Pierre BENOIT

Born

abt. 1759 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

31 October 1816 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1759 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Pierre BENOIT

Father

Claude BENOIT

Mother

Anne Helene GIROUARD

Grandparents of Pierre BENOIT

Paternal grandparents

Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents

François GIROUARD Anne BOURGEOIS

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

Pierre married Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU 26 February 1781 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU was born 15 February 1762 in Deschambault, Canada . Marie-Madeleine died 19 February 1829 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Madeleine-Angélique PERRAULT.

Pierre BENOIT died 31 October 1816 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BENOIT

Pierre BENOIT married

Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU
Marriage date: 26 February 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MATHIEU and Madeleine-Angélique PERRAULT

Children of Pierre BENOIT and Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

Michel BENOIT

Born: 25 April 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1853, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth THORN 9 February 1807 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Francois BENOIT

Born: 9 April 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève JACOB 10 November 1813 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise BOISVERT 18 May 1850 Place: Berthierville, Canada East

Joseph-Theodime BENOIT

Born: 13 March 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique DAIGLE 24 September 1810 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite BENOIT

Born: 31 December 1793, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 17 April 1862, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 28 September 1812 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marie-Victoire BENOIT

Born: 12 March 1802, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX 19 June 1820 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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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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1781 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BENOIT and Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU 26 February 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Michel BENOIT was born 25 April 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1788 Birth of Child
Francois BENOIT was born 9 April 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT was born 13 March 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BENOIT was born 31 December 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BENOIT was born 12 March 1802, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1807 Marriage of Child
Michel BENOIT married 9 February 1807, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Elisabeth THORN

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Theodime BENOIT married 24 September 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Angélique DAIGLE

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BENOIT married 28 September 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1813 Marriage of Child
Francois BENOIT married 10 November 1813, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Geneviève JACOB

Death — 1816
31 October 1816
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state