Benoni SALVAIL

(b. 29 April 1802 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 1 July 1876 , Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada )

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Benoni SALVAIL was born 29 April 1802 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Benoni SALVAIL was the child of Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX (maternal) Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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

Benoni married Suzanne HUS COURNOYER 7 February 1832 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Suzanne HUS COURNOYER was born 26 January 1813 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Suzanne died 25 January 1845 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Suzanne was the child of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Veronique TESSIER.

Benoni married (2) Louise MATHIEU 28 July 1846 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise MATHIEU was born 22 September 1814 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise died 9 October 1852 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Louise was the child of Michel MATHIEU and Judith BENOIT.

Benoni married (3) Genevieve MONGEAU 1 August 1854 in Sorel, Canada East . Genevieve MONGEAU was born 3 June 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Genevieve died 12 November 1887 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Genevieve was the child of François MONGEAU and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD.

Benoni SALVAIL died 1 July 1876 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Benoni SALVAIL married

Suzanne HUS COURNOYER-- Date: 7 February 1832 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
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Suzanne HUS COURNOYER was the child of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Veronique TESSIER

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Children of Benoni SALVAIL and Suzanne HUS COURNOYER:

Edouard SALVAIL (b.29 October 1832, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Bruno SALVAIL (b.4 September 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 29 September 1922, Saint-Martin-de-Martinville, Compton, Québec, Canada)
m. Julie PELOQUIN 23 February 1857 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Claire SALVAS 12 April 1869 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul SALVAIL (b.8 October 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada d. abt. 1911, , Québec Province, Canada )

Noel SALVAIL (b.24 December 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Narcisse SALVAIL (b.15 January 1841, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. , )

Felix SALVAIL (SALVAILLE) (b.abt. 1843, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 December 1919, Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan, USA)

Anonyme SALVAIL (b.24 January 1845, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 24 January 1845, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )

Benoni SALVAIL married

Louise MATHIEU-- Date: 28 July 1846 Place: Saint-Aimé, Canada East
Louise MATHIEU was the child of Michel MATHIEU and Judith BENOIT

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Children of Benoni SALVAIL and Louise MATHIEU:

Celina SALVAIL (b.12 July 1847, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 26 July 1847, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )

Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL (b.30 August 1849, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 11 October 1849, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )

Zotique SALVAIL (b.August 1851, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 February 1855, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )

Benoni SALVAIL married

Genevieve MONGEAU-- Date: 1 August 1854 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Genevieve MONGEAU was the child of François MONGEAU and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD

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1802 Birth
29 April 1802
Sorel, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage / Partner
Benoni SALVAIL and Suzanne HUS COURNOYER 7 February 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 29 years old.

1832 marriage

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1832 Birth of Child
Edouard SALVAIL was born 29 October 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 30 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Bruno SALVAIL was born 4 September 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 32 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Birth of Child
Paul SALVAIL was born 8 October 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 34 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Noel SALVAIL was born 24 December 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 36 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 Birth of Child
Narcisse SALVAIL was born 15 January 1841, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 38 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Anonyme SALVAIL was born 24 January 1845, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 42 years old.

1845 Death of Spouse/Partner
Suzanne HUS COURNOYER died 25 January 1845, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

1846 Marriage / Partner
Benoni SALVAIL and Louise MATHIEU 28 July 1846, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

He was 44 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Celina SALVAIL was born 12 July 1847, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 45 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL was born 30 August 1849, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 47 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Zotique SALVAIL was born August 1851, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Benoni was 49 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise MATHIEU died 9 October 1852, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Marriage / Partner
Benoni SALVAIL and Genevieve MONGEAU 1 August 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 52 years old.

1855 Death of Child
Zotique SALVAIL died 1 February 1855, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 52 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Marriage of Child
Bruno SALVAIL married 23 February 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Julie PELOQUIN

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.