When Sarah Provost was born on 3 November 1837, in Pequannock Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, her father, Jacob David Provost, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Van Ness, was 26. She died on 23 September 1838, in her hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains, Pequannock Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States.
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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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