Antoine
BENOIT
(b.
29 March 1833
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
d.
7 January 1914
,
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
)
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Antoine BENOIT was born 29 March 1833 in Yamaska, Lower Canada
Antoine BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Marie-Modeste MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Basile BENOIT and Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN (maternal) Michel MARTIN and Marie-Rose LORDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie Geneviève PLANTIER 8 June 1857 in Chatham-Kent, Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Geneviève PLANTIER was born 10 March 1840 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada (Dover South). Marie Geneviève died 22 February 1916 in Grande Pointe, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
Antoine BENOIT died 7 January 1914 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Antoine BENOIT
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Marie Geneviève PLANTIER-- Date: 8 June 1857 Place: Chatham-Kent, Canada West
Children of Antoine BENOIT and Marie Geneviève PLANTIER:
Alexis BENOIT (b.22 July 1871, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada d. 8 July 1909, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada)
m. Elzire Marie MALLETTE 20 April 1891
m. Valerie Grazeilla Bernadette BELLEVILLE 1901
Marie Geneviève PLANTIER-- Date: 8 June 1857 Place: Chatham-Kent, Canada WestChildren of Antoine BENOIT and Marie Geneviève PLANTIER:
Alexis BENOIT (b.22 July 1871, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada d. 8 July 1909, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada)m. Elzire Marie MALLETTE 20 April 1891
m. Valerie Grazeilla Bernadette BELLEVILLE 1901
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1833 Birth 29 March 1833
Yamaska, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Marriage / PartnerAntoine BENOIT and Marie Geneviève PLANTIER 8 June 1857, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1871 Birth of ChildAlexis BENOIT was born 22 July 1871, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Antoine was 38 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1909 Death of ChildAlexis BENOIT died 8 July 1909, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Antoine was 76 years old.
1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1914 Death 7 January 1914
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 80.
Antoine is buried at: Cimetière Saint-Philippe, Grande Pointe, Ontario, Canada
Added: 11/17/2023 11:08:05 AM
- Updated: 7/28/2025 6:14:19 PM
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