Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Geoffroi  BENOIT

  (b. abt. 1720 Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia   d. 2 July 1769 Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Geoffroi BENOIT was born abt. 1720 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Geoffroi BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT   and   Jeanne HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE and Marie CHAUSSEGROS (maternal)  Étienne HÉBERT and Jeanne COMEAU

Geoffroi was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geoffroi  married  Madeleine BABIN 18 November 1743 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine BABIN  was born abt. 1716 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie).  Madeleine was the child of Pierre BABIN and Madeleine BOURG.

Geoffroi BENOIT died 2 July 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.





They were deported to Boston, then came to Yamachiche, QC.


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