Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE

Born

14 January 1637 , Fontaine-Chalendray, Charente-Maritime, France

Died

abt. 1691 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Cause of Death: Captured by Iroquois

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Born: 14 January 1637 in Fontaine-Chalendray, Charente-Maritime, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Étienne was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
Learn more: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France

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Étienne married Nicole CHANDOISEAU 7 October 1670 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Nicole CHANDOISEAU was born abt. 1648 in Paris, France. Nicole died 3 November 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE died abt. 1691 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .

son of Pierre Benoit and Jeanne Bouffard

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Recorded occupation: Carignan-Salières soldier - Contrecoeur Company

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)

Spouse & Children of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE

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Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE married

Nicole CHANDOISEAU
Marriage date: 7 October 1670
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Etienne Benoit and Nicole Chandoisraux

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU

Elisabeth BENOIT

Born: 20 March 1672, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie BENOIT

Born: 9 February 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie BENOIT

Born: 23 August 1676, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 28 March 1725, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste HERVE dit LALIBERTÉ 21 November 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Barbe BENOIT

Born: 6 April 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 21 April 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

François BENOIT

Born: 2 May 1679, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 24 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Geneviève BENOIT

Born: 14 January 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE 7 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT

Born: 3 July 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET 4 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Nicolas BENOIT

Born: 21 July 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 23 March 1726, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 9 December 1711 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre BENOIT

Born: 12 October 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 22 October 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Joseph BENOIT

Born: 29 November 1691, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 15 May 1692, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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Birth — 1637
14 January 1637
Fontaine-Chalendray, Charente-Maritime, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1665
Benoît, Étienne (La Jeunesse) *aka Benoîst
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Marriage / Partner
Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU 7 October 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who married Filles du Roi)
Benoît, Étienne, dit La Jeunesse, m. Nicole Chandoiseau, 07 Oct. 1670
Soldier, Company: Contrecoeur

La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1672 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT was born 20 March 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Étienne was 35 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Marie BENOIT was born 9 February 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Étienne was 37 years old.

1674 Death of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT died 15 September 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Étienne was 37 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Marie BENOIT was born 23 August 1676, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 39 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Barbe BENOIT was born 6 April 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 41 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
François BENOIT was born 2 May 1679, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Ville de Montreal
Etienne Benoist, 46
Nicolle Chantoiseau, sa femme, 33
enfants:
Marie, 5
Francois, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Geneviève BENOIT was born 14 January 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 45 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT was born 3 July 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 47 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Nicolas BENOIT was born 21 July 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 50 years old.

1687 Death of Child
François BENOIT died 24 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 50 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Pierre BENOIT was born 12 October 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 52 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 29 November 1691, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Étienne was 54 years old.

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