Marie-Anne GIROUX

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17 April 1697 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1767 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Raphaël GIROUX Marie-Madeleine VACHON

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Born: 17 April 1697 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Raphaël GIROUX

Mother: Marie-Madeleine VACHON

Paternal grandparents: Toussaint GIROUX , Marie GODARD

Maternal grandparents: Paul VACHON , Marguerite LANGLOIS

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Marie-Anne married Louis PREVOST 9 July 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis PREVOST was born 13 October 1686 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis died 21 December 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louis was the child of Louis PREVOST and Marguerite CARREAU.

Marie-Anne GIROUX died 25 June 1767 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie-Anne GIROUX married

Louis PREVOST
Marriage date: 9 July 1731
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Louis PREVOST was the child of Louis PREVOST and Marguerite CARREAU

Children of Louis PREVOST and Marie-Anne GIROUX

Madeleine PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 16 July 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques LEGRAND 4 November 1760 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 12 June 1736, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY 11 August 1760 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1699
17 April 1697
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GIROUX and Louis PREVOST 9 July 1731, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 34 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 16 July 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 12 June 1736, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage of Child
Raphaël PROVOST (PREVOST) married 11 August 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Ursule DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY

1760 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PROVOST (PREVOST) married 4 November 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques LEGRAND

1763 - 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.