Marguerite BENOIT

(b. 2 June 1761 , Longueuil, Canada d. 10 July 1831 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite BENOIT was born 2 June 1761 in Longueuil, Canada

Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Toussaint BENOIT and Louise ROULIER (ROULLÉ) dite LAMARCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephe GOYAU (maternal) Joseph ROULIER (ROULLÉ) dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Josephte ADAM dite LARAMÉE

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

Marguerite married François VINCENT 17 July 1786 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François VINCENT was born 22 September 1745 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). François died 24 February 1820 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). François was the child of François VINCENT and Marguerite TESSIER.

Marguerite BENOIT died 10 July 1831 in Longueuil, 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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Marguerite BENOIT married

François VINCENT-- Date: 17 July 1786 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
François VINCENT was the child of François VINCENT and Marguerite TESSIER

Children of François VINCENT and Marguerite BENOIT:

Michel VINCENT (b.28 December 1797, Longueuil, Lower Canada d. 3 March 1861, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Lucie CHARTIER 22 January 1850 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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1761 Birth
2 June 1761
Longueuil, Canada

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BENOIT and François VINCENT 17 July 1786, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 25 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Michel VINCENT was born 28 December 1797, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England