Jeanne BENOIT

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20 April 1725 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

17 March 1801 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

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Born: 20 April 1725 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

Jeanne 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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Jeanne married Joseph VINCENT 18 April 1759 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph VINCENT was born abt. 1724 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Joseph died 18 December 1800 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joseph was the child of Pierre VINCENT and Marie GRANGER.

Jeanne BENOIT died 17 March 1801 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
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Joseph VINCENT
Marriage date: 18 April 1759
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Joseph VINCENT was the child of Pierre VINCENT and Marie GRANGER

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Jeanne Benoit married Joseph Vincent, son of Pierre Vincent and Marie Granger, on 18 April 1759 at Boston, MA.

Source:

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

Children of Joseph VINCENT and Jeanne BENOIT

Francoise VINCENT

Born: abt. 1758,
Died: 15 April 1794, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Amable BASTIEN dit VANASSE 12 November 1781 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre VINCENT

Born: abt. 1762,
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 16 April 1787 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Simon VINCENT

Born: 17 February 1765, Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 19 March 1839, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 16 April 1787 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Married: Angélique DUMONT 21 September 1835 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1725
20 April 1725
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1725
Name: Jeanne Benoit
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date: 22 Jun 1725
Baptism/ Christening Place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1725
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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)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BENOIT and Joseph VINCENT 18 April 1759, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 34 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Simon VINCENT was born 17 February 1765, Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Jeanne was 39 years old.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Francoise VINCENT married 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Joseph-Amable BASTIEN dit VANASSE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Pierre VINCENT married 16 April 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

1787 Marriage of Child
Simon VINCENT married 16 April 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)