Paul-Hyacinthe BENOIT dit ABEL

(b. 23 July 1759 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1838 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Paul-Hyacinthe BENOIT dit ABEL was born 23 July 1759 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Paul-Hyacinthe 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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Paul-Hyacinthe married Marie-Anne MARCOTTE 13 October 1783 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was born 29 March 1766 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Anne died 23 November 1817 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Marie-Anne GERMAIN.

Paul-Hyacinthe BENOIT dit ABEL died 2 September 1838 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .

m. Marcotte Marie-Anne

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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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Marie-Anne MARCOTTE-- Date: 13 October 1783 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne MARCOTTE was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Marie-Anne GERMAIN

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1759 Birth
23 July 1759
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
Paul-Hyacinthe BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE 13 October 1783, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 24 years old.