Benoni-Basile PILON

Born

13 February 1821 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Died

22 May 1871 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Benoni-Basile married Seraphine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 16 February 1852 in Lanoraie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Seraphine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 21 August 1829 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . Seraphine died 16 December 1874 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada . Seraphine was the child of Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Angélique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE .

Parents & Family of Benoni-Basile PILON

Parents of Benoni-Basile PILON

Father

Jean-Baptiste PILON

Mother

Françoise HÉNAULT dite DELORME

Grandparents of Benoni-Basile PILON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph PILON Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste HÉNAULT dit DELORME Marie-Elisabeth PAGÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benoni-Basile PILON

Benoni-Basile PILON married

Seraphine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 16 February 1852
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada East
Seraphine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Angélique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Benoni-Basile PILON and Seraphine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Alphonsine PILON

Born: 29 October 1852, Lanoraie, Canada East
Died: 28 January 1932, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Delphis (Dolphis) PILON

Born: 30 September 1864, Lanoraie, Canada East
Died: ,

Alexandrina PILON

Born: 23 September 1868, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1821
13 February 1821
Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852 Marriage / Partner
Benoni-Basile PILON and Seraphine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 16 February 1852, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 31 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Alphonsine PILON was born 29 October 1852, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Benoni-Basile was 31 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Delphis (Dolphis) PILON was born 30 September 1864, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Benoni-Basile was 43 years old.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Alexandrina PILON was born 23 September 1868, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Benoni-Basile was 47 years old.