Marguerite
BENOIT dite ABEL
(b.
11 September 1741
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
12 November 1829
,
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was born 11 September 1741 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was the child of Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Marie PAQUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-François GIGNAC 19 October 1760 in Deschambault, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François GIGNAC was born 22 February 1735 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jean-François died 5 June 1808 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jean-François was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD.
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL died 12 November 1829 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
m. Gignac Jean-Francois
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL
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Jean-François GIGNAC-- Date: 19 October 1760 Place: Deschambault, Canada
Jean-François GIGNAC was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD
Children of Jean-François GIGNAC and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL:
Marie GIGNAC (b.8 September 1761, Deschambault, Canada d. 27 April 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Joseph MONTAMBAULT 8 May 1780 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Jean-François GIGNAC-- Date: 19 October 1760 Place: Deschambault, Canada Jean-François GIGNAC was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD
Children of Jean-François GIGNAC and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL:
Marie GIGNAC (b.8 September 1761, Deschambault, Canada d. 27 April 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )m. Joseph MONTAMBAULT 8 May 1780 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
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1741 Birth 11 September 1741
Deschambault, Canada, New France
1760 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite BENOIT dite ABEL and Jean-François GIGNAC 19 October 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
She was 19 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildMarie GIGNAC was born 8 September 1761, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
Marguerite was 20 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.
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.1780 Marriage of ChildMarie GIGNAC married 8 May 1780, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Joseph MONTAMBAULT
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
1808 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-François GIGNAC died 5 June 1808, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
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 England1829 Death 12 November 1829
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 88.
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