Therese BENOIT dite ABEL

(b. 26 March 1746 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1791 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Therese BENOIT dite ABEL was born 26 March 1746 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Therese 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 PAQUIN

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Therese married Jean PAQUIN 28 January 1771 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean PAQUIN was born 14 October 1731 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Jean died 1 August 1808 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Jean was the child of Jean PAQUIN and Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN.

Therese BENOIT dite ABEL died 5 February 1791 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .

m. Paquin Jean

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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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Jean PAQUIN-- Date: 28 January 1771 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean PAQUIN was the child of Jean PAQUIN and Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN

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1746 Birth
26 March 1746
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Therese BENOIT dite ABEL and Jean PAQUIN 28 January 1771, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 24 years old.

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.