Basile BENOIT

Born

2 March 1772 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 April 1810 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Basile married Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN 9 January 1792 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN was born 13 November 1769 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine died 2 November 1816 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD .

Parents & Family of Basile BENOIT

Parents of Basile BENOIT

Father

Joseph BENOIT

Mother

Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU

Grandparents of Basile BENOIT

Paternal grandparents

Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents

René THIBODEAU Anne Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Basile BENOIT

Basile BENOIT married

Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN
Marriage date: 9 January 1792
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN was the child of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Children of Basile BENOIT and Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN

Joseph BENOIT

Born: 13 October 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Modeste MARTIN 18 August 1822 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1772
2 March 1772
Yamachiche, 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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Basile BENOIT and Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN 9 January 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 19 years old.

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 13 October 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Basile was 30 years old.