Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor  Marguerite  BENOIT

  (b. 28 April 1721 Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia   d. 6 June 1780 Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Marguerite BENOIT was born 28 April 1721 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Marguerite 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

Marguerite 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):

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 Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (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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