Benjamin LEBEL

(b. 17 May 1739 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1791 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Benjamin LEBEL was born 17 May 1739 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Benjamin LEBEL was the child of Joseph LEBEL and Helene PARADIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD (maternal) Guillaume PARADIS and Jeanne HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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

Benjamin married Marguerite PHOCAS dite RAYMOND 19 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PHOCAS dite RAYMOND was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 10 November 1791 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Marie-Josephe DUBE.

Benjamin LEBEL died 21 December 1791 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Phocas Marguerite

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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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Benjamin LEBEL married

Marguerite PHOCAS dite RAYMOND-- Date: 19 January 1768 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PHOCAS dite RAYMOND was the child of Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Marie-Josephe DUBE

Children of Benjamin LEBEL and Marguerite PHOCAS dite RAYMOND:

Marie-Thecle LEBEL (b.26 December 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph D'ANJOU 3 October 1803 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1739 Birth
17 May 1739
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin LEBEL and Marguerite PHOCAS dite RAYMOND 19 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 28 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle LEBEL was born 26 December 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Benjamin was 37 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)