When Jean Baptiste Proulx was born on 5 May 1868, in Saint Benoit, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada, his father, André Proulx, was 26 and his mother, Apolline Guyotte, was 11. He married Marguerite St- Denis on 24 June 1889, in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds, Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada in 1931 and Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1931.
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British Columbia joins the confederation.
The Quebec independence referendum was the first in Quebec and was called by PQ government which advocated secession from Canada. Another one would happen 1995.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Marcel, Normand, Jacques, Fernand, Michel, Yvon, Aime, Cecile, Francois, Gratien.
Altered form of French Prou: nickname from regional French prou ‘valiant, wise, expert’.
History: Jacques Prou dit Le Poitevin from Gournay-Loizé in Deux-Sèvres, France, married Jeanne Pilon in Lachine, QC, in 1706. Jean Prou from Saumur in Maine-et-Loire, France, married Jacquette Fournier in Quebec City, QC, in 1673. Jean Prou from Poitiers in Vienne, France, married Catherine Pinel in Quebec City, QC, in 1676. Pierre Prou from Curzon in Vendée, France, married Marie Gauthier in QC in 1669.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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