HELP! flag male ancestor  Pierre  BENOIT dit LAFOREST

  (b. 17 May 1709 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 6 August 1752 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )  

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Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 17 May 1709 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST   and   Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDON (maternal)  Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL

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Pierre  married  Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE) 02 November 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE)  was born 22 March 1706 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).  Marie-Josephe died 13 December 1775 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre BURELLE (BUREL) and Marie-Anne GENTES.

Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST died 6 August 1752 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Did You Know? 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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Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE)-- Date: 02 November 1737  Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE) was the child of Pierre BURELLE (BUREL) and Marie-Anne GENTES




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birth1709 Birth
17 May 1709
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1737 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Josephe BUREL (BURELLE) 02 November 1737 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 28 years old.
1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT was born 11 May 1743, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre was 34 years old.
1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 19 March 1746, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre was 36 years old.
death1752 Death
6 August 1752
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He died at the age of 43.
Added: - Updated: 2/14/2015 7:12:08 PM

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