Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born

10 September 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

2 January 1799 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

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Born: 10 September 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

Father

François PROVOST

Mother

Marguerite BOURDON

Grandparents of Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

Paternal grandparents

René PROVOST Marie-Anne DAUDELIN

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BOURDON Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE 27 April 1750 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE was born 25 April 1731 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie died 25 December 1766 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Nicolas VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Geneviève GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.

Joseph married (2) Agathe HEBERT 10 August 1768 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Agathe HEBERT was born 30 May 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Agathe died 22 July 1796 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Agathe was the child of Joseph HÉBERT and Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU).

Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) died 2 January 1799 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE
Marriage date: 27 April 1750
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE was the child of Nicolas VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Geneviève GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Children of Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE

Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 27 August 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1804, Boucherville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte HEBERT 31 July 1775 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: abt. 1753, , Canada
Died: 5 January 1785, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Christophe BOUSQUET 18 June 1770 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) married

Agathe HEBERT
Marriage date: 10 August 1768
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe HEBERT was the child of Joseph HÉBERT and Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU)

Children of Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) and Agathe HEBERT

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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 — 1722
10 September 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE 27 April 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 27 August 1752, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE died 25 December 1766, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) and Agathe HEBERT 10 August 1768, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 45 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie PROVOST (PREVOST) married 18 June 1770, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada to Christophe BOUSQUET

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) married 31 July 1775, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte HEBERT

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
Marie PROVOST (PREVOST) died 5 January 1785, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 62 years old.

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

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

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe HEBERT died 22 July 1796, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Death — 1799
2 January 1799
Boucherville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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