Joseph-Antoine PROVOST

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13 June 1755 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

10 May 1815 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST)Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

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Born: 13 June 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST)

Mother: Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PROVOST , Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE , Marie HÉBERT

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Joseph-Antoine married Marguerite SAVARIA 15 July 1777 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite SAVARIA was born 2 April 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 26 November 1840 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO.

Joseph-Antoine PROVOST died 10 May 1815 in Varennes, Lower 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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Joseph-Antoine PROVOST married

Marguerite SAVARIA
Marriage date: 15 July 1777
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SAVARIA was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO

Children of Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA

Joseph PROVOST

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 December 1869, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS 7 October 1816 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1755
13 June 1755
Varennes, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA 15 July 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.