Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN

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16 May 1741 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1828 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

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Born: 16 May 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Mother: Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN , Jeanne ALLARD dite LABARRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER , Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Marie married Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER 7 January 1761 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER was born abt. 1732 in France. Joseph died 20 March 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Marie married (2) Charles BOURASSA 10 August 1795 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Charles BOURASSA was born 20 June 1751 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Charles died 21 September 1809 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Charles was the child of Louis BOURASSA and Marie-Françoise BOUCHER.

Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN died 15 September 1828 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.

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 BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN married

Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1761
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER and Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN

Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS

Born: 26 October 1761, Chambly, Canada
Died: 9 July 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Francois CHARTIER 16 February 1784 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph DUPUIS

Born: 27 February 1768, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise BENOIT 28 September 1790 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephte DUPUIS (DUPUY)

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint DEMERS 6 July 1801 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN married

Charles BOURASSA
Marriage date: 10 August 1795
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Charles BOURASSA was the child of Louis BOURASSA and Marie-Françoise BOUCHER

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Birth — 1741
16 May 1741
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN and Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER 7 January 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS was born 26 October 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie was 20 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph DUPUIS was born 27 February 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS married 16 February 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Francois CHARTIER

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DUPUIS dit MONTPELLIER died 20 March 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUPUIS married 28 September 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Françoise BENOIT

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Child
Joseph DUPUIS died 30 May 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie was 50 years old.

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN and Charles BOURASSA 10 August 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 54 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DUPUIS (DUPUY) married 6 July 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Toussaint DEMERS

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles BOURASSA died 21 September 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS died 9 July 1824, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie was 83 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1828
15 September 1828
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 87.