Marie-Josephte
PROULX
Born
19 August 1794
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died
21 July 1863
,
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
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Born: 19 August 1794 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste PROULX
Mother:
Josephe BOURGEOIS
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste PROULX
, Genevieve METIVIER
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre BOURGEOIS
, Marie BERNARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married François LABRECHE 4 November 1811 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François LABRECHE was born 19 May 1785 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . François died 12 August 1841 in Sorel, Canada East . François was the child of Pierre-Charles LABRECHE and Marie-Marguerite ROY.
Marie-Josephte PROULX died 21 July 1863 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephte PROULX
Marie-Josephte PROULX married 
François LABRECHE
Marriage date: 4 November 1811
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
François LABRECHE was the child of Pierre-Charles LABRECHE and Marie-Marguerite ROY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
François LABRECHEMarriage date: 4 November 1811
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
François LABRECHE was the child of Pierre-Charles LABRECHE and Marie-Marguerite ROY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François LABRECHE and Marie-Josephte PROULX
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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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 — 179419 August 1794
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
1811 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Josephte PROULX and François LABRECHE 4 November 1811, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
She was 17 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine LABRECHE was born 28 June 1817, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Marie-Josephte was 22 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1835 Birth of ChildMarie "Mary" LABRECHE was born 8 June 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Josephte was 40 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrançois LABRECHE died 12 August 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1852 Marriage of ChildMarie "Mary" LABRECHE married 19 April 1852, Saint-Aimé, Canada East to Joseph HUS LEMOINE
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186321 July 1863
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
She died at the age of 68.
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