Paul BENOIT

(b. 23 August 1767 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 March 1831 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Paul BENOIT was born 23 August 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul BENOIT was the child of Geoffroi BENOIT and Madeleine BABIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT (maternal) Pierre BABIN and Madeleine BOURG

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Paul married Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) 11 May 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) was born 11 December 1759 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Elisabeth died 21 August 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE and Elisabeth LACOSTE.

Paul BENOIT died 29 March 1831 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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.

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Paul BENOIT married

Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS)-- Date: 11 May 1778 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) was the child of Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE and Elisabeth LACOSTE

Children of Paul BENOIT and Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS):

Charlotte BENOIT (b.15 October 1782, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 August 1831, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Charles-Jacques TRUDEAU 19 January 1801 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT (b.22 April 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 29 June 1873, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE 22 February 1813 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Jacques BENOIT (b.8 October 1796, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 15 November 1870, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS 3 August 1818 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1767 Birth
23 August 1767
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Paul BENOIT and Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) 11 May 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 10 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Charlotte BENOIT was born 15 October 1782, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Paul was 15 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT was born 22 April 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Paul was 23 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Jacques BENOIT was born 8 October 1796, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Paul was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BENOIT married 19 January 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Charles-Jacques TRUDEAU

1813 Marriage of Child
François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT married 22 February 1813, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Jacques BENOIT married 3 August 1818, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England