Françoise LÉTOURNEAU

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30 August 1759 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

22 September 1832 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

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Born: 30 August 1759 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU

Mother: Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Paternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Hélène PAQUET

Maternal grandparents: Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT , Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Françoise married Jean Baptiste BENOIT 9 October 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean Baptiste BENOIT was born abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean Baptiste died 2 October 1830 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Jean Baptiste was the child of Geoffroi BENOIT and Madeleine BABIN.

Françoise LÉTOURNEAU died 22 September 1832 in Saint-Luc, 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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Françoise LÉTOURNEAU married

Jean Baptiste BENOIT
Marriage date: 9 October 1775
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste BENOIT was the child of Geoffroi BENOIT and Madeleine BABIN

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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Birth — 1759
30 August 1759
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

She was 16 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.

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

Françoise was 21 years old.

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)

Françoise was 34 years old.

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)