Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN

(b. 20 December 1755 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1780 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 20 December 1755 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was the child of Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Veronique-Monique BISAILLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie FAVREAU (maternal) Étienne BISAILLON and Anne-Françoise LEBER

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

Augustin married Marie-Angélique ROY 27 November 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique ROY was born 29 December 1757 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 21 July 1827 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angélique was the child of André ROY and Marie JOLY.

Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN died 15 February 1780 in La Prairie, 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.

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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Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN married

Marie-Angélique ROY-- Date: 27 November 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Angélique ROY was the child of André ROY and Marie JOLY

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Children of Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Angélique ROY:

Marie-Angélique BENARD (b.27 October 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 September 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE 7 July 1794 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine BENARD (b.14 June 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Paul DUPUIS 27 November 1797 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1755 Birth
20 December 1755
Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Angélique ROY 27 November 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 19 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique BENARD was born 27 October 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Augustin was 21 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Madeleine BENARD was born 14 June 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Augustin was 23 years old.