Jean PROULX

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2 December 1646 , France

Died

28 February 1703 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

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Born: 2 December 1646 in France

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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1673.

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Jean married Jacquette FOURNIER 5 June 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jacquette FOURNIER was born 9 April 1659 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacquette died 22 January 1736 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jacquette was the child of Guillaume FOURNIER and Françoise HÉBERT.

Jean PROULX died 28 February 1703 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Proulx and Louise Vallee

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Recorded occupation: domestique

The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.

Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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.

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Spouse & Children of Jean PROULX

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Jean PROULX married

Jacquette FOURNIER
Marriage date: 5 June 1673
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Jacquette FOURNIER was the child of Guillaume FOURNIER and Françoise HÉBERT

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Children of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER

Denis PROULX

Born: 24 April 1676, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1749, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER) 17 November 1699 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste PROULX

Born: 16 October 1677, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1756, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Louise ROUSSEAU 14 June 1701 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louise PROULX

Born: 29 August 1679, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 22 June 1700 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre PROULX

Born: 8 June 1681, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1757, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Agathe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 8 June 1711 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Anne PROULX

Born: 1 September 1683, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1756, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) 10 July 1703 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Barbe PROULX

Born: 25 March 1685, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE) 11 August 1704 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Thomas PROULX

Born: 27 August 1686, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1753, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Catherine CARON 5 November 1714 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Angélique PROULX

Born: 12 August 1688, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-François THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) 12 November 1705 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Anne PROULX

Born: 17 September 1693, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1749, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Henri RUEL 30 October 1720 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis PROULX

Born: 3 April 1696, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1748, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie DUFRESNE 23 October 1730 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph PROULX

Born: 27 April 1698, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1767, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Theodore-Dorothee BOUCHARD 20 February 1729 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Angélique LABERGE 19 November 1736 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Françoise PROULX

Born: 8 December 1701, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 11 June 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexandre GAGNE 24 October 1729 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1646
2 December 1646
France

Biography
PROULX/ PROUX - alterations of PROU, from 'prou' regional form of Old French 'preu' from the code of chivalry, meaning 'valiant, wise, expert'. Nickname given to someone who has these qualities or, ironically, would benefit from developing them.

Jean Proulx-Proust was baptized on October 23, 1646 in Distré, Maine-et-Loire, France. Son of Jean Proust and Louise Vallée, he married Jacquette Fournier, daughter of Guillaume and Françoise Hébert, on June 5, 1673 in Quebec. From this union were born 14 children. He arrived in the country in 1667 as a servant. It is found in Rivière-du-Sud, Pointe-à-la-Caille and Montmagny. In 1681, he owns a rifle, 12 cattle and 6 acres of land. In 1691, he was hospitalized for a month at the Hötel-Dieu de Québec for reasons that remain unknown. He died on February 28, 1703 and was buried on March 1 in Montmagny.
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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1673 Marriage / Partner
Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER 5 June 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Denis PROULX was born 24 April 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 29 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 16 October 1677, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean was 30 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Louise PROULX was born 29 August 1679, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 32 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Pierre PROULX was born 8 June 1681, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean was 34 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PROULX was born 1 September 1683, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 36 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe PROULX was born 25 March 1685, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean was 38 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Thomas PROULX was born 27 August 1686, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 39 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Angélique PROULX was born 12 August 1688, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 41 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Anne PROULX was born 17 September 1693, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 46 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Louis PROULX was born 3 April 1696, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 49 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Joseph PROULX was born 27 April 1698, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 51 years old.

1699 Marriage of Child
Denis PROULX married 17 November 1699, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

1700 Marriage of Child
Louise PROULX married 22 June 1700, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

1701 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX married 14 June 1701, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louise ROUSSEAU

1701 Birth of Child
Françoise PROULX was born 8 December 1701, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean was 55 years old.