Francoise BENOIT

(b. 2 May 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1790 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francoise BENOIT was born 2 May 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Francoise BENOIT was the child of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDON (maternal) François ROUSSEL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Madeleine PÉPIN

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

Francoise married Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 27 April 1732 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN was born 16 March 1705 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Jean-Baptiste died 9 May 1789 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph-Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRON.

Francoise BENOIT died 28 January 1790 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Therrien Joseph-Jean-Baptiste

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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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Francoise BENOIT married

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN-- Date: 27 April 1732 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRON

Children of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Francoise BENOIT:

Andre THERRIEN (b.20 May 1736, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1787, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie LEMIRE 1756

Francoise THERRIEN (b.29 December 1737, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Amable ROBERT 8 January 1758 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jeanne THERRIEN (b.23 July 1739, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1824, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Pierre THERRIEN (b.15 February 1743, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1822, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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1706 Birth
2 May 1706
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Francoise BENOIT and Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 27 April 1732 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Andre THERRIEN was born 20 May 1736, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Francoise was 30 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Francoise THERRIEN was born 29 December 1737, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Francoise was 31 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jeanne THERRIEN was born 23 July 1739, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Francoise was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Pierre THERRIEN was born 15 February 1743, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Francoise was 36 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Francoise THERRIEN married 8 January 1758, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Joseph-Amable ROBERT

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.