Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

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5 January 1747 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1788 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS Marie-Anne GAUDRY

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Born: 5 January 1747 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Mother: Marie-Anne GAUDRY

Paternal grandparents: Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS , Marie-Françoise TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques GAUDRY dit DANOIS , Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Jacques married Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD 22 February 1773 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD was born 6 December 1751 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite died 6 December 1787 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE.

Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 29 May 1788 in Chambly, 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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Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married

Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD
Marriage date: 22 February 1773
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD was the child of François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE

Children of Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD

Marguerite BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Born: 27 November 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 May 1820, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: François BOUCHER 24 February 1794 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1747
5 January 1747
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD 22 February 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born 27 November 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 26 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.