Francois BENOIT

Francis, BENNETT //

Born about 1764 - Ile Malouines, Falkland Islands
Deceased after 1838 - Bay St. George, Newfoundland, Canada

Parents

Augustin BENOIT ca 1740-/1790
Francoise THERIOT ca 1740-/1787

Spouses and children

Married 20 July 1790, Newfoundland, Canada, to Anne L'OFFICIAL 1773-1821 with
- Anne Francoise BENOIT 1791-
- George BENOIT 1798-1880
- Jean BENOIT †1900
- Francois Xavier BENOIT 1819-1899

Siblings

Nicolas Jean Sebastien BENOIT 1760-
Francois BENOIT ca 1764-1838/
Adelaide BENOIT ca 1765-
Anne BENOIT ca 1767-1772
Louis Marie BENOIT 1769-
Anne Marie BENOIT 1773-1855

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Events

about 1764 :	about 1764 :Birth - Ile Malouines, Falkland Islands Sources: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - BENOIT #40 b - Born in the Îles Malouines around 1764.
15 September 1772 :	15 September 1772 :Census - St. Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France Sources: - Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - BENOIT #40 b - Abe 8 years. - Acadians in France, 1762-1776 - Milton P. Rieder, Jr & Norma Gaudet Rieder - Metairie, LA: Authors, 1967 - Volume 1 of their series. - Family History Library - EUROPE 944W24 v.1 - p. 38 - On "Role [sic] of the Truly Acadian Families:" Augustin BENOIST, 33, baker, of St. Malo; Francoise TERRIOT, 31, his wife; Sebastien, 12, their son; Francois, 8, their son; Aime, 5, their son (deceased); Louis Marie, 2½, their son; Adelaide, 7, their daughter; Anne Marie, born November 8, 1773, their daughter.
1776 :	1776 :Census - St. Pierre, Newfoundland Sources: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - BENOIT #40 b - Age 12 years.
20 July 1790 :	20 July 1790 :Marriage (with Anne L'OFFICIAL) - Newfoundland, Canada Sources: - Amerindian Ancestry out of Mi'kma'ki - MyFamily.com Note Posting by Jean Doris LeBlanc in May 2009. - Translation of the Official record:On July 20, 1790, François Benoit, son of minor age of the deceased Augustin Benoit and Françoise Terriot, inhabitants of the Magdalen Islands and living in Bay St. George, Nfld [Newfoundland] for the last 6 months, and Anne L'Official, daughter of minor age of Henry L'Official and Isabelle Chego, were married with permission before four witnesses: Joseph Payson, John Denis, Louis Monroe and John Ford, and promise to present themselves in the church to receive the nuptial blessing as soon as they can do so. From this marriage there is a daughter, who was born May 7 of the present year and has been baptized here on July 30 of this year. Today, April 4, 1791, a dispensation from the reading of the three banns has been granted by me by virtue of the apostolic powers bestowed on me, Jean Longueville, priest, apostolic prefect of the Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, pastor of St. Pierre, after having received their mutual consent to the marriage and I have given them the nuptial blessing following the rites of our Mother, the Holy, Roman Catholic Church. Present at this ceremony were Henry L'Official - father of the bride; Georges L'Official - her brother; Jean Olin [Blin, maybe?], uncle-in-law of the groom; Madeleine Terriot his wife, maternal aunt; and Augustin Thomas, who have signed with us. The groom, the bride, her father and his son have declared they were unable to sign.They made their mark, interpreted for us by law.Signed: Mark of the groom Mark of the brideMagdeleine Terio, Augustin ThomasLongueville, Prefect Apostolic (Priest) - Library and Archives Canada - Internet - www.collectionscanada.gc.ca - 19 L'an mil sept cent quatrevingt dix le vingt de juillet françois benoit fils mineur de feu Augustin et de francoise teriot de iles malouines habitant pour[?] lors la bays de St georges de plus six mois, et anne l'official fille mineure de henry et d'isabella chego le marireus [?] avec la permission du Sen. l'official devant quatre temoins savoir, joseph payson, john denis, louis monroe, et john ford, avec promesse de se presenter devant l'eglise pour y recevoir la benediction nuptiale lorsqu'ils le pourraieur [?]; de ce mariage est issue une fille le 7 may presente année laquelle fille a eté baptisée ici le trente juillet de la present annee; aujourdhui quatre aout mil sept cent quatre vingt un ye dispense des trois bans obtenue de nous en vertu de nos pousoins [?] apos'que nous jean longueville p'tre prefet apos'que des iles St pierre et miquelon curé de St pierre après avoir recu de nouveau leur consentement mutuel leur avons donné la benediction nuptiale suivant les ceremonies de notre mere la Ste eglise catholique apos'que et romaine; ont eté presents en consentaient henry l'official pere de l'épouse georges l'official son frere, jean blin oncle en loi de l'époux madeleine terriot sa femme tante maternelle, augustin thomas qui ont signé avec nous. lépoux lépouse le pere et son fils ont marqué ayant declaré ne savoir signer de ce interpetÔ² pour nous suiv't l'ordonnance Signé marque de marque lepoux de lepouse magdeleine terio augustin thomas longueville pretre ajustque[?]
after 1838 :	after 1838 :Death - Bay St. George, Newfoundland, Canada
1839 :	1839 :Census - West coast, Newfoundland Sources: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - BENOIT #40 b - As Francis BENNETT, age 80 years, born in Canada [sic].

Notes

Individual Note

!BIRTH-RESIDENCES: Albert J. Robichaux, THE ACADIAN EXILES IN SAINT-MALO; 1758-1785; vol. 1, pt. 1, Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; p. 50, family #61; own copy.

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Claude BENOIT ca 1716-		Anne COMEAU ca 1718-		Pierre THERIOT ca 1694-1758		Marguerite GUERIN ca 1707-1758
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	Augustin BENOIT ca 1740-/1790				Francoise THERIOT ca 1740-/1787
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			Francois BENOIT ca 1764-1838/