Marie-Madeleine PROULX

(b. 4 November 1716 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1778 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine PROULX was born 4 November 1716 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine PROULX was the child of Claude PROULX and Marie-Anne BIBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PROULX and Catherine PINEL (maternal) François BIBEAU and Marie-Louise ENARD

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST 11 January 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 25 September 1715 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joseph died 22 February 1778 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE.

Marie-Madeleine PROULX died 22 February 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Madeleine PROULX married

Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST-- Date: 11 January 1741 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE

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Children of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Madeleine PROULX:

Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST (b.23 February 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Madeleine BENOIT dite LAFOREST (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LAFOREST (b.6 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST (b.15 August 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1834, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Germaine VAILLANT 24 November 1794 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève BENOIT dite LAFOREST (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada )

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1716 Birth
4 November 1716
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine PROULX and Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST 11 January 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 24 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 23 February 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LAFOREST was born 6 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 15 August 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine was 36 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.

1768 Death of Child
Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST died 11 June 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine was 51 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.