Jean-Baptiste PROULX

Born

25 December 1753 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1833 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Gabriel PROULX Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

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Born: 25 December 1753 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel PROULX

Mother: Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Paternal grandparents: Claude PROULX , Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY , Marie-Françoise NIQUET

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve LEMIRE 8 January 1781 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve LEMIRE was born abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 1 November 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Genevieve was the child of Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Jean-Baptiste PROULX died 29 May 1833 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste PROULX married

Genevieve LEMIRE
Marriage date: 8 January 1781
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve LEMIRE was the child of Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Joseph PROULX

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 April 1873, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte LEMAIRE 7 October 1816 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1753
25 December 1753
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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.

1775 - 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Genevieve LEMIRE 8 January 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROULX married 7 October 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josephte LEMAIRE