François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

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abt. 1790 , Québec Province, Canada

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Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS Archange GAGNÉ

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Born: abt. 1790 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Mother: Archange GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Francois BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS , Marie-Anne JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Maternal grandparents: Honore-Joseph GAGNÉ , Marie-Josephte LAVIGNE dite BRODEUR

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François married Marguerite DUQUET 6 October 1823 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marguerite DUQUET was born 12 July 1806 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 10 July 1884 in Essex, Tillbury, Ontario, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

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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François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Marguerite DUQUET
Marriage date: 6 October 1823
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite DUQUET was the child of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Marriage notes:

Name: Marguerite Duquet

[Marg Duquet]

Spouse: Francois Benoit

[Franc Benoit]

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year: 1823

Marriage Location: La Prairie, Québec (Quebec)

Place of Worship or Institution: Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie-de-la-Madeleine

Date: 6 Oct 1823

Children:

Marguerite Benoit dit Livernois 1824 –

Théotiste Livernois 1825 –

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1823 Marriage / Partner
François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marguerite DUQUET 6 October 1823, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)