Jean-Baptiste PROVOST

Born

8 February 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

15 October 1809 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER 14 February 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER was born 8 November 1744 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte died 17 September 1824 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST

Parents of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST

Father

Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST)

Mother

Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PROVOST Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE Marie HÉBERT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST married

Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER
Marriage date: 14 February 1763
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER was the child of Paul LUSSIER and Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER

Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

Born: 13 November 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: June 1816, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) 4 October 1779 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul PROVOST

Born: 14 January 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS 23 September 1793 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST)

Born: 17 May 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Noella JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE 19 September 1785 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Helene LEBEAU 10 November 1823 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Louis PROVOST

Born: 4 August 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francoise-Hippolyte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 13 January 1794 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise PROVOST

Born: 27 March 1769, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CHAPUT 19 November 1792 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Christophe PROVOST

Born: 25 August 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise LUSSIER 13 October 1794 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Charlotte PROVOST

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul QUINTIN dit DUBOIS 11 February 1793 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Joseph PROVOST

Born: 24 December 1773, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1741
8 February 1741
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST and Marie-Charlotte LUSSIER 14 February 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1763 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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
Marie-Charlotte PROVOST was born 13 November 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Paul PROVOST was born 14 January 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 17 May 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST was born 4 August 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST was born 27 March 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Christophe PROVOST was born 25 August 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVOST was born 24 December 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROVOST married 4 October 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) married 19 September 1785, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Noella JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST married 19 November 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada to Joseph CHAPUT

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PROVOST married 11 February 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada to Paul QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

1793 Marriage of Child
Paul PROVOST married 23 September 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada to Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

1794 Marriage of Child
Louis PROVOST married 13 January 1794 , Varennes, Lower Canada to Francoise-Hippolyte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

1794 Marriage of Child
Christophe PROVOST married 13 October 1794, Varennes, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise LUSSIER

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