Marie-Josephte BEAUDIN dite BENOIT

Born

16 February 1744 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Died

24 July 1813 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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Benoit BEAUDIN Marie-Madeleine GIRARD

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Born: 16 February 1744 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Father: Benoit BEAUDIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: François GIRARD , Antoinette LEMAY

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre GIROUX 23 November 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GIROUX was born 26 May 1742 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 7 September 1782 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre was the child of Noel GIROUX and Marie-Thérèse ROYER.

Marie-Josephte BEAUDIN dite BENOIT died 24 July 1813 in Trois-Rivières, 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.

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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Marie-Josephte BEAUDIN dite BENOIT married

Pierre GIROUX
Marriage date: 23 November 1767
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre GIROUX was the child of Noel GIROUX and Marie-Thérèse ROYER

Children of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Josephte BEAUDIN dite BENOIT

Josephte GIROUX

Born: 24 February 1770, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois ROUILLARD 20 October 1796 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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Birth — 1744
16 February 1744
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BEAUDIN dite BENOIT and Pierre GIROUX 23 November 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Josephte GIROUX was born 24 February 1770, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Josephte was 26 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.