Firmin BENOIT

Born

19 October 1827 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

16 February 1900 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Dominique BENOIT Anne Nancy MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

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Born: 19 October 1827 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Dominique BENOIT

Mother: Anne Nancy MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph Firmin BENOIT , Elisabeth Isabelle LANDRY

Maternal grandparents: Michael Stephen MCGRATH (MCGRAW) , Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON

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Firmin married Marie Nathalie BASQUE 7 January 1852 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie Nathalie BASQUE was born 5 November 1832 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Nathalie died 24 July 1909 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Nathalie was the child of Fabien BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Julie DUGUAY (DUGUE).

Firmin BENOIT died 16 February 1900 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Firmin BENOIT married

Marie Nathalie BASQUE
Marriage date: 7 January 1852
Marriage place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Nathalie BASQUE was the child of Fabien BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Julie DUGUAY (DUGUE)

Children of Firmin BENOIT and Marie Nathalie BASQUE

Guillaume (William) BENOIT

Born: 13 May 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 17 April 1930, St-Irenee, New Brunswick, Canada

Julie BENOIT

Born: 22 September 1854, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 May 1917, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Olive BENOIT

Born: 31 October 1856, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 1 January 1928, Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Firmin BENOIT

Born: 24 October 1858, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 March 1931, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Isaie BENOIT

Born: 31 August 1860, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 22 April 1927, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Basilice COMEAU 17 October 1882 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Seraphin BENOIT

Born: 3 August 1862, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 25 March 1952, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Helene BENOIT

Born: 30 August 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 4 October 1944,

Anne Nancy BENOIT

Born: 9 September 1866, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 10 December 1945,

Marie Anne BENOIT

Born: 25 October 1868, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Charlotte BENOIT

Born: abt. 1870, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

François Xavier BENOIT

Born: 14 June 1872, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 16 September 1918, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Jacques (Jim) BENOIT

Born: 5 January 1875, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 2 July 1944, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1827
19 October 1827
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Baptism
21 October 1827 • parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie, New Brunswick
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Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
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Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Marriage / Partner
Firmin BENOIT and Marie Nathalie BASQUE 7 January 1852, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

He was 24 years old.

1853 Birth of Child
Guillaume (William) BENOIT was born 13 May 1853, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Firmin was 25 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
Julie BENOIT was born 22 September 1854, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Firmin was 26 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Olive BENOIT was born 31 October 1856, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada

Firmin was 29 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Firmin BENOIT was born 24 October 1858, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada

Firmin was 31 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Isaie BENOIT was born 31 August 1860, Saumarez, New Brunswick, Canada

Firmin was 32 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Seraphin BENOIT was born 3 August 1862, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Firmin was 34 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Helene BENOIT was born 30 August 1864, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Firmin was 36 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Anne Nancy BENOIT was born 9 September 1866, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Firmin was 38 years old.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.