Joseph BENOIT

Born

abt. 1749 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

Joseph married Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE 9 September 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE was born abt. 1752 in Acadia, Canada. Marguerite Felicite was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Josephte VINCENT .

Joseph married Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 4 February 1799 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was born 29 May 1769 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Esther was the child of François LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Louise MOREAU .

Parents & Family of Joseph BENOIT

Parents of Joseph BENOIT

Father

Claude BENOIT

Mother

Anne Helene GIROUARD

Grandparents of Joseph BENOIT

Paternal grandparents

Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents

François GIROUARD Anne BOURGEOIS

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

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BENOIT

Joseph BENOIT married

Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE
Marriage date: 9 September 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Josephte VINCENT

Children of Joseph BENOIT and Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE

Marguerite-Felicite BENOIT

Born: 19 October 1772, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GAUDET 2 June 1794 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Francois BENOIT

Born: 20 November 1782, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1861, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Married: Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 17 November 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Joseph BENOIT married

Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
Marriage date: 4 February 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was the child of François LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Louise MOREAU

Children of Joseph BENOIT and Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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