Jean Baptiste BENOIT

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abt. 1750 , Acadia, Canada

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Claude BENOIT Anne Helene GIROUARD

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Born: abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Claude BENOIT

Mother: Anne Helene GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents: Claude BENOIT , Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: François GIROUARD , Anne BOURGEOIS

Jean Baptiste 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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Jean Baptiste married Anne Madeleine ROY 10 February 1777 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anne Madeleine ROY was born abt. 1752 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne Madeleine died 2 February 1800 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Anne Madeleine was the child of René Renaud ROY and Marie Josephe DAIGLE.

Jean Baptiste married (2) Marie-Anne DESMARAIS 25 February 1805 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne DESMARAIS was born 18 July 1764 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM.

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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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Jean Baptiste BENOIT married

Anne Madeleine ROY
Marriage date: 10 February 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne Madeleine ROY was the child of René Renaud ROY and Marie Josephe DAIGLE

Children of Jean Baptiste BENOIT and Anne Madeleine ROY

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT

Born: 7 July 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PLANTE 25 February 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite BENOIT

Born: 18 February 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1856, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste ARPIN 22 September 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Hyacinthe BENOIT

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte PAGÉ dite ST-ANTOINE 9 August 1813 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean Baptiste BENOIT married

Marie-Anne DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 25 February 1805
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS was the child of Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM

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