Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Born

21 March 1674 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

15 June 1721 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE)Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

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Born: 21 March 1674 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE)

Mother: Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

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Marguerite married Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN 25 October 1689 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 27 December 1662 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph died 16 February 1735 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Joseph was the child of René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT.

Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE died 15 June 1721 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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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
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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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Spouse & Children of Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

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Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE married

Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN
Marriage date: 25 October 1689
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was the child of René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT

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Children of Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Marie-Josèphe BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN

Born: abt. 1690, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 June 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Gilles PAPIN 18 August 1715 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN

Born: 17 June 1696, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 November 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT 11 April 1717 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN

Born: 19 November 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie FAVREAU 27 July 1722 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste BÉNARD

Born: 1 March 1701, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte GERVAIS 10 September 1736 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Françoise BÉNARD

Born: 14 March 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marien HUET dit DULUDE 4 August 1726 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François BÉNARD

Born: 30 March 1703, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Anne BÉNARD

Born: 3 August 1704, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1731, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Charlotte BÉNARD

Born: 16 April 1706, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Catherine BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN

Born: 28 May 1707, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1744, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Augustin BÉNARD

Born: 5 January 1710, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

André BÉNARD

Born: 30 November 1711, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Simon BÉNARD

Born: 26 January 1714, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1674
21 March 1674
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1689 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE and Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN 25 October 1689, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 15 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was born 17 June 1696, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 19 November 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BÉNARD was born 1 March 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Françoise BÉNARD was born 14 March 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
François BÉNARD was born 30 March 1703, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BÉNARD was born 3 August 1704, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Charlotte BÉNARD was born 16 April 1706, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Catherine BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was born 28 May 1707, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Augustin BÉNARD was born 5 January 1710, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
André BÉNARD was born 30 November 1711, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Simon BÉNARD was born 26 January 1714, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1715 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josèphe BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN married 18 August 1715 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Gilles PAPIN

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage of Child
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN married 11 April 1717, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard