Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER

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27 May 1728 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

12 March 1808 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Louis PROVENCHER Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

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Born: 27 May 1728 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Louis PROVENCHER

Mother: Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Paternal grandparents: Louis PROVENCHER , Simone MASSÉ

Maternal grandparents: Florent LECLERC , Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON

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Marie-Josephte married Alexis LEBLANC 4 October 1750 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Alexis LEBLANC was born 27 June 1724 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Alexis died 20 August 1781 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis was the child of René LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU.

Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER died 12 March 1808 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER married

Alexis LEBLANC
Marriage date: 4 October 1750
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Alexis LEBLANC was the child of René LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU

Children of Alexis LEBLANC and Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER

Joseph LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 December 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DAVID dite LACOURSE 15 February 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 June 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite MASSÉ 25 November 1776 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise COMEAU 8 June 1789 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 December 1816, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BERGERON 7 April 1777 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève LEBLANC

Born: 3 November 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Charlotte LEBLANC

Born: 3 January 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 11 January 1823, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Antoine LEBLANC

Born: 3 November 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 20 February 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE 24 January 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Xavier LEBLANC

Born: 17 March 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1847 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX 21 October 1793 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite LEBLANC

Born: 18 December 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre LEBLANC

Born: 2 March 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1728
27 May 1728
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PROVENCHER and Alexis LEBLANC 4 October 1750, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 22 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEBLANC was born 3 November 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Charlotte LEBLANC was born 3 January 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Antoine LEBLANC was born 3 November 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LEBLANC was born 17 March 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEBLANC was born 18 December 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre LEBLANC was born 2 March 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 43 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEBLANC married 15 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite DAVID dite LACOURSE

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Alexis LEBLANC married 25 November 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite MASSÉ

1777 Marriage of Child
Josephte LEBLANC married 7 April 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Charles BERGERON

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis LEBLANC died 20 August 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Antoine LEBLANC married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE

1789 Marriage of Child
Alexis LEBLANC married 8 June 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise COMEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier LEBLANC married 21 October 1793 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1808
12 March 1808
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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