Marguerite BENOIT

(b. 29 May 1721 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1801 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite BENOIT was born 29 May 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marguerite BENOIT was the child of François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET (maternal) François CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Catherine CHARRON

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Marguerite married François SARRAZIN 3 April 1742 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François SARRAZIN was born 2 July 1717 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. François died 22 November 1782 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. François was the child of François SARAZIN (SARRAZIN) and Marie-Madeleine GOULET.

Marguerite BENOIT died 15 March 1801 in Sainte-Thérèse, 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.

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Marguerite BENOIT married

François SARRAZIN-- Date: 3 April 1742 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
François SARRAZIN was the child of François SARAZIN (SARRAZIN) and Marie-Madeleine GOULET

Children of François SARRAZIN and Marguerite BENOIT:

Louis SARRAZIN (b.28 March 1744, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1817, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 8 October 1770 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Marguerite SARRAZIN (b.20 November 1746, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1788, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. François FILION 1 July 1765 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie SARRAZIN (b.26 September 1748, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1824, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Francois CHARBONNEAU 7 January 1771 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Victoire SARRAZIN (b.29 March 1754, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1784, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre CHARBONNEAU 7 October 1773 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste SARRAZIN (b.27 October 1755, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1828, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte ROCHON 23 August 1785 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
29 May 1721
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BENOIT and François SARRAZIN 3 April 1742, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Louis SARRAZIN was born 28 March 1744, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marguerite SARRAZIN was born 20 November 1746, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie SARRAZIN was born 26 September 1748, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Victoire SARRAZIN was born 29 March 1754, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SARRAZIN was born 27 October 1755, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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 of Child
Marguerite SARRAZIN married 1 July 1765, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to François FILION

1770 Marriage of Child
Louis SARRAZIN married 8 October 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CHARBONNEAU

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie SARRAZIN married 7 January 1771, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Francois CHARBONNEAU

1773 Marriage of Child
Victoire SARRAZIN married 7 October 1773, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Pierre CHARBONNEAU

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.