Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

(b. 3 August 1746 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1796 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 3 August 1746 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON (maternal) Alexis GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Catherine LUSSIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN 7 January 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite died 5 June 1810 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Maurice GUERTIN and Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE.

Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 12 February 1796 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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.

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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Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN-- Date: 7 January 1771 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN was the child of Maurice GUERTIN and Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN:

Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS (b.abt. 1774, , Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph BENOIT (b.27 December 1777, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1828, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Françoise MEUNIER 1 February 1813 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pascal BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS (b.21 April 1786, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 June 1864, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Felicite PHENIX dite DAUPHINAIS 17 August 1812 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Victoire BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS (b.28 April 1788, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 January 1865, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Louis PHENIX dit DAUPHINAIS 7 October 1811 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS (b.25 June 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1846, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Josephte THERRIEN 30 October 1826 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Josephte JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 25 November 1844 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1746 Birth
3 August 1746
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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
Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN 7 January 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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
Joseph BENOIT was born 27 December 1777, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Pascal BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 21 April 1786, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 39 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born 28 April 1788, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 25 June 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS married 10 October 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)