Firmin BENOIT

Born

6 January 1764 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 April 1818 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph BENOIT Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU

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Born: 6 January 1764 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph BENOIT

Mother: Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU

Paternal grandparents: Claude BENOIT , Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: René THIBODEAU , Anne Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Firmin married Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS 25 June 1787 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 4 July 1762 in Kamouraska, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Josephte PARADIS.

Firmin BENOIT died 14 April 1818 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

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Firmin BENOIT married

Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS
Marriage date: 25 June 1787
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Josephte PARADIS

Children of Firmin BENOIT and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

Judith BENOIT

Born: 13 September 1791, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel MATHIEU 31 July 1809 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1764
6 January 1764
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Firmin BENOIT and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS 25 June 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Judith BENOIT was born 13 September 1791, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Firmin was 27 years old.

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Judith BENOIT married 31 July 1809, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Michel MATHIEU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)