Francois-Xavier
PROULX
Born
8 March 1758
,
Donnacona, Canada, New France
Died
1 March 1820
,
Deschambault, Lower Canada
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Born: 8 March 1758 in Donnacona, Canada, New France
Father:
Joseph PROULX
Mother:
Jeanne-Marie-Anne MARTIN
Paternal grandparents:
François PROULX
, Marie-Thérèse FAUCHER
Maternal grandparents:
Etienne MARTIN
, Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-Xavier married Louise-Felicite BERNARD 25 November 1783 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise-Felicite BERNARD was born 5 September 1759 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Louise-Felicite died 13 March 1813 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Louise-Felicite was the child of Pierre BERNARD dit ST-PIERRE and Felicite DION.
Francois-Xavier PROULX died 1 March 1820 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Francois-Xavier PROULX
Francois-Xavier PROULX married 
Louise-Felicite BERNARD
Marriage date: 25 November 1783
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise-Felicite BERNARD was the child of Pierre BERNARD dit ST-PIERRE and Felicite DION
Louise-Felicite BERNARDMarriage date: 25 November 1783
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise-Felicite BERNARD was the child of Pierre BERNARD dit ST-PIERRE and Felicite DION
Children of Francois-Xavier PROULX and Louise-Felicite BERNARD
Louis PROULXBorn: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie FALARDEAU 30 January 1832 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
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Birth — 17588 March 1758
Donnacona, 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.
1783 Marriage / PartnerFrancois-Xavier PROULX and Louise-Felicite BERNARD 25 November 1783, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
He was 25 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
1813 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouise-Felicite BERNARD died 13 March 1813, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.Death — 18201 March 1820
Deschambault, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 62.
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