Jean Baptiste
PROVOST
(b.
19 March 1856
,
St Zotique, Quebec, Canada
d.
9 April 1941
,
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
)
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Jean Baptiste PROVOST was born 19 March 1856 in St Zotique, Quebec, Canada
Jean Baptiste PROVOST was the child of Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST and Ephigenie MONTPETITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Adele POIRIER 5 August 1878 in St Zotique, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adele POIRIER was born 7 May 1862 in St Zotique, Quebec, Canada. Adele died 20 February 1947 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Adele was the child of Moise POIRIER dit DELOGES and Adeline MENARD.
Jean Baptiste PROVOST died 9 April 1941 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
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Adele POIRIER-- Date: 5 August 1878 Place: St Zotique, Quebec, Canada
Adele POIRIER was the child of Moise POIRIER dit DELOGES and Adeline MENARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste PROVOST and Adele POIRIER:
Bertha PROVOST (b.December 16, 1890, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada d. December 21, 1985, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada)
m. Charles Ovide PITRE 22 January 1912
Adele POIRIER-- Date: 5 August 1878 Place: St Zotique, Quebec, CanadaAdele POIRIER was the child of Moise POIRIER dit DELOGES and Adeline MENARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste PROVOST and Adele POIRIER:
Bertha PROVOST (b.December 16, 1890, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada d. December 21, 1985, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada)m. Charles Ovide PITRE 22 January 1912
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1856 Birth 19 March 1856
St Zotique, Quebec, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1878 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste PROVOST and Adele POIRIER 5 August 1878, St Zotique, Quebec, Canada
He was 22 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Birth of ChildBertha PROVOST was born December 16, 1890, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 34 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1941 Death 9 April 1941
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 85.
Added: 9/16/2021 10:44:45 AM
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