Brief Life History of Peter William
When Peter William Provost was born on 22 September 1861, in Pearl River, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States, his father, Antoine Provost, was 24 and his mother, Louisiana Matilda Crawford, was 20. He married May Belle Mayfield on 26 September 1895, in Slidell, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Ward Two, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States in 1870 and Beat 1, Adams, Mississippi, United States in 1900. He died on 7 April 1940, in Slidell, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Slidell Heights, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Peter Prevost in household of Prevost, "United States Census, 1870"
- P W Provost in entry for Walter H Scott and Estelle C Provost, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Peter William Pronosh, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
Spouse and Children
1861–1940 Male
1870–1943 Female
Children (6)
1896–1943 Female
1899–1986 Female
1901–1971 Female
1905–1982 Male
1908–1978 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1837–1910 Male
1841–1912 Female
Siblings (11)
1859–1901 Male
1861–1940 Male
1864–1945 Male
1865–1892 Female
1869– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Age 7
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
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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