Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL

(b. 28 April 1757 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1799 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL was born 28 April 1757 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste 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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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) 19 August 1783 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) was born 13 November 1762 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marguerite died 9 June 1794 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY and Genevieve HAMELIN.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Josette MARCOTTE 19 January 1795 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . Josette MARCOTTE was born 26 November 1766 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josette died 27 December 1831 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josette was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE and Josephte MAYRAND.

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL died 30 January 1799 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .

m. Marcotte Josette
m. Sansoucy Marguerite

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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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Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY)-- Date: 19 August 1783 Place: Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) was the child of Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY and Genevieve HAMELIN

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Josette MARCOTTE-- Date: 19 January 1795 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada
Josette MARCOTTE was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE and Josephte MAYRAND

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1757 Birth
28 April 1757
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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) 19 August 1783, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 26 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)

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) died 9 June 1794, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

1795 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL and Josette MARCOTTE 19 January 1795, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 37 years old.

1799 Death
30 January 1799
Deschambault, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 41.

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