Marie-Françoise PREVOST

Born

10 January 1690 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 August 1775 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PREVOST Marie-Anne GIROUX

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Born: 10 January 1690 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PREVOST

Mother: Marie-Anne GIROUX

Paternal grandparents: Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) , Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint GIROUX , Marie GODARD

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Marie-Françoise married Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC 11 February 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC was born 16 April 1684 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Jean-Baptiste died 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS.

Marie-Françoise PREVOST died 17 August 1775 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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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Marie-Françoise PREVOST married

Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC
Marriage date: 11 February 1709
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC and Marie-Françoise PREVOST

Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC

Born: 22 October 1709, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1790, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Felicite BISSON 17 May 1733 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Marie-Françoise PETITCLERC

Born: 14 February 1711, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1790, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-François BISSON 4 February 1732 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Louis PETITCLERC

Born: 13 May 1712, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1803, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU 4 March 1737 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Married: Marie-Marguerite VACHERIE 29 August 1775 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE 28 January 1788 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Augustin PETITCLERC

Born: 12 December 1715, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 September 1790, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie BELLEAU dite LAROSE 6 February 1738 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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Birth — 1690
10 January 1690
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1709 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise PREVOST and Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC 11 February 1709, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC was born 22 October 1709, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Françoise was 19 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PETITCLERC was born 14 February 1711, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Françoise was 21 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Louis PETITCLERC was born 13 May 1712, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Marie-Françoise was 22 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Augustin PETITCLERC was born 12 December 1715, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

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

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise PETITCLERC married 4 February 1732, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Jean-François BISSON

1733 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC married 17 May 1733, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Felicite BISSON

1737 Marriage of Child
Louis PETITCLERC married 4 March 1737, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU

1738 Marriage of Child
Augustin PETITCLERC married 6 February 1738, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie BELLEAU dite LAROSE

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.