Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

Born

15 February 1762 , Deschambault, Canada

Died

19 February 1829 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

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Born: 15 February 1762 in Deschambault, Canada

Parents of Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

Father

Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU

Mother

Madeleine-Angélique PERRAULT

Grandparents of Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU Marie HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jacques PERRAULT Marie-Madeleine PAQUIN

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

Marie-Madeleine married Pierre BENOIT 26 February 1781 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre BENOIT was born abt. 1759 in Province of Massachusetts Bay. Pierre died 31 October 1816 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD.

Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU died 19 February 1829 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU married

Pierre BENOIT
Marriage date: 26 February 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD

Children of Pierre BENOIT and Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

Michel BENOIT

Born: 25 April 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1853, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth THORN 9 February 1807 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Francois BENOIT

Born: 9 April 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève JACOB 10 November 1813 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise BOISVERT 18 May 1850 Place: Berthierville, Canada East

Joseph-Theodime BENOIT

Born: 13 March 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique DAIGLE 24 September 1810 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite BENOIT

Born: 31 December 1793, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 17 April 1862, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 28 September 1812 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marie-Victoire BENOIT

Born: 12 March 1802, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX 19 June 1820 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1762
15 February 1762
Deschambault, Canada

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU and Pierre BENOIT 26 February 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Michel BENOIT was born 25 April 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Francois BENOIT was born 9 April 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT was born 13 March 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Madeleine was 28 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BENOIT was born 31 December 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Madeleine was 31 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BENOIT was born 12 March 1802, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Madeleine was 40 years old.

1807 Marriage of Child
Michel BENOIT married 9 February 1807, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Elisabeth THORN

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT married 24 September 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Angélique DAIGLE

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BENOIT married 28 September 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1813 Marriage of Child
Francois BENOIT married 10 November 1813, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Geneviève JACOB

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BENOIT died 31 October 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.

1818 Death of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT died 4 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Madeleine was 56 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire BENOIT married 19 June 1820, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Michel PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX

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

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 — 1829
19 February 1829
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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