Louis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

(b. 22 February 1738 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1799 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Louis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 22 February 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Louis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Jeanne CAMPEAU (maternal) Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Madeleine DUPRÉ

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Louis married Agathe DEMERS 18 November 1765 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Agathe DEMERS was born 16 June 1745 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Agathe died 14 December 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Agathe was the child of Henri DEMERS and Marie-Thérèse-Geneviève POIRIER.

Louis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 6 May 1799 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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Louis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Agathe DEMERS-- Date: 18 November 1765 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe DEMERS was the child of Henri DEMERS and Marie-Thérèse-Geneviève POIRIER

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1738 Birth
22 February 1738
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Louis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Agathe DEMERS 18 November 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 27 years old.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe DEMERS died 14 December 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.