Benjamin MICHAUD

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7 February 1734 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1815 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Pierre MICHAUD Anne-Angélique DUPERE

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Born: 7 February 1734 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MICHAUD

Mother: Anne-Angélique DUPERE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MICHAUD , Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Michel DUPERE dit LARIVIERE , Anne DANCOSSE

Benjamin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Benjamin married Marie-Regis MOREAU 20 June 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Regis MOREAU was born 13 September 1733 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Regis died 31 August 1793 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Marie-Regis was the child of Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU and Anne DIONNE.

Benjamin married (2) Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 10 August 1795 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 26 October 1744 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charlotte died 2 November 1807 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Charlotte was the child of Joachim LECLERC and Catherine SOUCY.

Benjamin married (3) Marie COTE 25 September 1809 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . Marie COTE was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 1 June 1817 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Marie was the child of Nicolas CÔTÉ and Marie-Claude LEVASSEUR.

Benjamin MICHAUD died 23 July 1815 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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 MICHAUD married

Marie-Regis MOREAU
Marriage date: 20 June 1757
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Regis MOREAU was the child of Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU and Anne DIONNE

Children of Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Regis MOREAU

Amable MICHAUD

Born: 10 January 1762, Kamouraska, Canada
Died: 14 June 1818, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 14 November 1785 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Theotiste MICHAUD

Born: 9 May 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1846, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS 16 January 1797 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Benjamin MICHAUD married

Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 10 August 1795
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Joachim LECLERC and Catherine SOUCY

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Benjamin MICHAUD married

Marie COTE
Marriage date: 25 September 1809
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Marie COTE was the child of Nicolas CÔTÉ and Marie-Claude LEVASSEUR

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Birth — 1734
7 February 1734
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Regis MOREAU 20 June 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Amable MICHAUD was born 10 January 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Benjamin was 27 years old.

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.

1773 Birth of Child
Theotiste MICHAUD was born 9 May 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Benjamin was 39 years old.

Revolutionary War
MICHAUD,Benjamin. Kamouraska. Deprived of commission as captain of militia
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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 of Child
Amable MICHAUD married 14 November 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Genevieve SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Regis MOREAU died 31 August 1793, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MICHAUD and Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 10 August 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 61 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Theotiste MICHAUD married 16 January 1797, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS

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

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 2 November 1807, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie COTE 25 September 1809, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 75 years old.

Death — 1815
23 July 1815
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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