Pierre BENOIT

(b. abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 February 1779 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre BENOIT was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre BENOIT was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET (maternal) Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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Pierre married Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE 3 February 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE was born 18 May 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite died 18 December 1809 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marguerite was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.

Pierre BENOIT died 8 February 1779 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Pierre BENOIT married

Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE-- Date: 3 February 1755 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Children of Pierre BENOIT and Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE:

Angelique BENOIT (b.9 August 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph BENOIT (b.9 June 1762, Saint-Ours, Canada d. 3 April 1816, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Archange MARCOUX 6 August 1789 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Anne BENOIT (b.7 March 1767, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1790, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marguerite BENOIT (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BENOIT and Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE 3 February 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1759 Birth of Child
Angelique BENOIT was born 9 August 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 9 June 1762, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BENOIT was born 7 March 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.