Benjamin Beaupré
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Benjamin Beaupré was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
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He was born in 1780, probably at L'Assomption
. He was a merchant and served as captain in the local militia. In 1804, Beaupré married Julie Mercier, the daughter of a merchant. In 1816, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Leinster. In 1838, he married Charlotte Robillard, a widow, after the death of his first wife.
He died at L'Assomption in 1842.
His daughter Élise married Édouard-Étienne Rodier
, who also was a member of the legislative assembly. His daughter Joséphine married Pierre-Urgel Archambault
, who became a member of the legislative council and also served as mayor of L'Assomption.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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He was born in 1780, probably at L'Assomption
L'Assomption, Quebec
L'Assomption is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area....
. He was a merchant and served as captain in the local militia. In 1804, Beaupré married Julie Mercier, the daughter of a merchant. In 1816, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
for Leinster. In 1838, he married Charlotte Robillard, a widow, after the death of his first wife.
He died at L'Assomption in 1842.
His daughter Élise married Édouard-Étienne Rodier
Édouard-Étienne Rodier
Édouard-Étienne Rodier was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Étienne-Édouard Rodier in Montreal in 1804, the son of a Montreal merchant, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal...
, who also was a member of the legislative assembly. His daughter Joséphine married Pierre-Urgel Archambault
Pierre-Urgel Archambault
Pierre-Urgel Archambault was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada in 1812 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. In 1835, he married Joséphine, the daughter of Benjamin Beaupré. He was mayor of L'Assomption from 1847 to 1854. He served in the...
, who became a member of the legislative council and also served as mayor of L'Assomption.