Joseph PROULX

Born

24 February 1756 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1831 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Gabriel PROULX Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

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Born: 24 February 1756 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel PROULX

Mother: Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Paternal grandparents: Claude PROULX , Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY , Marie-Françoise NIQUET

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Joseph married Louise COURCHESNE 14 November 1786 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise COURCHESNE was born 18 April 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Louise died 2 May 1848 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Louise was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Joseph PROULX died 9 April 1831 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Louise COURCHESNE
Marriage date: 14 November 1786
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise COURCHESNE was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Children of Joseph PROULX and Louise COURCHESNE

Antoine PROULX

Born: 4 June 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1862, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Louise HAMEL 10 February 1834 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1756
24 February 1756
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Joseph PROULX and Louise COURCHESNE 14 November 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 30 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Antoine PROULX was born 4 June 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 46 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England