Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS)

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11 December 1759 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1832 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE Elisabeth LACOSTE

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Born: 11 December 1759 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE

Mother: Elisabeth LACOSTE

Maternal grandparents: André LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC , Elisabeth-Barbe DURAND

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Marie-Elisabeth married Paul BENOIT 11 May 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Paul BENOIT was born 23 August 1767 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Paul died 29 March 1831 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Paul was the child of Geoffroi BENOIT and Madeleine BABIN.

Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) died 21 August 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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.

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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Paul BENOIT
Marriage date: 11 May 1778
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Paul BENOIT was the child of Geoffroi BENOIT and Madeleine BABIN

Children of Paul BENOIT and Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS)

Charlotte BENOIT

Born: 15 October 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 August 1831, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Charles-Jacques TRUDEAU 19 January 1801 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT

Born: 22 April 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 29 June 1873, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Married: Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE 22 February 1813 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Jacques BENOIT

Born: 8 October 1796, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 15 November 1870, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS 3 August 1818 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1759
11 December 1759
Chambly, Canada, New France

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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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) and Paul BENOIT 11 May 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Charlotte BENOIT was born 15 October 1782, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Elisabeth was 22 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 Birth of Child
François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT was born 22 April 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 31 years old.

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

1796 Birth of Child
Jacques BENOIT was born 8 October 1796, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 36 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BENOIT married 19 January 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Charles-Jacques TRUDEAU

1813 Marriage of Child
François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT married 22 February 1813, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Jacques BENOIT married 3 August 1818, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England