Marie-Agathe CHICOINE

(b. 1 April 1732 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 February 1801 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Agathe CHICOINE was born 1 April 1732 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe CHICOINE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN (maternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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

Marie-Agathe married François BENOIT 15 February 1751 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François BENOIT was born 11 March 1709 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François died 3 October 1792 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). François was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE.

Marie-Agathe CHICOINE died 9 February 1801 in Chambly, 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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Marie-Agathe CHICOINE married

François BENOIT-- Date: 15 February 1751 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
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François BENOIT was the child of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE

Children of François BENOIT and Marie-Agathe CHICOINE:

François BENOIT (b.27 December 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne DECELLES 31 January 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT (b.22 September 1761, Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1816, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Catherine CHARAUX 11 February 1782 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
1 April 1732
Verchères, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe CHICOINE and François BENOIT 15 February 1751 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François BENOIT was born 27 December 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Agathe was 20 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BENOIT was born 22 September 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Agathe was 29 years old.

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.