Jean Baptiste BENOIT

Born

abt. 1748 , Acadia, Canada

Died

2 October 1830 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Geoffroi BENOIT Madeleine BABIN

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Born: abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Geoffroi BENOIT

Mother: Madeleine BABIN

Paternal grandparents: Claude BENOIT , Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BABIN , Madeleine BOURG

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean Baptiste married Françoise LÉTOURNEAU 9 October 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was born 30 August 1759 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Françoise died 22 September 1832 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX.

Jean Baptiste BENOIT died 2 October 1830 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 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.

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Jean Baptiste BENOIT married

Françoise LÉTOURNEAU
Marriage date: 9 October 1775
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Children of Jean Baptiste BENOIT and Françoise LÉTOURNEAU

Elisabeth BENOIT

Born: 12 April 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 November 1801, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Louis BOUCHER 23 September 1799 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre BENOIT

Born: 30 May 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 30 August 1854, Saint-Luc, Canada East

Married: Angélique MAGNY 2 October 1815 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BENOIT and Françoise LÉTOURNEAU 9 October 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT was born 12 April 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre BENOIT was born 30 May 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1799 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT married 23 September 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean-Louis BOUCHER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)