Ancestor is complete! flag male ancestor  Antoine  BENOIT

  (b. 30 January 1762 Saint-Ours, Canada   d. 7 May 1834 Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )  

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Antoine BENOIT was born 30 January 1762 in Saint-Ours, Canada

Antoine BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT   and   Anne Helene GIROUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT (maternal)  François GIROUARD and Anne BOURGEOIS

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Antoine  married  Marie-Catherine NAULT 29 September 1783 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine NAULT  was born 12 January 1762 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault).  Marie-Catherine died 8 November 1795 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Marie-Catherine was the child of René NAULT and Veronique MATHIEU.

Antoine  married  (2) Marguerite CHAPDELAINE 30 May 1796 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHAPDELAINE  was born 1 May 1777 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Marguerite died 22 May 1801 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Marguerite was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Louise PAYANT dite ST-ONGE.

Antoine  married  (3) Marie ST-MARTIN 13 February 1804 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie ST-MARTIN  was born 11 October 1780 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie was the child of Joseph ST-MARTIN and Marie-Antoinette DELBEC dite JOLY.

Antoine BENOIT died 7 May 1834 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Antoine BENOIT

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Antoine BENOIT married Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine NAULT-- Date: 29 September 1783  Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Catherine NAULT was the child of René NAULT and Veronique MATHIEU


Son prénom est Veronique au mariage. Une erreur du curé.

Children of Antoine BENOIT and Marie-Catherine NAULT:




Antoine BENOIT married flag female ancestor Marguerite CHAPDELAINE-- Date: 30 May 1796 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marguerite CHAPDELAINE was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Louise PAYANT dite ST-ONGE




Children of Antoine BENOIT and Marguerite CHAPDELAINE:




Antoine BENOIT married flag female ancestor Marie ST-MARTIN-- Date: 13 February 1804 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie ST-MARTIN was the child of Joseph ST-MARTIN and Marie-Antoinette DELBEC dite JOLY


Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, QC, Canada

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


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birth1762 Birth
30 January 1762
Saint-Ours, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BENOIT and Marie-Catherine NAULT 29 September 1783 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 21 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Marie Catherine BENOIT was born 24 November 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine was 22 years old.
1786 Birth of Child
Helene BENOIT was born March 23, 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine was 24 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 7 January 1792, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine was 29 years old.
1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine NAULT died 8 November 1795, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
marriage1796 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BENOIT and Marguerite CHAPDELAINE 30 May 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 34 years old.
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite CHAPDELAINE died 22 May 1801, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
marriage1803 Marriage of Child
Marie Catherine BENOIT married 12 September 1803, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis LACROIX dit QUEVILLON
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BENOIT and Marie ST-MARTIN 13 February 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 42 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Augustin BENOIT was born 6 September 1812, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine was 50 years old.
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
1820 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste BENOIT was born 25 February 1820, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine was 58 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Hyppolite BENOIT married 25 January 1831, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Geneviève PERRON
death1834 Death
7 May 1834
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 11/13/2022 7:39:46 AM

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