Françoise BENOIT

Born

abt. 1734 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

28 August 1806 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Claude BENOIT Jeanne HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1734 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

Françoise 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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Françoise married Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) abt. 1761 in Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) was born abt. 1733 in Acadia, Canada. Jean Antoine died 14 March 1816 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Jean Antoine was the child of Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Françoise BENOIT died 28 August 1806 in Louiseville, Lower 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

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Françoise BENOIT married

Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Marriage date: abt. 1761
Marriage place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) was the child of Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Marriage notes:

Francoise Benoit married Jean Antoine Melanson, son of Paul Melanson and Marie Theriot, circa 1761

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p117.

Children of Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Françoise BENOIT

Benjamin MELANCON

Born: 8 June 1762, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 December 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique MARTINEAU 21 September 1794 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

Marguerite MELANCON

Born: abt. 1766,
Died: 19 October 1793, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LEMAY 14 August 1786 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MELANCON

Born: 15 August 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 August 1846, Louiseville, Canada East

Married: Françoise CARON 12 February 1798 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte MELANCON

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 February 1852, Maskinongé, Canada East

Married: Joseph SICARD 24 November 1794 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

Pierre MELANCON

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Anne AYOTTE 29 October 1792 Place: Maskinongé, Lower 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Birth of Child
Benjamin MELANCON was born 8 June 1762, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MELANCON was born 15 August 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.