Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born

14 November 1767 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 January 1830 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Vincent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS Angélique ADAM dite LARAMÉE

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Born: 14 November 1767 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Vincent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Mother: Angélique ADAM dite LARAMÉE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS , Marie-Josephte EMARD dite POITEVIN

Maternal grandparents: François ADAM dit LARAMÉE , Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ

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Toussaint married Marie-Anne LUSSIER 10 August 1795 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LUSSIER was born 8 October 1774 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 15 February 1840 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne was the child of Etienne LUSSIER and Josephte BOURDON.

Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 26 January 1830 in Longueuil, 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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Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Marie-Anne LUSSIER
Marriage date: 10 August 1795
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne LUSSIER was the child of Etienne LUSSIER and Josephte BOURDON

Children of Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne LUSSIER

Theotiste BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Clement LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC 24 April 1826 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1767
14 November 1767
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne LUSSIER 10 August 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

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

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.

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Theotiste BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS married 24 April 1826, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Clement LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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