flag male ancestor  Amable  BENOIT

  (b. 16 August 1738 Verchères, Canada, New France   d. 17 March 1797 Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Amable BENOIT was born 16 August 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Amable BENOIT was the child of François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS   and   Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON (maternal)  Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES

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Amable  married  Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR 15 January 1759 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR  was born 24 August 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).  Catherine died 22 November 1780 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Catherine was the child of Joseph BÉÏQUE and Marie-Catherine MASSON.

Amable BENOIT died 17 March 1797 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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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.

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birth1738 Birth
16 August 1738
Verchères, Canada, New France
marriage1759 Marriage / Partner
Amable BENOIT and Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR 15 January 1759, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BENOIT was born 29 October 1759, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 21 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1767 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 18 April 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 28 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BENOIT married 5 July 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin DESRANLEAU
1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR died 22 November 1780, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1785 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte BENOIT died 30 December 1785, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 47 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married 4 July 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE
death1797 Death
17 March 1797
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 58.
Added: 5/31/2017 10:03:34 AM - Updated: 12/7/2020 1:38:34 PM

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