François Provost

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François Provost
Born	1638 Paris
Died	June 1, 1702(1702-06-01) (aged 64) Quebec City
Spouse(s)	Geneviève Macard
Parents	Charles Provost, Jeanne Du Gousset

François Provost (1638 – 1 June 1702) was a career soldier from France who served in the Carignan-Salières regiment which was stationed to New France in 1665.

Provost was held in high esteem by Buade de Frontenac from early in his residency in Canada. He served as governor of Trois-Rivières, temporary governor of Montreal and temporary governor of the country after the recall of Joseph-Antoine de LaBarre.

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

v t e Governors of Montreal

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Name	Provost, Francois
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Date of birth	1638
Place of birth	Paris
Date of death	1 June 1702
Place of death	Quebec City

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