Elisabeth BENOIT dite ABEL

(b. 19 May 1748 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1814 , Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth BENOIT dite ABEL was born 19 May 1748 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Elisabeth 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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Elisabeth married François PAGÉ 20 January 1777 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . François PAGÉ was born 1 October 1750 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). François died 12 December 1829 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). François was the child of François PAGÉ and Madeleine LANGLOIS.

Elisabeth BENOIT dite ABEL died 30 October 1814 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada .

m. Pagé Francois

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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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François PAGÉ-- Date: 20 January 1777 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
François PAGÉ was the child of François PAGÉ and Madeleine LANGLOIS

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1748 Birth
19 May 1748
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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BENOIT dite ABEL and François PAGÉ 20 January 1777, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 28 years old.

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

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

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