Geneviève BENOIT

Born

29 June 1701 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

14 November 1770 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL Marie DIONNE

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Born: 29 June 1701 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL

Mother: Marie DIONNE

Paternal grandparents: Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST , Marthe POINTEL

Maternal grandparents: Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY , Catherine IVORY (YVORY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste PERRON 30 October 1724 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jean-Baptiste PERRON was born 10 April 1700 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 23 September 1742 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean PERRON dit SUIRE and Anne GODIN.

Geneviève BENOIT died 14 November 1770 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Geneviève BENOIT

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Geneviève BENOIT married

Jean-Baptiste PERRON
Marriage date: 30 October 1724
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PERRON was the child of Jean PERRON dit SUIRE and Anne GODIN

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Children of Jean-Baptiste PERRON and Geneviève BENOIT

Jean-Baptiste PERRON

Born: 12 August 1725, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 27 November 1792, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Judith GAUTHIER 26 November 1753 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte PERRON

Born: 24 April 1727, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 30 May 1728, , Québec Province, Canada

Joseph-Marie PERRON

Born: 19 October 1728, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte PERRON

Born: 31 May 1730, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1805, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GAUTHIER 20 October 1749 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph PERRON

Born: 9 March 1732, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 5 October 1816, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe PAQUIN 6 November 1753 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Married: Monique MATHIEU 11 January 1762 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Married: Madeleine GIROUX 6 February 1769 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Genevieve PERRON

Born: 14 April 1734, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 1 October 1755, , Québec Province, Canada

Paul PERRON

Born: 22 February 1736, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Antoine PERRON

Born: 22 August 1736, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: August 1736, , Québec Province, Canada

Augustin PERRON

Born: 22 August 1737, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 24 August 1737, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Pierre PERRON

Born: 22 August 1737, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 30 August 1737, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Antoine PERRON

Born: 9 September 1738, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1768, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Josephe BENOIT dite ABEL 10 November 1766 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Francois-Xavier PERRON

Born: 1 June 1740, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1741, Deschambault, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1701
29 June 1701
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BENOIT and Jean-Baptiste PERRON 30 October 1724, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 23 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRON was born 12 August 1725, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Josephte PERRON was born 24 April 1727, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 25 years old.

1728 Death of Child
Josephte PERRON died 30 May 1728, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie PERRON was born 19 October 1728, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 27 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PERRON was born 31 May 1730, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph PERRON was born 9 March 1732, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Genevieve PERRON was born 14 April 1734, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 32 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Paul PERRON was born 22 February 1736, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 34 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Antoine PERRON was born 22 August 1736, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Augustin PERRON was born 22 August 1737, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 36 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Pierre PERRON was born 22 August 1737, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 36 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Antoine PERRON was born 9 September 1738, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier PERRON was born 1 June 1740, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1741 Death of Child
Francois-Xavier PERRON died 3 April 1741, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

1742 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste PERRON died 23 September 1742, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PERRON married 20 October 1749, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Pierre GAUTHIER

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph PERRON married 6 November 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Josephe PAQUIN

1753 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRON married 26 November 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Judith GAUTHIER

1755 Death of Child
Genevieve PERRON died 1 October 1755, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Geneviève was 54 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Joseph PERRON married 11 January 1762, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Monique MATHIEU

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Antoine PERRON married 10 November 1766, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Josephe BENOIT dite ABEL

1768 Death of Child
Antoine PERRON died 3 March 1768, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève was 66 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph PERRON married 6 February 1769, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Madeleine GIROUX

Death — 1770
14 November 1770
Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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