Louis PROVOST

Born

7 August 1732 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1804 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Francois PROVOST Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Born: 7 August 1732 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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Louis married Francoise FAVREAU 14 January 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Francoise FAVREAU was born 16 May 1730 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Francoise died 27 December 1791 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Francoise was the child of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTE.

Louis PROVOST died 17 February 1804 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Louis PROVOST married

Francoise FAVREAU
Marriage date: 14 January 1760
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Francoise FAVREAU was the child of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTE

Children of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU

Cecile PROVOST

Born: 3 November 1760, Lavaltrie, Canada
Died: 6 August 1830, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF 8 October 1781 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis PROVOST

Born: 13 April 1762, Lavaltrie, Canada
Died: 6 August 1832, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Marie PROVOST

Born: 29 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 May 1850, St-Charles-Borromée de l'Industrie, Canada

Marie-Archange PROVOST

Born: 7 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1845, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

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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 — 1732
7 August 1732
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU 14 January 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Cecile PROVOST was born 3 November 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis PROVOST was born 13 April 1762, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie PROVOST was born 29 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange PROVOST was born 7 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 38 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Cecile PROVOST married 8 October 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise FAVREAU died 27 December 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

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

Death — 1804
17 February 1804
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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