Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN

(b. 27 December 1662 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1735 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 27 December 1662 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was the child of René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis SEDILOT and Marie CHALLE

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Joseph married Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE 25 October 1689 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was born 21 March 1674 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 15 June 1721 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU.

Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN died 16 February 1735 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN

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Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN married

Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE-- Date: 25 October 1689 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was the child of Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

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Children of Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE:

Marie-Josèphe BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN (b.abt. 1690, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 June 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Gilles PAPIN 18 August 1715 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN (b.17 June 1696, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT 11 April 1717 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN (b.19 November 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie FAVREAU 27 July 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste BÉNARD (b.1 March 1701, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte GERVAIS 10 September 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Françoise BÉNARD (b.14 March 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marien HUET dit DULUDE 4 August 1726 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François BÉNARD (b.30 March 1703, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne BÉNARD (b.3 August 1704, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1731, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Charlotte BÉNARD (b.16 April 1706, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Catherine BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN (b.28 May 1707, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1744, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Augustin BÉNARD (b.5 January 1710, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

André BÉNARD (b.30 November 1711, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Simon BÉNARD (b.26 January 1714, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

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1662 Birth
27 December 1662
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1689 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE 25 October 1689, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was born 17 June 1696, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 19 November 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BÉNARD was born 1 March 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Françoise BÉNARD was born 14 March 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
François BÉNARD was born 30 March 1703, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BÉNARD was born 3 August 1704, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Charlotte BÉNARD was born 16 April 1706, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Catherine BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was born 28 May 1707, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Augustin BÉNARD was born 5 January 1710, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
André BÉNARD was born 30 November 1711, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Simon BÉNARD was born 26 January 1714, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1715 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josèphe BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN married 18 August 1715 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Gilles PAPIN

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage of Child
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN married 11 April 1717, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT

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

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE died 15 June 1721, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1721 Death of Child
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN died 27 November 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 58 years old.

1722 Marriage of Child
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN married 27 July 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie FAVREAU

1726 Marriage of Child
Françoise BÉNARD married 4 August 1726, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marien HUET dit DULUDE

1731 Death of Child
Marie-Anne BÉNARD died 5 January 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 68 years old.

1735 Death
16 February 1735
Boucherville, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 72.

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