleine PROULX

Born: 28 May 1752, Rimouski, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1804, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Louis TRUDEL 1779

Charlotte PROULX

Born: 22 August 1760, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: 8 November 1853, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: François BOURGUIGNON 1 April 1784 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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Birth — 1718
8 August 1718
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was born 28 May 1752, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Guillaume was 33 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Charlotte PROULX was born 22 August 1760, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 42 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.

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.