Joseph
PROVENCHER
(b.
11 March 1833
,
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
d.
10 May 1906
,
Plessisville, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph PROVENCHER was born 11 March 1833 in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
Joseph PROVENCHER was the child of Joseph-Cadet PROVENCHER and Victoire LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis-Melchior PROVENCHER and Marie-Josephe DESHAIES (maternal) Alexis LEBLANC and Madeleine-Louise HEBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Eleonore CARIGNAN 23 May 1853 in Plessisville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleonore CARIGNAN was born 13 September 1836 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Eleonore died 22 January 1899 in Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset). Eleonore was the child of Joseph BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Reine DESROSIERS dite DARGIS.
Joseph PROVENCHER died 10 May 1906 in Plessisville, Québec, 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.
Family and Children of Joseph PROVENCHER
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Eleonore CARIGNAN-- Date: 23 May 1853 Place: Plessisville, Canada East
Eleonore CARIGNAN was the child of Joseph BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Reine DESROSIERS dite DARGIS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PROVENCHER and Eleonore CARIGNAN:
Theodore PROVENCHER (b.February 10, 1854, Plessisville, Canada East d. January 13, 1935, Norbertville, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Luce LETOURNEAU 30 August 1875 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada
Eleonore CARIGNAN-- Date: 23 May 1853 Place: Plessisville, Canada East Eleonore CARIGNAN was the child of Joseph BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Reine DESROSIERS dite DARGIS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PROVENCHER and Eleonore CARIGNAN:
Theodore PROVENCHER (b.February 10, 1854, Plessisville, Canada East d. January 13, 1935, Norbertville, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada)m. Luce LETOURNEAU 30 August 1875 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada
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1833 Birth 11 March 1833
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PROVENCHER and Eleonore CARIGNAN 23 May 1853, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)
He was 20 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Birth of ChildTheodore PROVENCHER was born February 10, 1854, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)
Joseph was 20 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1875 Marriage of ChildTheodore PROVENCHER married 30 August 1875, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada to Luce LETOURNEAU
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1899 Death of Spouse/PartnerEleonore CARIGNAN died 22 January 1899, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1906 Death 10 May 1906
Plessisville, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
Added: 1/3/2026 5:09:24 PM
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