flag male ancestor  Francois  BENOIT

  (b. 20 November 1782 Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 2 April 1861 Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East )  

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Francois BENOIT was born 20 November 1782 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT   and   Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD (maternal)  Charles DAIGLE and Josephte VINCENT

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Francois  married  Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 17 November 1800 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .  Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE  was born 23 November 1781 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Angélique was the child of Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER.

Francois BENOIT died 2 April 1861 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East.





m. Beaudreau Angelique


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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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Francois BENOIT married flag female ancestor Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE-- Date: 17 November 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was the child of Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER




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birth1782 Birth
20 November 1782
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1800 Marriage / Partner
Francois BENOIT and Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 17 November 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 18 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1861 Death
2 April 1861
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

He died at the age of 78.
Added: 8/16/2017 9:10:58 AM - Updated: 8/30/2019 10:53:10 AM

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