flag male ancestor  Charles-Joseph  PROVENCHER

  (b. 6 March 1759 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France   d. 31 July 1838 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )  

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Charles-Joseph PROVENCHER was born 6 March 1759 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Charles-Joseph PROVENCHER was the child of Francois-Joseph PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME   and   Marie-Pelagie BELLEFEUILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-François PROVENCHER and Marguerite MOREAU (maternal)  Nicolas PINEL and Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS

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Charles-Joseph  married  Marie-Anastasie VIGNEAULT 25 July 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .  Marie-Anastasie VIGNEAULT  was born 2 July 1767 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.  Marie-Anastasie died 8 December 1804 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marie-Anastasie was the child of Abraham VIGNEAULT and Marie BOURG.

Charles-Joseph PROVENCHER died 31 July 1838 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Charles-Joseph PROVENCHER married flag female ancestor Marie-Anastasie VIGNEAULT-- Date: 25 July 1791 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Anastasie VIGNEAULT was the child of Abraham VIGNEAULT and Marie BOURG




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birth1759 Birth
6 March 1759
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Joseph PROVENCHER and Marie-Anastasie VIGNEAULT 25 July 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 32 years old.
1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anastasie VIGNEAULT died 8 December 1804 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1838 Death
31 July 1838
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 11/23/2021 5:44:59 PM - Updated: 11/23/2021 5:45:23 PM

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