Joseph
BENOIT
Born
abt. 1732
,
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died
24 October 1812
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
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Born: abt. 1732 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Father:
Claude BENOIT
Mother:
Jeanne HÉBERT
Paternal grandparents:
Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE
, Marie CHAUSSEGROS
Maternal grandparents:
Étienne HÉBERT
, Jeanne COMEAU
Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU 18 January 1761 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU was born abt. 1736 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne Jeanne died 5 October 1803 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Anne Jeanne was the child of René THIBODEAU and Anne Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).
Joseph BENOIT died 24 October 1812 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph BENOIT
Joseph BENOIT married 
Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU
Marriage date: 18 January 1761
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU was the child of René THIBODEAU and Anne Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)
Anne Jeanne THIBODEAUMarriage date: 18 January 1761
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU was the child of René THIBODEAU and Anne Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)
Children of Joseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU
Marie BENOITMarried: Joseph RAYMOND 20 November 1780 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Firmin BENOITMarried: Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS 25 June 1787 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Genevieve BENOITMarried: Joseph LEBLANC 10 July 1786 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Marguerite-Anne BENOITBorn: 22 October 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 February 1808, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 3 February 1808, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Married: Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 16 July 1787 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Helene BENOITMarried: Joachim CARON 17 November 1794 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Basile BENOITBorn: 2 March 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 April 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Married: Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN 9 January 1792 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Joseph BENOITBorn: 20 April 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Charlotte LANDRY 16 June 1794 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Alexis BENOITBorn: 7 February 1776, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Catherine TAUREL dite JOLICOEUR 7 November 1796 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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1761 Marriage / PartnerJoseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU 18 January 1761, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1761 Birth of ChildMarie BENOIT was born 5 November 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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.1764 Birth of ChildFirmin BENOIT was born 6 January 1764, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1766 Birth of ChildGenevieve BENOIT was born 28 February 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1768 Birth of ChildMarguerite-Anne BENOIT was born 22 October 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
1772 Birth of ChildBasile BENOIT was born 2 March 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
1774 Birth of ChildJoseph BENOIT was born 20 April 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
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.1776 Birth of ChildAlexis BENOIT was born 7 February 1776, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
1780 Marriage of ChildMarie BENOIT married 20 November 1780, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph RAYMOND
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Marriage of ChildGenevieve BENOIT married 10 July 1786 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph LEBLANC
1787 Marriage of ChildFirmin BENOIT married 25 June 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS
1787 Marriage of ChildMarguerite-Anne BENOIT married 16 July 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildBasile BENOIT married 9 January 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN
1793 Death of ChildMarie BENOIT died 2 September 1793, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1794 Marriage of ChildJoseph BENOIT married 16 June 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charlotte LANDRY
1794 Marriage of ChildHelene BENOIT married 17 November 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joachim CARON
1796 Marriage of ChildAlexis BENOIT married 7 November 1796, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Catherine TAUREL dite JOLICOEUR
1803 Death of Spouse/PartnerAnne Jeanne THIBODEAU died 5 October 1803, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1804 Death of ChildGenevieve BENOIT died 28 May 1804, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1808 Death of ChildMarguerite-Anne BENOIT died 3 February 1808, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1810 Death of ChildBasile BENOIT died 28 April 1810, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Death — 181224 October 1812
Yamaska, Lower Canada
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