Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Born

25 September 1715 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1778 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Marie-Madeleine PROULX 11 January 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was born 4 November 1716 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Marie-Madeleine died 22 February 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Claude PROULX and Marie-Anne BIBEAU .

Parents & Family of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Parents of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Father

Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Mother

Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE

Grandparents of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST Marie-Anne GUÉDON

Maternal grandparents

Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST married

Marie-Madeleine PROULX
Marriage date: 11 January 1741
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was the child of Claude PROULX and Marie-Anne BIBEAU

Marriage notes:

Saint-Antoine-de-Padou

Children of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Madeleine PROULX

Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Born: 23 February 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 11 June 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine BENOIT dite LAFOREST

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LAFOREST

Born: 6 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 10 February 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

Born: 15 August 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 6 July 1834, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Germaine VAILLANT 24 November 1794 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Geneviève BENOIT dite LAFOREST

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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 — 1715
25 September 1715
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Madeleine PROULX 11 January 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 23 February 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LAFOREST was born 6 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 15 August 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 37 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 Death of Child
Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST died 11 June 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 52 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.