Marguerite BENOIT

Born

17 May 1765 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 May 1824 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Claude BENOIT Anne Helene GIROUARD

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Born: 17 May 1765 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Claude BENOIT

Mother: Anne Helene GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents: Claude BENOIT , Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: François GIROUARD , Anne BOURGEOIS

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Marguerite married François DAIGLE 9 January 1786 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François DAIGLE was born abt. 1767 François died 7 April 1827 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). François was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Josephte VINCENT.

Marguerite BENOIT died 9 May 1824 in Saint-Ours, 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.

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François DAIGLE
Marriage date: 9 January 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
François DAIGLE was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Josephte VINCENT

Children of François DAIGLE and Marguerite BENOIT

Genevieve DAIGLE

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 28 September 1812 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Francois DAIGLE

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR 12 January 1819 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre DAIGLE

Born: 19 September 1795, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 11 March 1848, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Married: Charlotte GIROUARD 22 September 1817 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Angele HUS LEMOINE 11 October 1836 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph DAIGLE

Born: 3 April 1802, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 12 July 1866, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Madeleine PERODEAU dite LAFLEUR 4 October 1825 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel DAIGLE

Born: abt. 1803, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 21 June 1866, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marie-Victoire ARPIN 16 February 1830 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marie-Louise BOUVIER 27 January 1834 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1765
17 May 1765
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BENOIT and François DAIGLE 9 January 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 20 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Pierre DAIGLE was born 19 September 1795, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Joseph DAIGLE was born 3 April 1802, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Genevieve DAIGLE married 28 September 1812, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Pierre DAIGLE married 22 September 1817, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Charlotte GIROUARD

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Francois DAIGLE married 12 January 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England