Marguerite BENOIT

(b. 27 December 1669 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1718 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite BENOIT was born 27 December 1669 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS 21 January 1686 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS was born abt. 1661 in France. Jean-Baptiste died 22 February 1740 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).

Marguerite BENOIT died 30 September 1718 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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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
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Marguerite BENOIT married

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS-- Date: 21 January 1686 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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groom's name: Jean Tournois
groom's birth date: 1662
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 24
bride's name: Margueritte Benoist
bride's birth date: 1668
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 18
marriage date: 21 Jan 1686
marriage place: St. Antoine De Longueuil, Chambly, Quebec
groom's father's name: Jean Tournois
groom's mother's name: Francoise Fougert
bride's father's name: Paul Benoist
bride's mother's name: Isabelle Gobinet
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01663-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-32 M-3

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jean Tournois and Margueritte Benoist, 21 Jan 1686; citing reference P-32 M-3, FHL microfilm 1031703.

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Children of Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS and Marguerite BENOIT:

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS (b.17 November 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Marthe TOURNOIS (b.21 September 1689, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Catherine TOURNOIS (b.26 April 1691, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1765, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. André GAUTHIER 11 August 1712 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Joseph DAVID 9 January 1733 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite TOURNOIS (b.6 November 1692, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Françoise TOURNOIS (b.31 March 1694, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE 5 January 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS (b.13 May 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph TOURNOIS (b.18 June 1697, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1728, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne MAISONNEUVE 30 July 1725 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie TOURNOIS (b.21 October 1699, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François MAISONNEUVE 8 November 1723 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Geneviève TOURNOIS (b.8 May 1702, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT 31 August 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine TOURNOIS (b.17 October 1704, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Michel LIMOGES dit AMAND 17 February 1727 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jeanne TOURNOIS (b.16 June 1709, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1761, Boucherville, Canada )
m. Charles MAISONNEUVE 20 August 1731 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
m. Michel-Daniel DELAUNAY 1 September 1749 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1669 Birth
27 December 1669
Montréal, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1686 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BENOIT and Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS 21 January 1686, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 16 years old.

1686 marriage

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1687 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS was born 17 November 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 17 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe TOURNOIS was born 21 September 1689, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Catherine TOURNOIS was born 26 April 1691, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Marguerite TOURNOIS was born 6 November 1692, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise TOURNOIS was born 31 March 1694, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS was born 13 May 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Joseph TOURNOIS was born 18 June 1697, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Marie TOURNOIS was born 21 October 1699, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Geneviève TOURNOIS was born 8 May 1702, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Madeleine TOURNOIS was born 17 October 1704, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jeanne TOURNOIS was born 16 June 1709, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1712 Marriage of Child
Catherine TOURNOIS married 11 August 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to André GAUTHIER

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France