Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT

Born

11 May 1743 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

21 June 1823 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE)

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Born: 11 May 1743 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Mother: Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST , Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BURELLE (BUREL) , Marie-Anne GENTES

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Marie-Gabrielle married Joseph DUGUAY 20 October 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph DUGUAY was born 27 May 1737 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 11 October 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Françoise HOUDE.

Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT died 21 June 1823 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT

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Joseph DUGUAY
Marriage date: 20 October 1761
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Joseph DUGUAY was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Children of Joseph DUGUAY and Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT

Joseph DUGUAY

Born: 14 August 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe DUGUAY

Born: 27 September 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 June 1825, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Amable GAUDET 17 October 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste DUGUAY

Born: 31 December 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1838, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Cecile LEPITRE 3 March 1794 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Angelique DUGUAY

Born: 14 April 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1846, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Pierre MORIN 1788 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Francoise DUGUAY

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE 25 August 1795 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine DUGUAY

Born: 9 May 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 February 1861, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Rosalie CHASSE 21 April 1801 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1743
11 May 1743
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT and Joseph DUGUAY 20 October 1761 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph DUGUAY was born 14 August 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Gabrielle was 19 years old.

1763 - 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUGUAY was born 27 September 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Gabrielle was 20 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUGUAY was born 31 December 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Gabrielle was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Angelique DUGUAY was born 14 April 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Gabrielle was 25 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Antoine DUGUAY was born 9 May 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Gabrielle was 35 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUGUAY married 17 October 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Amable GAUDET

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUGUAY married 3 March 1794, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Cecile LEPITRE

1795 Marriage of Child
Francoise DUGUAY married 25 August 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Antoine DUGUAY married 21 April 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Rosalie CHASSE