Charlotte PROVOST

(b. 21 February 1745 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1782 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charlotte PROVOST was born 21 February 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Charlotte PROVOST was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charlotte married Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 7 January 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST).

Charlotte PROVOST died 20 December 1782 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Charlotte PROVOST

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Charlotte PROVOST married

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN-- Date: 7 January 1765 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST)

Children of Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte PROVOST:

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.28 February 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte MESSIER 29 October 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph MONGEAU 28 January 1788 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1745 Birth
21 February 1745
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte PROVOST and Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 7 January 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 19 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 28 February 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte was 22 years old.

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.