Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Born

25 February 1770 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 September 1820 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Joseph-Amable married Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR 28 October 1793 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR was born 26 June 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josette was the child of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Parents of Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Father

Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Mother

Marie JOUBERT

Grandparents of Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Paternal grandparents

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

Maternal grandparents

Pierre JOUBERT Agathe JARRY dite HENRI

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN married

Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR
Marriage date: 28 October 1793
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR was the child of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

Children of Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR

Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Born: abt. 1800, , Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe CYR 21 February 1832 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph-Amable's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1770
25 February 1770
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR 28 October 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

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.