Agathe RIEL

(b. 18 April 1744 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1779 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agathe RIEL was born 18 April 1744 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Agathe RIEL was the child of Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) (maternal) Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) and Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Agathe married Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST 7 February 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST was born 27 March 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Laurent-Sulpice died 22 September 1799 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Laurent-Sulpice was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Agathe RIEL died 23 March 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Provost Laurent-Sulpice

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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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Agathe RIEL married

Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST and Agathe RIEL:

Marie-Louise PROVOST (b.22 April 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 June 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LATOUR dit LAFORGE 17 July 1786 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Agathe PROVOST (b.1 May 1770, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LEVESQUE 13 February 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite PROVOST (b.13 October 1772, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Francois SAVOIE 6 February 1797 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1744 Birth
18 April 1744
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Agathe RIEL and Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST 7 February 1763 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 18 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST was born 22 April 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Agathe was 21 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Agathe PROVOST was born 1 May 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Agathe was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite PROVOST was born 13 October 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Agathe was 28 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.