Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN

(b. 17 June 1696 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1721 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was born 17 June 1696 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was the child of Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT (maternal) Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

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

Angélique married Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT 11 April 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT was born abt. 1680 Joseph died 13 July 1749 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN died 27 November 1721 in Montréal, 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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Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN married

Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT-- Date: 11 April 1717 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Children of Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT and Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN:

Angélique ROBERT dite WATSON (b.30 May 1718, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1757, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph-Augustin BABY dit CHENNEVILLE 10 May 1742 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1696 Birth
17 June 1696
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN and Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT 11 April 1717, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 20 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Angélique ROBERT dite WATSON was born 30 May 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Angélique was 21 years old.

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