Marguerite BENOIT

Born

28 April 1721 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

6 June 1780 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

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Born: 28 April 1721 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

Marguerite 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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Marguerite married Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) was born 16 August 1720 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Benoni was the child of Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Marguerite BENOIT died 6 June 1780 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Marguerite BENOIT married

Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Marriage date: abt. 1742
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) was the child of Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

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Marguerite Benoit married Benoni Melancon, son of Paul Melanson and Marie Theriot, circa 1742

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p116.

Children of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marguerite BENOIT

Marie MELANSON

Born: abt. 1744, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 14 December 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Benoni DOUCET 17 October 1761 Place: American Colonies

Joseph MELANSON

Born: abt. 1745, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD 17 October 1774 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne MELANSON

Born: abt. 1748, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 17 November 1814, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Anne LEBLANC 23 November 1778 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Amable HEBERT 12 November 1804 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Marguerite MELANSON

Born: abt. 1750, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 17 September 1808, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD 15 October 1770 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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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

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1721

Name: Marguerite Benoit
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date: 02 Jun 1721
Baptism/ Christening Place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1721
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Father's Name: Claude Benoit
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Mother's Name: Jeanne Hebert
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51007-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: 484099
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Collection: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896

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Birth — 1721
28 April 1721
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie MELANSON married 17 October 1761, American Colonies to Benoni DOUCET

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MELANSON married 15 October 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD

1772 Death of Child
Marie MELANSON died 14 December 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 51 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph MELANSON married 17 October 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD

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.