Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL

(b. 7 March 1709 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL was born 7 March 1709 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST and Marthe POINTEL (maternal) Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Catherine IVORY (YVORY)

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

Marie-Louise married Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU 6 February 1730 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU was born 17 January 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Ignace-François died 11 November 1769 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Ignace-François was the child of Michel CONSTANTINEAU and Elisabeth-Ursule PINEL.

Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL died 15 June 1806 in Québec, 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.

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 BENOIT dite ABEL

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Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL married

Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU-- Date: 6 February 1730 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU was the child of Michel CONSTANTINEAU and Elisabeth-Ursule PINEL

Children of Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL:

Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU (b.14 November 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU (b.22 October 1731, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1732, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU (b.24 January 1733, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1808, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte DOUCET 15 January 1760 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
m. Catherine GARAND (GARANT) 21 April 1789 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 January 1744, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

Joseph CONSTANTINEAU (b.21 February 1747, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )

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1709 Birth
7 March 1709
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL and Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU 6 February 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 20 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU was born 14 November 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Louise was 21 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU was born 22 October 1731, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Louise was 22 years old.

1732 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU died 22 January 1732, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Louise was 22 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU was born 24 January 1733, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Louise was 23 years old.

1744 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph CONSTANTINEAU died 8 January 1744, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph CONSTANTINEAU was born 21 February 1747, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Louise was 37 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU married 15 January 1760, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Josephte DOUCET

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU died 11 November 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.