Jean PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

5 April 1653 , Rouen, France

Died

24 May 1706 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: 5 April 1653 in Rouen, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Jean married Françoise LEBLANC 16 January 1678 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise LEBLANC was born 18 January 1662 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise died 22 October 1745 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Leonard LEBLANC and Marie-Marguerite RITON.

Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) died 24 May 1706 in Québec Province, Canada.

son of Jacques Prevost and Marie Leguay

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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.

Spouse & Children of Jean PROVOST (PREVOST)

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Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Françoise LEBLANC
Marriage date: 16 January 1678
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Françoise LEBLANC was the child of Leonard LEBLANC and Marie-Marguerite RITON

Children of Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) and Françoise LEBLANC

Marguerite PREVOST

Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 May 1699, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Pierre PREVOST

Born: 27 November 1681, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 1 December 1708, Québec, Canada, New France

Thérèse-Françoise PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 23 February 1684, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1722, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste MENARD 17 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre PREVOST

Born: 30 January 1686, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1686, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne PREVOST

Born: 13 January 1687, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 April 1755, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE 24 May 1706 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francoise PREVOST

Born: 29 August 1689, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1743, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean VIAU 23 November 1711 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean PREVOST

Born: 10 September 1691, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1715, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) 2 December 1714 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Noel PREVOST

Born: 18 December 1693, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1713, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles PREVOST

Born: 18 May 1696, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1696, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1653
5 April 1653
Rouen, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1678 Marriage / Partner
Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) and Françoise LEBLANC 16 January 1678, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 24 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Pierre PREVOST was born 27 November 1681, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 28 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Thérèse-Françoise PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 23 February 1684, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 30 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Pierre PREVOST was born 30 January 1686, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 32 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne PREVOST was born 13 January 1687, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 33 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Francoise PREVOST was born 29 August 1689, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 36 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Jean PREVOST was born 10 September 1691, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean was 38 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Noel PREVOST was born 18 December 1693, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 40 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Charles PREVOST was born 18 May 1696, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean was 43 years old.

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