Antoine
BENOIT
Born
13 May 1783
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
21 December 1864
,
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Canada East
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Born: 13 May 1783 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT
Mother:
Marie GUAY
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph BENOIT
, Madeleine-Catherine BURELLE (BUREL)
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Jacques GUAY
, Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Josephe GAUTHIER 20 August 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe GAUTHIER was born 29 January 1784 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephe died 3 July 1830 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Josephe was the child of Etienne GAUTHIER and Therese DUPUIS.
Antoine BENOIT died 21 December 1864 in Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Antoine BENOIT
Antoine BENOIT married 
Josephe GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 20 August 1804
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Josephe GAUTHIER was the child of Etienne GAUTHIER and Therese DUPUIS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Josephe GAUTHIERMarriage date: 20 August 1804
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Josephe GAUTHIER was the child of Etienne GAUTHIER and Therese DUPUIS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine BENOIT and Josephe GAUTHIER
Angelique BENOITBorn: 17 November 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Joseph-Louis CAYA 24 February 1835 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178313 May 1783
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1804 Marriage / PartnerAntoine BENOIT and Josephe GAUTHIER 20 August 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 21 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildAngelique BENOIT was born 17 November 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 33 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Death of Spouse/PartnerJosephe GAUTHIER died 3 July 1830, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1835 Marriage of ChildAngelique BENOIT married 24 February 1835, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Louis CAYA
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186421 December 1864
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.
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