Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL

Born

11 September 1741 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

12 November 1829 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL Marguerite MARCOTTE

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Born: 11 September 1741 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL

Mother: Marguerite MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL , Marie DIONNE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE , Marie PAQUIN

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Marguerite married Jean-François GIGNAC 19 October 1760 in Deschambault, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François GIGNAC was born 22 February 1735 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Jean-François died 5 June 1808 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Jean-François was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD.

Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL died 12 November 1829 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .

m. Gignac Jean-Francois

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Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL married

Jean-François GIGNAC
Marriage date: 19 October 1760
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada
Jean-François GIGNAC was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD

Children of Jean-François GIGNAC and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL

Marie GIGNAC

Born: 8 September 1761, Deschambault, Canada
Died: 27 April 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph MONTAMBAULT 8 May 1780 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1741
11 September 1741
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL and Jean-François GIGNAC 19 October 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie GIGNAC was born 8 September 1761, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marguerite was 20 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.

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.