Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Born

10 December 1739 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1825 , Napierville, Lower Canada

Marie-Scholastique married Joseph GAUDREAU 22 May 1769 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GAUDREAU was born 8 April 1749 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Joseph died 5 October 1812 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Ursule CHOUINARD .

Parents & Family of Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Parents of Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Father

Joseph PROULX

Mother

Angélique LABERGE

Grandparents of Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Paternal grandparents

Jean PROULX Jacquette FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas LABERGE Angélique TRUDEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Marie-Scholastique PROULX married

Joseph GAUDREAU
Marriage date: 22 May 1769
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Ursule CHOUINARD

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie-Scholastique PROULX

Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU

Born: 15 August 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Françoise LAPORTE 22 July 1793 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Charles GAUDREAU

Born: 5 December 1771, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1855, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Geneviève BOURASSA 21 November 1803 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Scholastique GAUDREAU

Born: 26 July 1777, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 April 1822, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph Marie DUPUIS 8 February 1796 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1739
10 December 1739
Montmagny, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Scholastique PROULX and Joseph GAUDREAU 22 May 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU was born 15 August 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Scholastique was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Charles GAUDREAU was born 5 December 1771, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Scholastique was 32 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU was born 26 July 1777, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Scholastique was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU married 22 July 1793, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marie-Françoise LAPORTE

1796 Marriage of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU married 8 February 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Joseph Marie DUPUIS

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Charles GAUDREAU married 21 November 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Geneviève BOURASSA

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU died 5 October 1812, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU died 6 April 1822, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Scholastique was 82 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
19 March 1825
Napierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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