Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

(b. 26 December 1747 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1776 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born 26 December 1747 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Jeanne ALLARD dite LABARRE (maternal) Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Etienne married Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR 7 January 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR was born 14 October 1745 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Cecile-Madeleine died 9 May 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Cecile-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Cecile CLOUTIER.

Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN died 8 October 1776 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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.

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)

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Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN married

Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR-- Date: 7 January 1766 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR was the child of Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Cecile CLOUTIER

Children of Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR:

Marguerite BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN (b.21 March 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1815, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie TOUGAS 1 February 1790 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1747 Birth
26 December 1747
Chambly, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR 7 January 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 18 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 21 March 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne was 23 years old.

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.