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

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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 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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Family and Children of Marguerite BENOIT

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Marguerite BENOIT married

Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON)-- Date: abt. 1742 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) was the child of Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

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 (b.abt. 1744, , Acadia, Canada d. 14 December 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Benoni DOUCET 17 October 1761 in , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

Joseph MELANSON (b.abt. 1745, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD 17 October 1774 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne MELANSON (b.abt. 1748, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 17 November 1814, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Anne LEBLANC 23 November 1778 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Marie-Amable HEBERT 12 November 1804 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite MELANSON (b.abt. 1750, , Acadia, Canada d. 17 September 1808, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD 15 October 1770 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie MELANSON married 17 October 1761, , United States (USA) (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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) 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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) 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.