Judith Provost

     Judith was born on Thursday, 24 February 1763 in Berthierville, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Pierre Provost and Marie Genevieve Lesiege dit Lafontaine. She was christened there on 27 February 1763 in Ste-Genevieve Church.¹ Judith married Louis-Josue Huet dit St Godard, son of Pierre Huet dit St Godard and Catherine-Angelique Geoffroy, on 5 February 1787 in St-Cuthbert, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Cuthbert Church.² Louis-Josue and Judith had children: a son [2/29/1788], Joseph [2/17/1789-4/16/1789], Josue [12/22/1790-5/09/1793], Pierre [11/03/1792][m. 2/08/1819 Marie Bourgault dit Lacroix], Jean Baptiste [11/07/1794][m. Agathe Adelaide Perrault dit St Pierre], Marie Judith [1/05/1797-2/13/1798], Antoinette [6/19/1799][m. 7/09/1839 Prisque Michel dit Taillon], Joseph [6/23/1801][m. 23/06/1826 Marie Louise Charbonneau], Julie [2/13/1803][m. 11/28/1826 Alexandre Laporte], Michel [7/25/1804-5/24/1818] & Gabriel [4/28/1806].³ Judith's husband, Louis-Josue, died between 28 November 1826 and 25 September 1837, leaving her a widow. Judith departed this life on Thursday, 23 May 1844 in St-Ours, Richelieu County, Quebec, Canada, at age 81 years, 2 months and 29 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Ours on Saturday, 25 May 1844.⁴