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Ancestor is complete! immigrant flag male ancestor  René  PROVOST

Born
abt. 1652 ,  France
Died
31 May 1735 ,  Varennes, Canada, New France
René  married  Marie-Anne DAUDELIN 9 January 1684 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne DAUDELIN  was born 28 April 1667 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne died 1 July 1733 in Varennes, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas DAUDELIN and Anne GIRARD .
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René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1684.
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René  married  Marie-Anne DAUDELIN 9 January 1684 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne DAUDELIN  was born 28 April 1667 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne died 1 July 1733 in Varennes, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas DAUDELIN and Anne GIRARD.




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Spouses, Marriages & Children of René PROVOST

René PROVOST married flag female ancestor Marie-Anne DAUDELIN
Marriage date: 9 January 1684
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Anne DAUDELIN was the child of Nicolas DAUDELIN and Anne GIRARD

Marriage notes:
groom's name: Rene Provost
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bride's name: Anne Daudelin
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marriage date: 1686
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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bride's father's name: Nicolas Daudelin
bride's mother's name: Anne Gerard
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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Quebec-ODM
source film number: 1018161
reference number:
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Rene Provost and Anne Daudelin, 1686; citing reference , FHL microfilm 1018161.


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Children of René PROVOST and Marie-Anne DAUDELIN


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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
marriage1684 Marriage / Partner
René PROVOST and Marie-Anne DAUDELIN 9 January 1684, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
René PROVOST - 1684 Marriage - Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC, Canada
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1684 Marriage - Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1687 Birth of Child
Pierre PROVOST was born 6 September 1687 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1690 Birth of Child
Michelle PROVOST was born 30 April 1690, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1694 Birth of Child
François PROVOST was born 30 September 1694 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1697 Birth of Child
Anne-Marguerite PROVOST was born 13 April 1697, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1699 Death of Child
Michelle PROVOST died 30 July 1699, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROVOST was born 2 September 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1702 Birth of Child
Françoise PROVOST was born 6 December 1702 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1703 Death of Child
Anne-Marguerite PROVOST died 30 April 1703, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1705 Birth of Child
René PROVOST was born 27 April 1705, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
marriage1705 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PROVOST married 26 November 1705 , Varennes, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste RENAUD
1706 Birth of Child
René PROVOST was born 1 July 1706 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Pierre PROVOST married 5 April 1712, Varennes, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Angélique PROVOST married 15 November 1715, Varennes, Canada, New France to Louis ROBERT
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
François PROVOST married 27 April 1716 , Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marguerite BOURDON
1716 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PROVOST died 17 November 1716, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1721 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PROVOST married 21 April 1721, Varennes, Canada, New France to Christophe MONGEAU
1723 Death of Child
François PROVOST died 22 April 1723, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
René PROVOST married 7 February 1731, Varennes, Canada, New France to Marguerite BRUNEL
1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne DAUDELIN died 1 July 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
René PROVOST - 1735 Death - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada
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1735 Death - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
DeathDeath — 1735
31 May 1735
Varennes, Canada, New France
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