Joseph
PROVOST
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Born: 2 January 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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Joseph married Marie-Anne BOUIN dite DUFRESNE 14 November 1774 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was born 24 March 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Barbe RENAUD.
Joseph PROVOST died 22 February 1776 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph PROVOST
Marie-Anne BOUIN dite DUFRESNEMarriage date: 14 November 1774
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was the child of Louis BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Barbe RENAUD
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Birth — 17292 January 1729
Saint-Sulpice, 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.
1774 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PROVOST and Marie-Anne BOUIN dite DUFRESNE 14 November 1774 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 45 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.
Death — 177622 February 1776
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 47.
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