Louis BENOIT

(b. 2 August 1732 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1809 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Louis BENOIT was born 2 August 1732 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Louis BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephe GOYAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Françoise TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Guillaume GOYAU dit LAGARDE and Madeleine DANIAU (DANIA)

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

Louis married Francoise PATENAUDE 23 May 1757 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise PATENAUDE was born 19 January 1736 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Francoise died 19 June 1769 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Francoise was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE and Marie-Josephe DESAUTELS.

Louis BENOIT died 29 March 1809 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.

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Louis BENOIT married

Francoise PATENAUDE-- Date: 23 May 1757 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Francoise PATENAUDE was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE and Marie-Josephe DESAUTELS

Children of Louis BENOIT and Francoise PATENAUDE:

Archange BENOIT (b.24 January 1763, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 October 1825, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie VINCENT 6 November 1786 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1732 Birth
2 August 1732
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis BENOIT and Francoise PATENAUDE 23 May 1757, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 24 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Archange BENOIT was born 24 January 1763, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 30 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise PATENAUDE died 19 June 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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.