Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL

(b. 15 January 1711 , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 October 1764 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL was born 15 January 1711 in Québec Province, Canada

Elisabeth-Ursule 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):

Elisabeth-Ursule married Claude NAU (NAULT) 11 July 1729 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Claude NAU (NAULT) was born 10 November 1695 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Claude died 18 June 1758 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Claude was the child of François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE.

Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL died 6 October 1764 in Deschambault, 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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Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL married

Claude NAU (NAULT)-- Date: 11 July 1729 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
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Claude NAU (NAULT) was the child of François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE

Children of Claude NAU (NAULT) and Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL:

Marie-Elisabeth NAULT (b.19 March 1730, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1730, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Marie NAULT (b.6 July 1731, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1801, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. François PLEAU 14 October 1748 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-Marie NAULT (b.4 June 1733, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1733, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Joseph-Claude NAULT (b.7 March 1735, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe TAILLY (DUTAILLY) 4 February 1754 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth NAULT (b.22 October 1738, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1798, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Simon GAUTHIER 4 February 1754 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Augustin-Eustache NAULT (b.15 September 1740, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Marie-Joseph NAULT (b.25 October 1743, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Barthelemy DESMARAIS 2 November 1760 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste NAULT (b.3 April 1746, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1746, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Catherine-Marguerite NAULT (b.28 July 1747, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1821, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas CARPENTIER 16 January 1766 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1711 Birth
15 January 1711
Québec Province, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL and Claude NAU (NAULT) 11 July 1729 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 18 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth NAULT was born 19 March 1730, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 19 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie NAULT was born 6 July 1731, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 20 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie NAULT was born 4 June 1733, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph-Claude NAULT was born 7 March 1735, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Elisabeth NAULT was born 22 October 1738, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 27 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Augustin-Eustache NAULT was born 15 September 1740, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 29 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph NAULT was born 25 October 1743, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste NAULT was born 3 April 1746, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 35 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Catherine-Marguerite NAULT was born 28 July 1747, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 36 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie NAULT married 14 October 1748, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to François PLEAU

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth NAULT married 4 February 1754, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Simon GAUTHIER

1754 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Claude NAULT married 4 February 1754, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Josephe TAILLY (DUTAILLY)

1756 Death of Child
Augustin-Eustache NAULT died 26 February 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 45 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude NAU (NAULT) died 18 June 1758, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Joseph NAULT married 2 November 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean-Barthelemy DESMARAIS

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.

1764 Death
6 October 1764
Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 53.

Added: 8/18/2010 2:08:10 PM - Updated: 3/12/2015 10:51:34 AM