When Anonyme Provost was born on 27 May 1707, in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, his father, François Michel Provost, was 38 and his mother, Marie Catherine Bonhomme, was 29. He died on 27 May 1707, in Notre-Dame-de-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France, at the age of 0, and was buried in Notre-Dame-de-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France.
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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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