Joseph BENOIT

Born

Died

3 April 1816 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Archange MARCOUX 6 August 1789 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Archange MARCOUX was born 15 November 1772 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Archange was the child of Joseph-Marie MARCOUX and Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE .

Parents & Family of Joseph BENOIT

Parents of Joseph BENOIT

Father

Pierre BENOIT

Mother

Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE

Grandparents of Joseph BENOIT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BENOIT Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHICOINE Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

m. Marcoux Marie-Archange

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BENOIT

Joseph BENOIT married

Marie-Archange MARCOUX
Marriage date: 6 August 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Archange MARCOUX was the child of Joseph-Marie MARCOUX and Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Joseph BENOIT and Marie-Archange MARCOUX

François BENOIT

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Cecile LAMOUREUX 27 October 1812 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1762
9 June 1762
Saint-Ours, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BENOIT and Marie-Archange MARCOUX 6 August 1789, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 27 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1812 Marriage of Child
François BENOIT married 27 October 1812, La Présentation, Lower Canada to Marie-Cecile LAMOUREUX