Marie-Françoise BENOIT

(b. 17 May 1682 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1770 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise BENOIT was born 17 May 1682 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BENOIT was the child of Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDON

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

Marie-Françoise married Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 24 January 1701 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 4 February 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre died 18 January 1750 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Jeanne PEPIN.

Marie-Françoise BENOIT died 24 November 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

Alternate death date 18 January 1759

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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-Françoise BENOIT married

Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE-- Date: 24 January 1701 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Jeanne PEPIN

Children of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT:

Pierre HEROUX (b.31 January 1702, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Angelique CARBONNEAU 25 February 1727 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.14 November 1703, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1782, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE 20 July 1732 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
m. Marie-Madeleine DUREAU 9 June 1743 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Joseph HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.10 October 1705, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1728, )

Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE (b.6 October 1707, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) 3 February 1729 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.9 December 1709, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 March 1788, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Elisabeth-Angelique GRENIER 12 February 1733 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louis HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.15 January 1712, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1735, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE (b.24 June 1718, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1742, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Michel GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE 7 January 1740 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE (b.8 November 1722, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1753, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE 3 October 1747 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.abt. 1727, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 9 January 1748 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Catherine-Francoise GRENIER 14 November 1757 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1682 Birth
17 May 1682
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BENOIT and Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 24 January 1701, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 18 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Pierre HEROUX was born 31 January 1702, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Françoise was 19 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 14 November 1703, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Françoise was 21 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Joseph HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 10 October 1705, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Françoise was 23 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 6 October 1707, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jacques HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 9 December 1709, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Louis HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 15 January 1712, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 24 June 1718, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 8 November 1722, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise was 40 years old.

1727 Marriage of Child
Pierre HEROUX married 25 February 1727, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Angelique CARBONNEAU

1729 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE married 3 February 1729, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

1732 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married 20 July 1732, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE

1733 Marriage of Child
Jacques HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married 12 February 1733, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Elisabeth-Angelique GRENIER

1735 Death of Child
Louis HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 22 March 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise was 52 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE married 7 January 1740 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Michel GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

1742 Death of Child
Marie-Anne HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE died 11 April 1742, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise was 59 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married 9 June 1743 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie-Madeleine DUREAU

1747 Marriage of Child
Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE married 3 October 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE

1748 Marriage of Child
Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married 9 January 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 18 January 1750, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1750 Death of Child
Pierre HEROUX died 24 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Françoise was 67 years old.

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

1753 Death of Child
Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE died 15 December 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise was 71 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married 14 November 1757 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Catherine-Francoise GRENIER

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.

1767 Death of Child
Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 15 December 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise was 85 years old.

1770 Death
24 November 1770
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 88.

Added: 9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 2/13/2015 5:12:45 PM