When Antoine Provost was born on 26 April 1713, in Varennes, Lajemmerais, Quebec, Canada, his father, Pierre Provost, was 25 and his mother, Marie Anne Chaudillon, was 22. He married Marie Elisabeth Brodeur on 7 January 1739, in Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Lajemmerais, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 26 December 1776, in his hometown, at the age of 63, and was buried in Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Lajemmerais, Quebec, Canada.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Emile, Camille, Lucien, Normand, Alphonse, Cecile, Gilles, Jacques.
French: northern and western variant of Prévost (see Prevost ) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this (compare 2 below).
English: occupational name from Middle English provost, provest, proust ‘provost, steward, representative’ (Old English prafost), also used for the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment, or, since such officials were usually clergy and celibate, a nickname for a self-important person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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