Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born

28 September 1755 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

2 October 1830 , Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

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Born: 28 September 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Parents of Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Father

Francois BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Mother

Marie-Anne JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Grandparents of Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Paternal grandparents

François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas JANOT dit LACHAPELLE Anne SENET

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

Michel married Archange GAGNÉ 10 January 1785 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Archange GAGNÉ was born 7 December 1758 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Archange died 21 March 1804 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Archange was the child of Honore-Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephte LAVIGNE dite BRODEUR.

Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 2 October 1830 in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Archange GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 10 January 1785
Marriage place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Archange GAGNÉ was the child of Honore-Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephte LAVIGNE dite BRODEUR

Children of Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Archange GAGNÉ

Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne GREGOIRE 25 November 1822 Place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada

François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DUQUET 6 October 1823 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1755
28 September 1755
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Archange GAGNÉ 10 January 1785 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 29 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)