Louis PROVENCHER

Born

abt. 1694 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 December 1769 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis PROVENCHER Simone MASSÉ

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Born: abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis PROVENCHER

Mother: Simone MASSÉ

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien PROVENCHER , Marguerite MANCHON

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER , Marie-Catherine GUILLET

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Louis married Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT 2 July 1725 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT was born 30 September 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 24 April 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Florent LECLERC and Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON.

Louis PROVENCHER died 10 December 1769 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Louis PROVENCHER married

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT
Marriage date: 2 July 1725
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT was the child of Florent LECLERC and Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Louis PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Joseph-Louis-Bonaventure PROVENCHER

Born: 5 October 1726, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER

Born: 27 May 1728, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis LEBLANC 4 October 1750 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Joseph PROVENCHER

Born: 9 September 1729, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE 19 January 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Isabelle Elisabeth COURGEOLE (COURVILLE) (COULOMBE) 30 June 1775 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Claude PROVENCHER

Born: 11 August 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE 25 February 1759 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Catherine PROVENCHER

Born: 26 February 1733, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre BOURBEAU dit VERVILLE 17 January 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Charles-Louis PROVENCHER

Born: 26 January 1735, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1814, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Veronique DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY 15 February 1762 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada

Marie-Anne PROVENCHER

Born: 25 August 1737, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace-Francois-Xavier BOURBEAU 7 November 1768 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis PROVENCHER

Born: 6 May 1739, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 20 June 1739, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Joseph-Louis PROVENCHER

Born: 27 May 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1741, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Louis PROVENCHER

Born: 27 March 1742, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1742, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

François-Xavier PROVENCHER

Born: 6 March 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

François-Xavier PROVENCHER

Born: 3 November 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Louis PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT 2 July 1725, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis-Bonaventure PROVENCHER was born 5 October 1726, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER was born 27 May 1728, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVENCHER was born 9 September 1729, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1731 Birth of Child
Claude PROVENCHER was born 11 August 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1733 Birth of Child
Catherine PROVENCHER was born 26 February 1733, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1735 Birth of Child
Charles-Louis PROVENCHER was born 26 January 1735, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PROVENCHER was born 25 August 1737, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1739 Birth of Child
Louis PROVENCHER was born 6 May 1739, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis PROVENCHER was born 27 May 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1742 Birth of Child
Louis PROVENCHER was born 27 March 1742, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1744 Birth of Child
François-Xavier PROVENCHER was born 6 March 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1745 Birth of Child
François-Xavier PROVENCHER was born 3 November 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1747 Death of Child
François-Xavier PROVENCHER died 14 March 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER married 4 October 1750, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France to Alexis LEBLANC

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Catherine PROVENCHER married 17 January 1754, , Québec Province, Canada to Pierre BOURBEAU dit VERVILLE

1754 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROVENCHER married 19 January 1754, , Québec Province, Canada to Angelique BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE

1759 Marriage of Child
Claude PROVENCHER married 25 February 1759, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France to Marie-Louise BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE

1762 Marriage of Child
Charles-Louis PROVENCHER married 15 February 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada to Veronique DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY

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 Death of Child
Claude PROVENCHER died 10 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PROVENCHER married 7 November 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Ignace-Francois-Xavier BOURBEAU

Death — 1769
10 December 1769
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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