François BENOIT

(b. 11 March 1709 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1792 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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François BENOIT was born 11 March 1709 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

François BENOIT was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET (maternal) Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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

François married Marie-Agathe CHICOINE 15 February 1751 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Agathe CHICOINE was born 1 April 1732 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Agathe died 9 February 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Agathe was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.

François BENOIT died 3 October 1792 in Chambly, 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.

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François BENOIT married

Marie-Agathe CHICOINE-- Date: 15 February 1751 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
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Marie-Agathe CHICOINE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Children of François BENOIT and Marie-Agathe CHICOINE:

François BENOIT (b.27 December 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne DECELLES 31 January 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT (b.22 September 1761, Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1816, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Catherine CHARAUX 11 February 1782 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1709 Birth
11 March 1709
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1751 Marriage / Partner
François BENOIT and Marie-Agathe CHICOINE 15 February 1751 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 41 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François BENOIT was born 27 December 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 43 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT was born 22 September 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 52 years old.

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 - 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.