Marie BENOIT

Born

20 March 1721 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

5 September 1791 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie BENOIT

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Born: 20 March 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie BENOIT

Father

Nicolas BENOIT

Mother

Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE

Grandparents of Marie BENOIT

Paternal grandparents

Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE Nicole CHANDOISEAU

Maternal grandparents

Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE Catherine BEAUDRY

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

Marie married Joseph LEROUX 21 November 1740 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Joseph LEROUX was born 27 April 1709 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Joseph died 20 January 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET.

Marie married (2) François-Joseph CAPSEL 3 August 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . François-Joseph CAPSEL was born abt. 1710 in France.

Marie married (3) Etienne ROBERT 15 January 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Etienne ROBERT was born abt. 1718 in France. Etienne died 7 January 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada .

Marie married (4) Alexis BIGRAS 26 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis BIGRAS was born 27 June 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Alexis died 12 February 1791 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET.

Marie BENOIT died 5 September 1791 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Bigras Alexis
m. Capsel Francois-Joseph
m. Leroux Joseph
m. Robert Etienne

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie BENOIT

Marie BENOIT married

Joseph LEROUX
Marriage date: 21 November 1740
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET

Children of Joseph LEROUX and Marie BENOIT

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Marie BENOIT married

François-Joseph CAPSEL
Marriage date: 3 August 1761
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

Children of François-Joseph CAPSEL and Marie BENOIT

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Marie BENOIT married

Etienne ROBERT
Marriage date: 15 January 1770
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Etienne ROBERT and Marie BENOIT

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Marie BENOIT married

Alexis BIGRAS
Marriage date: 26 February 1781
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BIGRAS was the child of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET

Children of Alexis BIGRAS and Marie BENOIT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
20 March 1721
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENOIT and Joseph LEROUX 21 November 1740 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 19 years old.

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENOIT and François-Joseph CAPSEL 3 August 1761, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 40 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LEROUX died 20 January 1761 , Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie BENOIT and Etienne ROBERT 15 January 1770 , Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 48 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.