Toussaint BENOIT

Born

8 November 1706 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

30 November 1766 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Toussaint BENOIT

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Born: 8 November 1706 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Parents of Toussaint BENOIT

Father

Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Mother

Marie-Françoise TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Grandparents of Toussaint BENOIT

Paternal grandparents

Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET

Maternal grandparents

Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU

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

Toussaint married Marie ACHIM 30 December 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie ACHIM was born 12 November 1711 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marie died 11 April 1756 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marie was the child of Etienne ACHIM dit ST-ANDRÉ and Marie MARCIL (MARSIL).

Toussaint married (2) Marie CHATEL 23 August 1756 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marie CHATEL was born 21 May 1692 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Marie was the child of Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Geneviève LARUE.

Toussaint BENOIT died 30 November 1766 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Toussaint BENOIT

Toussaint BENOIT married

Marie ACHIM
Marriage date: 30 December 1731
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie ACHIM was the child of Etienne ACHIM dit ST-ANDRÉ and Marie MARCIL (MARSIL)

Children of Toussaint BENOIT and Marie ACHIM

Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born: 12 June 1733, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1801, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Reine-Ange GERVAIS 18 February 1754 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France

Pierre BENOIT

Born: abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GELINEAU 23 January 1758 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Toussaint BENOIT married

Marie CHATEL
Marriage date: 23 August 1756
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie CHATEL was the child of Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Geneviève LARUE

Children of Toussaint BENOIT and Marie CHATEL

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1706
8 November 1706
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint BENOIT and Marie ACHIM 30 December 1731, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 25 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 12 June 1733, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Toussaint was 26 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married 18 February 1754, Longueuil, Canada, New France to Reine-Ange GERVAIS

1756 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint BENOIT and Marie CHATEL 23 August 1756, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 49 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie ACHIM died 11 April 1756, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1758 Marriage of Child
Pierre BENOIT married 23 January 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France to Marie-Louise GELINEAU

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.

Death — 1766
30 November 1766
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 60.

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