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Proulx-Prue-Prou Generations
(1) JEAN PROU
Birth circa 1590 in Distre, France
Death 10 March 1663 in Distré, France
* Parents unknown
married DENIZE MARTIN
Birth circa 1588 in Distre, France
Death 18 August 1661 in Distré, Maine-et-Loire, France
* Her Parents unknown
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(2) JEAN PROU
Birth 1620 in Saumur, Angers, Maine Et Loire, France
Death 14 May 1662 in Saumur, Angers, Maine Et Loire, France
married Louise Vallée
Birth 17 July 1625 in Jaux, Oise, France
Death 14 October 1661 in Distré, Maine-et-Loire, France
* Daughter of Charles Vallée (1590 - ?) and Renee Auger (? – 1646)
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(3) JEAN PROULX
Birth 02 December 1646 in St-Julien-de-Distre parish, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France.
Baptized in the parish church of Saint-Julien de Brioude in Distré, on December 2, 1646.
Married 5 June 1673 — Age: 26 Notre-Dame-de-Quebec Cathedral, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada
Death 28 February 1703 in St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada.
married Jacquette Fournier
Birth April 9th 1659 in Notre-Dame-de-Quebec Cathedral, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada.
Jesuit Father Francois Le Mercier baptized Jacquette on 10 April 1659 in Notre Dame, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Married 5 June 1673 - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec Cathedral, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada.
* Jacquette Fournier was born on April 8, 1659 and baptized on the 10 in Quebec city by Jesuit François Le Mercier; at her wedding, she was 14 and Jean was 29.
Death 23 January 1736 in St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada.
* Jacquette was buried on 25 January 1736 in St Thomas, La Pte a La Caille, Quebec, Canada.
* Jean and Jacquette had fourteen children: Eight boys and six girls, all born and baptized at Montmagny, except for the first child.
* Daughter of Guillaume Fournier (1618 – 1699) (a resident of the Riviere du Sud, today called Saint Francois) and Francoise Hebert (1638 – 1716)
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(4) THOMAS PROULX
Birth 27 Aug 1686 in St Thomas, Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
Baptized 8 September 1686 at Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
Married Marie-Catherine Caron on 5 November 1714 at Montmagny. Quebec, Canada.
Death 9 June 1753 in St Thomas, Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
married Marie-Catherine Caron
Birth Cap Before 26 May 1695 -St-Ignace, Quebec, Canada.
Baptized 26 May 1695 - Cap-Saint-Ignace
Married Thomas Proulx on 5 November 1714 at Montmagny. Quebec, Canada.
Died 1744
Burial 26 July 1744 - Islet
*Daughter of Joseph Caron(1652 – 1711)and Elisabeth Bernier
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(5) FRANCOIS PROULX
Birth 03 March 1734 in Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
Baptized 3 March 1734 Montmagny, Québec.
Married 5 March 1764 — Age: 30 St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada
Death 9 May 1811 in Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
married Marie Modeste Poirier
Birth 21 November 1744 in Beaubassin, New Brunswick, Canada
Baptized 1758 — Age: 14 - Bécancour, Québec
Married 5 March 1764 — Age: 19 St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada
Death 07 October 1801 in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
*Daughter of Jean-Baptiste Poirier and Marie Josephte Savoie
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6) JACQUES PROULX
Birth January 28th 1767 in St-Pierre-de-la-Riviere-du-Sud parish, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada
Baptized 22 January 1767 - St-Pierre-de-la-Riviere-du-Sud parish, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada.
Married 22 January 1793 - Age: 25 - St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada.
Death March 22nd 1855 in St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada
married Marie Josephte Normand
Birth 18 May 1767 in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Baptism 1767 - Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Married 22 January 1793 — Age: 25 St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada
Death 8 May 1850 in Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
* Daughter of Joseph Normand and Charlotte Vallee
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(7) CHARLES LOUIS PROULX (Prue)Birth 21 August 1801 in St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada.
Death After 30 August 1860 in Newton County, Indiana.
married Marie Justine Nicole
Birth abt 1807 in Canada
Death After 1880 in probably Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois
* Daughter of Jean-Baptiste Nicole ( ? – 1833) and Marie Celeste Boulet
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(8) JOSEPH CASIMIRE PROULX (Prue)
Birth March 18 1836 in St-Thomas parish, Town of Montmagny, Montmagny County, Quebec, Canada
Death 30 December 1924 in Hutchins, Dallas, Texas
married REBECCA JANE "JENNIE" MATTHEWS (aka Christine)
Birth May 1837 in Pennsylvania
Death After 1910 in Texas
* Her Parents Unknown/Not located
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(9) LEONARD OLIVER PRUE
Birth 6 September 1869 in Indiana
Death 20 January 1944 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
married IDA MAE GRINER
Birth 30 January 1876 in Indiana
Death 2 November 1939 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
* Daughter of Andrew J. Griner (1852 – 1920) and Rachel Elizabeth Rayburn (1851 – 1920)
NOTE: Dates given in family group sheets may be off a few years. Ancestry does that automatically, and cannot be changed manually to show correct dates. All couples had more children than the one ancestor given.
Brother of Charles Louis Prue, Louis or Lewis Prue, born c1801 Canada, married Francoise Dominique, came to America at the same time as Charles and Justine (aka Christine) Proulx/Prue and both families resided in Kankekee County, Illinois.