Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

(b. 25 September 1715 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1778 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST was born 25 September 1715 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Joseph 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 22 February 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Claude PROULX and Marie-Anne BIBEAU.

Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST died 22 February 1778 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST

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Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST married

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

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Children of Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Madeleine PROULX:

Louis BENOIT dit LAFOREST (b.23 February 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Madeleine BENOIT dite LAFOREST (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LAFOREST (b.6 January 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST (b.15 August 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1834, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Germaine VAILLANT 24 November 1794 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève BENOIT dite LAFOREST (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada )

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1715 Birth
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.