HELP! flag male ancestor  Joseph-Francois-Xavier  PROVOST (PREVOST)

  (b. 30 September 1747 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France   d. 3 June 1812 Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph-Francois-Xavier PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 30 September 1747 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Joseph-Francois-Xavier PROVOST (PREVOST) was the child of Ange-Francois PREVOST   and   Francoise MEILLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste PREVOST and Geneviève SEDILOT (maternal)  Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE

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Joseph-Francois-Xavier  married  Marie-Josette-Francoise CUSSON 10 February 1777 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Josette-Francoise CUSSON  was born 16 March 1755 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie).  Marie-Josette-Francoise died 30 April 1781 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josette-Francoise was the child of Jacques CUSSON and Elisabeth MIMAUX (MIMEAU).

Joseph-Francois-Xavier PROVOST (PREVOST) died 3 June 1812 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Joseph-Francois-Xavier PROVOST (PREVOST)

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Joseph-Francois-Xavier PROVOST (PREVOST) married flag female ancestor Marie-Josette-Francoise CUSSON-- Date: 10 February 1777 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette-Francoise CUSSON was the child of Jacques CUSSON and Elisabeth MIMAUX (MIMEAU)




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birth1747 Birth
30 September 1747
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada
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.
marriage1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois-Xavier PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Josette-Francoise CUSSON 10 February 1777, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 29 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 5 April 1779, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Francois-Xavier was 31 years old.
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josette-Francoise CUSSON died 30 April 1781, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) married 7 January 1802, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marguerite AUBE
death1812 Death
3 June 1812
Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 64.
Added: 5/19/2024 10:16:46 PM - Updated: 5/19/2024 10:18:41 PM

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