Francois BENOIT dit ABEL

(b. 12 August 1754 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1833 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Francois BENOIT dit ABEL was born 12 August 1754 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Francois BENOIT dit 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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Francois married Charlotte GAUTHIER 11 November 1776 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte GAUTHIER was born 31 May 1756 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 13 December 1805 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Charlotte was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Charlotte HAMEL.

Francois married (2) Marie-Roger BLANCHET 29 September 1807 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada . Marie-Roger BLANCHET was born 25 March 1773 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Roger died 19 September 1846 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Roger was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER.

Francois BENOIT dit ABEL died 2 October 1833 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada .

m. Blanchet Marie-Roger
m. Gauthier Charlotte

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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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Francois BENOIT dit ABEL married

Charlotte GAUTHIER-- Date: 11 November 1776 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GAUTHIER was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Charlotte HAMEL

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Marie-Roger BLANCHET-- Date: 29 September 1807 Place: Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Marie-Roger BLANCHET was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER

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1754 Birth
12 August 1754
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Francois BENOIT dit ABEL and Charlotte GAUTHIER 11 November 1776, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte GAUTHIER died 13 December 1805, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Francois BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie-Roger BLANCHET 29 September 1807, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

He was 53 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death
2 October 1833
Lotbinière, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.

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