Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC

(b. 12 November 1727 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. March 1784 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was born 12 November 1727 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was the child of Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Jean FERRÉ dit LACHAPELLE and Catherine LAIR

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 26 January 1747 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 25 November 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre-Antoine died 30 March 1784 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre-Antoine was the child of François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON.

Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC died March 1784 in Verchères, 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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Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC married

Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS-- Date: 26 January 1747 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON

Children of Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC:

Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS (b.9 March 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1818, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU 1 July 1771 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS (b.31 October 1762, Verchères, Canada d. 2 October 1833, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS 8 April 1782 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1727 Birth
12 November 1727
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC and Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 26 January 1747, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 19 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 9 March 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Birth of Child
François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 31 October 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married 1 July 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married 8 April 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS