Pierre BENOIT

(b. abt. 1759 , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 31 October 1816 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BENOIT was born abt. 1759 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Pierre BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT (maternal) François GIROUARD and Anne BOURGEOIS

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Pierre married Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU 26 February 1781 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU was born 15 February 1762 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Madeleine died 19 February 1829 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Madeleine-Angélique PERRAULT.

Pierre BENOIT died 31 October 1816 in Saint-Ours, 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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Family and Children of Pierre BENOIT

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Pierre BENOIT married

Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU-- Date: 26 February 1781 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Madeleine-Angélique PERRAULT

Children of Pierre BENOIT and Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU:

Michel BENOIT (b.25 April 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1853, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth THORN 9 February 1807 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Francois BENOIT (b.9 April 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Geneviève JACOB 10 November 1813 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
m. Marie-Francoise BOISVERT 18 May 1850 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Theodime BENOIT (b.13 March 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique DAIGLE 24 September 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite BENOIT (b.31 December 1793, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 17 April 1862, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste PROULX 28 September 1812 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Victoire BENOIT (b.12 March 1802, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Michel PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX 19 June 1820 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1781 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BENOIT and Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU 26 February 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Michel BENOIT was born 25 April 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1788 Birth of Child
Francois BENOIT was born 9 April 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT was born 13 March 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BENOIT was born 31 December 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BENOIT was born 12 March 1802, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1807 Marriage of Child
Michel BENOIT married 9 February 1807, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Elisabeth THORN

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT married 24 September 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Angélique DAIGLE

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BENOIT married 28 September 1812, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1813 Marriage of Child
Francois BENOIT married 10 November 1813, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Geneviève JACOB

1816 Death
31 October 1816
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state