Marie BENOIT

(b. 20 March 1721 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1791 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie BENOIT was born 20 March 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie BENOIT was the child of Nicolas BENOIT and Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU (maternal) Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Catherine BEAUDRY

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Marie married Joseph LEROUX 21 November 1740 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Joseph LEROUX was born 27 April 1709 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Joseph died 20 January 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET.

Marie married (2) François-Joseph CAPSEL 3 August 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . François-Joseph CAPSEL was born abt. 1710 in France.

Marie married (3) Etienne ROBERT 15 January 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Etienne ROBERT was born abt. 1718 in France. Etienne died 7 January 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*.

Marie married (4) Alexis BIGRAS 26 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis BIGRAS was born 27 June 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Alexis died 12 February 1791 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Alexis was the child of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET.

Marie BENOIT died 5 September 1791 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Bigras Alexis
m. Capsel Francois-Joseph
m. Leroux Joseph
m. Robert Etienne

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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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Marie BENOIT married

Joseph LEROUX-- Date: 21 November 1740 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET

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François-Joseph CAPSEL-- Date: 3 August 1761 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

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Etienne ROBERT-- Date: 15 January 1770 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis BIGRAS-- Date: 26 February 1781 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BIGRAS was the child of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET

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1721 Birth
20 March 1721
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENOIT and Joseph LEROUX 21 November 1740 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 19 years old.

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENOIT and François-Joseph CAPSEL 3 August 1761, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 40 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LEROUX died 20 January 1761 , Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENOIT and Etienne ROBERT 15 January 1770 , Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 48 years old.

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.