Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

(b. 28 February 1712 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1786 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born 28 February 1712 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Jeanne ALLARD dite LABARRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Julien ALLARD dit LABARRE and Marie MERCIER

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

Jean-Simon married Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 11 November 1732 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 8 November 1714 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Jeanne died 12 January 1778 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN died 21 March 1786 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN married

Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER-- Date: 11 November 1732 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Children of Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER:

Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN (b.11 February 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie JOUBERT 12 January 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Françoise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN (b.12 July 1736, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1805, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre JOUBERT 25 February 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN (b.4 April 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR 4 February 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN (b.16 May 1741, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1828, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER 7 January 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Charles BOURASSA 10 August 1795 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN (b.26 December 1747, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR 7 January 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1712 Birth
28 February 1712
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 11 November 1732, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 20 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born 11 February 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 22 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Françoise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 12 July 1736, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 4 April 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 16 May 1741, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 29 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born 26 December 1747, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 35 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN married 4 February 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to François-Amable MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

1754 Marriage of Child
Françoise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN married 25 February 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre JOUBERT

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN married 7 January 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN married 12 January 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie JOUBERT

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN married 7 January 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR

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.

1776 Death of Child
Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN died 8 October 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 64 years old.

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER died 12 January 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1779 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN died 7 February 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Simon was 66 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death
21 March 1786
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 8/22/2015 9:16:58 AM - Updated: 1/25/2025 12:57:02 PM