Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

(b. 14 August 1740 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 14 August 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Jeanne CAMPEAU (maternal) Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Madeleine DUPRÉ

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Joseph married Elisabeth LACOSTE 11 January 1762 in Chambly, Canada . Elisabeth LACOSTE was born 11 July 1744 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth died 20 November 1825 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Elisabeth was the child of André LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Elisabeth-Barbe DURAND.

Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 29 May 1777 in Chambly, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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

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Elisabeth LACOSTE-- Date: 11 January 1762 Place: Chambly, Canada
Elisabeth LACOSTE was the child of André LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Elisabeth-Barbe DURAND

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1740 Birth
14 August 1740
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Elisabeth LACOSTE 11 January 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 21 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.