HELP! flag male ancestor  Benoni  SALVAIL

  (b. 29 April 1802 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 1 July 1876 Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada )  

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Benoni SALVAIL was born 29 April 1802 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Benoni SALVAIL was the child of Joseph SALVAIL   and   Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX (maternal)  Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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

Benoni  married  Suzanne HUS COURNOYER 7 February 1832 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children. Suzanne HUS COURNOYER  was born 26 January 1813 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Suzanne was the child of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Veronique TESSIER.

Benoni  married  (2) Louise MATHIEU 28 July 1846 in Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Louise MATHIEU  was born 22 September 1814 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Louise died 9 October 1852 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime).  Louise was the child of Michel MATHIEU and Judith BENOIT.

Benoni  married  (3) Genevieve MONGEAU 1 August 1854 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  Genevieve MONGEAU  was born 3 June 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Genevieve died 12 November 1887 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime).  Genevieve was the child of François MONGEAU and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD.

Benoni SALVAIL died 1 July 1876 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Benoni appear below.

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.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Benoni SALVAIL

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Benoni SALVAIL married flag female ancestor Suzanne HUS COURNOYER-- Date: 7 February 1832 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Suzanne HUS COURNOYER was the child of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Veronique TESSIER




Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec


Children of Benoni SALVAIL and Suzanne HUS COURNOYER:

flag male ancestor Bruno SALVAIL (b.4 September 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Paul SALVAIL (b.8 October 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Noel SALVAIL (b.24 December 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Narcisse SALVAIL (b.15 January 1841, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada   d. , )




Benoni SALVAIL married flag female ancestor Louise MATHIEU-- Date: 28 July 1846 Place: Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada
Louise MATHIEU was the child of Michel MATHIEU and Judith BENOIT




Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec


Children of Benoni SALVAIL and Louise MATHIEU:

flag baby girl ancestor Celina SALVAIL (b.12 July 1847, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada   d. 26 July 1847, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada )

flag baby boy ancestor Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL (b.30 August 1849, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada   d. 11 October 1849, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada )

flag boy ancestor Zotique SALVAIL (b.August 1851, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 1 February 1855, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada )




Benoni SALVAIL married flag female ancestor Genevieve MONGEAU-- Date: 1 August 1854 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Genevieve MONGEAU was the child of François MONGEAU and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD




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Children of Benoni SALVAIL and Genevieve MONGEAU:

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birth1802 Birth
29 April 1802
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1832 Marriage / Partner
Benoni SALVAIL and Suzanne HUS COURNOYER 7 February 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 29 years old.
1834 Birth of Child
Bruno SALVAIL was born 4 September 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 32 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Paul SALVAIL was born 8 October 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 34 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Birth of Child
Noel SALVAIL was born 24 December 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Benoni was 36 years old.
1841 Birth of Child
Narcisse SALVAIL was born 15 January 1841, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 38 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1846 Marriage / Partner
Benoni SALVAIL and Louise MATHIEU 28 July 1846, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

He was 44 years old.
1847 Birth of Child
Celina SALVAIL was born 12 July 1847, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 45 years old.
1849 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL was born 30 August 1849, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 47 years old.
1851 Birth of Child
Zotique SALVAIL was born August 1851, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Benoni was 49 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise MATHIEU died 9 October 1852, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1854 Marriage / Partner
Benoni SALVAIL and Genevieve MONGEAU 1 August 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 52 years old.
1855 Death of Child
Zotique SALVAIL died 1 February 1855, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Benoni was 52 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1876 Death
1 July 1876
Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/23/2021 7:25:31 AM

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