Jean-Baptiste BENOIT

(b. 13 April 1743 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1810 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BENOIT was born 13 April 1743 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Madeleine-Catherine BURELLE (BUREL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL (maternal) Pierre BURELLE (BUREL) and Marie-Anne GENTES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marie GUAY 7 October 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GUAY was born 15 November 1748 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie died abt. 1810 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Jean-Jacques GUAY and Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD.

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT died 5 April 1810 in Trois-Rivières, 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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Jean-Baptiste BENOIT married

Marie GUAY-- Date: 7 October 1771 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GUAY was the child of Jean-Jacques GUAY and Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste BENOIT and Marie GUAY:

Antoine BENOIT (b.13 May 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1864, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Canada East )
m. Josephe GAUTHIER 20 August 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1743 Birth
13 April 1743
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT and Marie GUAY 7 October 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT was born 13 May 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT married 20 August 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josephe GAUTHIER