Françoise DAIGLE

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abt. 1738 , Acadia, Canada

Died

30 December 1813 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Charles DAIGLE Françoise DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1738 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Charles DAIGLE

Mother: Françoise DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Bernard DAIGRE (DAIGLE) , Marie Claire BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Jean Claude DOUCET , Françoise BLANCHARD

Françoise was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Françoise married François BENOIT 4 February 1761 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François BENOIT was born 13 May 1723 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). François died abt. 1770 in . François was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT.

Françoise married (2) Joseph BLANCHARD 19 November 1770 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BLANCHARD was born 25 May 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Joseph died 15 May 1804 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Joseph was the child of Guillaume BLANCHARD and Jeanne DUPUIS.

Françoise DAIGLE died 30 December 1813 in Saint-Ours, Lower 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.

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Françoise DAIGLE married

François BENOIT
Marriage date: 4 February 1761
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
François BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT

Children of François BENOIT and Françoise DAIGLE

Elisabeth BENOIT

Born: abt. 1761, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 August 1787, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Amable GAUDET 18 November 1782 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte BENOIT

Born: abt. 1764, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 May 1833, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Michel MATHIEU 13 October 1783 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marguerite BENOIT

Born: 21 September 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Françoise DAIGLE married

Joseph BLANCHARD
Marriage date: 19 November 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BLANCHARD was the child of Guillaume BLANCHARD and Jeanne DUPUIS

Children of Joseph BLANCHARD and Françoise DAIGLE

Francoise BLANCHARD

Born: 2 November 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR 26 September 1796 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Genevieve BLANCHARD

Born: 19 October 1773, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1814, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS 15 October 1792 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DAIGLE and François BENOIT 4 February 1761 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marguerite BENOIT was born 21 September 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1770 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DAIGLE and Joseph BLANCHARD 19 November 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1771 Birth of Child
Francoise BLANCHARD was born 2 November 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLANCHARD was born 19 October 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT married 18 November 1782, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Amable GAUDET

1783 Marriage of Child
Josephte BENOIT married 13 October 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Michel MATHIEU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT died 21 August 1787, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BLANCHARD married 15 October 1792, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Francoise BLANCHARD married 26 September 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR

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

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BLANCHARD died 15 May 1804, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Death — 1813
30 December 1813
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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