Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN

(b. 4 April 1738 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1779 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 4 April 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Jeanne ALLARD dite LABARRE (maternal) Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Marie-Louise married François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR 4 February 1754 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR was born 27 December 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). François-Amable was the child of Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Catherine DAVID.

Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN died 7 February 1779 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN

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Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN married

François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR-- Date: 4 February 1754 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR was the child of Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Catherine DAVID

Children of François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN:

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR (b.2 January 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 11 December 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE 8 May 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR (b.17 February 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 May 1829, Chambly, Lower Canada )

Marie MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Marie PROTEAU 28 September 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1738 Birth
4 April 1738
Chambly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN and François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR 4 February 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 15 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR was born 2 January 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Louise was 21 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR was born 17 February 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.