Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL

(b. 26 March 1713 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1796 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL was born 26 March 1713 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST and Marthe POINTEL (maternal) Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Catherine IVORY (YVORY)

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

Catherine married René NAU (NAULT) 23 April 1731 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
René NAU (NAULT) was born abt. 1703 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). René died abt. 1751 René was the child of François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE.

Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL died 28 May 1796 in Deschambault, 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.

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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Family and Children of Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL

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Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL married

René NAU (NAULT)-- Date: 23 April 1731 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
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René NAU (NAULT) was the child of François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE

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Children of René NAU (NAULT) and Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL:

René NAULT (b.10 June 1732, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Veronique MATHIEU 20 August 1753 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-René NAULT (b.26 December 1735, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1815, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE 19 February 1765 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste-René NAULT (b.14 December 1737, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine MARCOTTE 18 February 1765 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Paul NAULT (b.24 October 1740, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1830, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS 25 January 1773 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Catherine NAULT (b.4 November 1742 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1819, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph PAQUIN 26 October 1767 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Madeleine NAULT (b.22 October 1744, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MONTAMBAULT dit LEVEILLE 23 February 1767 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Thérèse NAULT (b.12 March 1747, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1805, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Claude BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD 1 August 1774 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Angélique NAULT (b.23 April 1750 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1818, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. François-Marie MORIN 8 November 1773 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle NAULT (b.12 April 1753, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Alexis CADOT 17 October 1774 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Anne-Renee NAULT (b.8 November 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1784, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN 1 August 1774 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1713 Birth
26 March 1713
Deschambault, Canada, New France

Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL - 1713 Baptism Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Deschambault, QC, Canada

1713 Baptism Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Deschambault, QC, Canada

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL and René NAU (NAULT) 23 April 1731, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 18 years old.

Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL - 1731 Marriage Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Deschambault, QC, Canada

1731 Marriage Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Deschambault, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1732 Birth of Child
René NAULT was born 10 June 1732, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 19 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph-René NAULT was born 26 December 1735, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 22 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-René NAULT was born 14 December 1737, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Paul NAULT was born 24 October 1740, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Catherine NAULT was born 4 November 1742 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Madeleine NAULT was born 22 October 1744, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 31 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse NAULT was born 12 March 1747, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 33 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Angélique NAULT was born 23 April 1750 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle NAULT was born 12 April 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 40 years old.

1753 Marriage of Child
René NAULT married 20 August 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Veronique MATHIEU

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Renee NAULT was born 8 November 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 43 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-René NAULT married 18 February 1765, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Madeleine MARCOTTE

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph-René NAULT married 19 February 1765, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE

1767 Marriage of Child
Madeleine NAULT married 23 February 1767, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean-Baptiste MONTAMBAULT dit LEVEILLE

1767 Marriage of Child
Catherine NAULT married 26 October 1767, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Joseph PAQUIN

1773 Marriage of Child
Paul NAULT married 25 January 1773, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Angélique NAULT married 8 November 1773, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to François-Marie MORIN

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Renee NAULT married 1 August 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse NAULT married 1 August 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Claude BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle NAULT married 17 October 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Alexis CADOT

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Renee NAULT died 2 October 1784, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Catherine was 71 years old.

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

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

1796 Death
28 May 1796
Deschambault, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.

Added: 7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/2/2017 7:11:12 PM