Marguerite SAVARIA

Born

2 April 1761 , Varennes, Canada

Died

26 November 1840 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO

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Born: 2 April 1761 in Varennes, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA

Mother: Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO

Paternal grandparents: Joseph SAVARIA , Rosalie JOURDAIN

Maternal grandparents: Louis HAYET dit ST-MALO , Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE

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Marguerite married Joseph-Antoine PROVOST 15 July 1777 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Antoine PROVOST was born 13 June 1755 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph-Antoine died 10 May 1815 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph-Antoine was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.

Marguerite SAVARIA died 26 November 1840 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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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Marguerite SAVARIA married

Joseph-Antoine PROVOST
Marriage date: 15 July 1777
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine PROVOST was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

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 — 1761
2 April 1761
Varennes, Canada

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

She was 16 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)

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

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Antoine PROVOST died 10 May 1815, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1816 Marriage of Child
Joseph PROVOST married 7 October 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS

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

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)