Toussaint
PROVOST
(b.
14 August 1802
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
d.
29 December 1855
,
Longueuil, Canada East
)
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PROVOST Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Toussaint PROVOST was born 14 August 1802 in Longueuil, Lower Canada
Toussaint PROVOST was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Anne MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Charlotte LAMOUREAUX (maternal) Paul MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie Anne DENOYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 11 January 1825 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was born abt. 1807 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Sophie died 16 July 1834 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Sophie was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Geneviève LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC.
Toussaint PROVOST died 29 December 1855 in Longueuil, Canada East .
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Occupation
Toussaint PROVOST was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Toussaint PROVOST was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
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