Benjamin DIONNE

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abt. 1743 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

6 July 1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DIONNE Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD

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Born: abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste DIONNE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: Jean DIONNE , Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MICHAUD , Madeleine CADIEUX

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Benjamin married Marie-Judith DUBE 3 August 1772 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith DUBE was born 5 November 1749 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Judith died 16 August 1818 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Judith was the child of Augustin DUBE and Marie-Judith CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Benjamin DIONNE died 6 July 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

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Benjamin DIONNE married

Marie-Judith DUBE
Marriage date: 3 August 1772
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Judith DUBE was the child of Augustin DUBE and Marie-Judith CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Benjamin DIONNE and Marie-Judith DUBE

Judith DIONNE

Born: 16 June 1774, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 February 1839, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER 11 October 1790 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin DIONNE and Marie-Judith DUBE 3 August 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1774 Birth of Child
Judith DIONNE was born 16 June 1774, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Judith DIONNE married 11 October 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER

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)