Ancestor is complete! flag male ancestor  Pierre  BENOIT dit ABEL

  (b. 17 June 1671 ,  Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France   d. 31 December 1724 ,  Deschambault, Canada, New France )  

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Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL was born 17 June 1671 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL was the child of Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST   and   Marthe POINTEL

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

Pierre  married  Marie DIONNE 9 November 1694 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie DIONNE  was born 6 March 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Marie died 10 February 1736 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault).  Marie was the child of Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Catherine IVORY (YVORY).

Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL died 31 December 1724 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL married Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie DIONNE-- Date: 9 November 1694 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie DIONNE was the child of Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Catherine IVORY (YVORY)


"Marie was born on 6 March 1672 and baptized the next day at Sainte-Famille. She married Pierre Benoit, son of Abel and of Marthe Pointel, on 9 November 1694 at Sainte-Famille. The contract was notarized four days later by Jacob senior. They had ten children, nine girls before a son was born."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 85

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Children of Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE:

flag female ancestor Marie-Anne BENOIT (b.26 July 1695 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 17 November 1748 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE 11 November 1715 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
m. Nicolas-Marie VALLEE 23 July 1736 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag female ancestor Marie-Angélique BENOIT (b.23 January 1697 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 16 June 1733, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Pierre-Joseph BIRON 27 July 1723 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

flag female ancestor Marguerite BENOIT (b.29 June 1699, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 6 July 1760, Cap-Santé, Canada )
m. Louis CHAILLE (CHAYER) 23 September 1720 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

flag female ancestor Geneviève BENOIT (b.29 June 1701 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 14 November 1770, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PERRON 30 October 1724 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

flag female ancestor Angélique BENOIT (b.7 June 1704, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 24 March 1730, Deschambault, Canada, New France )
m. Jean DENEVERS dit BOISVERT 22 July 1725 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe BENOIT (b.10 April 1707 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France   d. 15 April 1734, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHAILLE (CHAYER) 14 November 1729 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

flag female ancestor Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL (b.7 March 1709 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France   d. 15 June 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU 6 February 1730 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

flag female ancestor Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL (b.15 January 1711 , , Québec Province, Canada   d. 6 October 1764, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Claude NAU (NAULT) 11 July 1729 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL (b.26 March 1713, Deschambault, Canada, New France   d. 28 May 1796, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. René NAU (NAULT) 23 April 1731 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

flag male ancestor Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL (b.4 May 1715 , Deschambault, Canada, New France   d. 15 September 1798, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MARCOTTE 6 November 1739 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)



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birth1671 Birth
17 June 1671
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
marriage1694 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE 9 November 1694, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL - 1694 marriage
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1694 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1695 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BENOIT was born 26 July 1695 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 24 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique BENOIT was born 23 January 1697 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1699 Birth of Child
Marguerite BENOIT was born 29 June 1699, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 28 years old.
1701 Birth of Child
Geneviève BENOIT was born 29 June 1701 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.
1704 Birth of Child
Angélique BENOIT was born 7 June 1704, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.
1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BENOIT was born 10 April 1707 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre was 35 years old.
1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL was born 7 March 1709 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre was 37 years old.
1711 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL was born 15 January 1711 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 39 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL was born 26 March 1713, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 41 years old.
1715 Birth of Child
Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL was born 4 May 1715 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 43 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BENOIT married 11 November 1715, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BENOIT married 23 September 1720, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Louis CHAILLE (CHAYER)
marriage1723 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique BENOIT married 27 July 1723, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Pierre-Joseph BIRON
Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL - 1724 Death Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Deschambault, QC, Canada
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1724 Death Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Deschambault, QC, Canada

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The French In North America: 1500-1783
death1724 Death
31 December 1724
Deschambault, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 53.
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