Marie-Louise PROVOST

Born

13 September 1726 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1812 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Francois PROVOST Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Born: 13 September 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Francois PROVOST

Mother: Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Paternal grandparents: François-Michel PROVOST (PREVOST) , Marie-Catherine BONHOMME

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE , Marie-Marguerite MENARD

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Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 28 January 1750 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was born 4 August 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Jean-Baptiste died 26 July 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Angélique LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU).

Marie-Louise PROVOST died 12 May 1812 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Louise PROVOST married

Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE
Marriage date: 28 January 1750
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Angélique LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE and Marie-Louise PROVOST

Louis LAPORTE

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 April 1808, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise LAPORTE

Born: 13 May 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 November 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE 10 January 1780 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre LAPORTE

Born: 28 May 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph LAPORTE

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 February 1836, Berthierville, Lower Canada

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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 — 1726
13 September 1726
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise PROVOST and Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 28 January 1750 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 23 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LAPORTE was born 13 May 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise was 29 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Pierre LAPORTE was born 28 May 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise was 39 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE died 26 July 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LAPORTE married 10 January 1780, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LATOUR dit LAFORGE

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)

1808 Death of Child
Louis LAPORTE died 10 April 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise was 81 years old.

Death — 1812
12 May 1812
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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