François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

(b. 31 October 1762 , Verchères, Canada d. 2 October 1833 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 31 October 1762 in Verchères, Canada

François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON (maternal) Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE

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François-Simon married Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS 8 April 1782 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS was born 21 June 1762 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve was the child of Louis DEJORDY (DESJODY) and Marie-Anne PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE.

François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 2 October 1833 in Chambly, Lower 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.

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-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS-- Date: 8 April 1782 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS was the child of Louis DEJORDY (DESJODY) and Marie-Anne PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE

Children of François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS:

Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS (b.27 March 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1867, Chambly, Canada East )
m. Pierre POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE 10 August 1801 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

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1762 Birth
31 October 1762
Verchères, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS 8 April 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 19 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born 27 March 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Simon was 20 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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS married 10 August 1801, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Pierre POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE

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