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Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE was born abt. 1643 in France
Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE was the child of ? and ?Martin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1671.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Martin married Marie CHAUSSEGROS abt. 1672 in Pisiquit, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie CHAUSSEGROS was born abt. 1656 in France. Marie died 12 September 1712 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia).
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE
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Marie CHAUSSEGROS-- Date: abt. 1672 Place: Pisiquit, Acadia
Martin Benoit or Benoist dit Labriere, born probably at Rochefort in c1643, may have come to the colony aboard L'Oranger. He married Marie Chaussegros at Port-Royal in c1672. They were counted at Port-Royal in 1678 and again in 1686. In 1686, Martin, called a Benoist, was age 42, and Marie was 30. They lived with six children, four sons and two daughters. De Meulles did not give the size of their farm, but he noted that they owned 4 hogs. Marie gave Martin 10 children, including five sons who created families of their own.
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Children of Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE and Marie CHAUSSEGROS:
Jacqueline BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1673, Port Royal, Acadia d. October 1755, , Crown Colony of Virginia)
m. Michel DEFOREST 1686 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Guillaume TRAHAN 1691 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Pierre BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1674, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1755, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Marie FOREST 1695 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Clement BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1676, Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 June 1748, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Anne BABIN 1705 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Marie BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1679, Port Royal, Acadia d. 11 June 1714, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )
Jean BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1681, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1731, )
m. Marie-Anne BRAULT 1704 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Pierre BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1683, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Elisabeth LEJUGE 1703 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Claude BENOIT (b.abt. 1686, Port Royal, Acadia d. , Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Jeanne HÉBERT 19 January 1711 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Catherine BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada d. 26 January 1760, , France)
m. François LEPRINCE 23 May 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Jeanne Anne BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1725, )
m. Pierre LEJEUNE 12 September 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Françoise BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1694, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1724, )
m. Alexandre THIBODEAU 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marie CHAUSSEGROS-- Date: abt. 1672 Place: Pisiquit, Acadia Martin Benoit or Benoist dit Labriere, born probably at Rochefort in c1643, may have come to the colony aboard L'Oranger. He married Marie Chaussegros at Port-Royal in c1672. They were counted at Port-Royal in 1678 and again in 1686. In 1686, Martin, called a Benoist, was age 42, and Marie was 30. They lived with six children, four sons and two daughters. De Meulles did not give the size of their farm, but he noted that they owned 4 hogs. Marie gave Martin 10 children, including five sons who created families of their own.
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Children of Martin BENOIT dit LABRIERE and Marie CHAUSSEGROS:
Jacqueline BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1673, Port Royal, Acadia d. October 1755, , Crown Colony of Virginia)m. Michel DEFOREST 1686 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Guillaume TRAHAN 1691 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Pierre BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1674, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1755, , Acadia, Canada )m. Marie FOREST 1695 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Clement BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1676, Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 June 1748, , Acadia, Canada )m. Anne BABIN 1705 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Marie BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1679, Port Royal, Acadia d. 11 June 1714, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia ) Jean BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1681, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1731, )m. Marie-Anne BRAULT 1704 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Pierre BENOIT dit LABRIERE (b.abt. 1683, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )m. Elisabeth LEJUGE 1703 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Claude BENOIT (b.abt. 1686, Port Royal, Acadia d. , Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada )m. Jeanne HÉBERT 19 January 1711 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Catherine BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada d. 26 January 1760, , France)m. François LEPRINCE 23 May 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Jeanne Anne BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1725, )m. Pierre LEJEUNE 12 September 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Françoise BENOIT dite LABRIERE (b.abt. 1694, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1724, )m. Alexandre THIBODEAU 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
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Source: Pioneers of Acadia by Stephen A. White
Biography
Interesting article on Benoit family (part of which is quoted below), see www.acadian-home.org/
genealogy-benoit.html for more details
'Martin Benoist dit LaBrière left La Rochelle, France, for Acadie in the Spring of 1671 aboard l’Oranger. He was 28 yars old. Marie Chaussegros, who was 15 at the time, was also aboard ll’Oranger. Marie was from Rochefort, a city not far from La Rochelle. She and Martin Benoist married, either at La Rochelle just before boarding the ship, or shortly after their arrival in Port-Royal, Acadie.'
'Martin Benoist and Marie Chaussegros, along with their family, spent their first 30 years in Acadie in the vicinity of Port-Royal. Their ten children were born there. In the period between 1690 and 1700 it is known that Martin lived just inland from Port-Royal on the north bank of the Rivière-des-Dauphins (Annapolis River).'
Interesting article on Benoit family (part of which is quoted below), see www.acadian-home.org/
genealogy-benoit.html for more details
'Martin Benoist dit LaBrière left La Rochelle, France, for Acadie in the Spring of 1671 aboard l’Oranger. He was 28 yars old. Marie Chaussegros, who was 15 at the time, was also aboard ll’Oranger. Marie was from Rochefort, a city not far from La Rochelle. She and Martin Benoist married, either at La Rochelle just before boarding the ship, or shortly after their arrival in Port-Royal, Acadie.'
'Martin Benoist and Marie Chaussegros, along with their family, spent their first 30 years in Acadie in the vicinity of Port-Royal. Their ten children were born there. In the period between 1690 and 1700 it is known that Martin lived just inland from Port-Royal on the north bank of the Rivière-des-Dauphins (Annapolis River).'
Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, December 18, 1982
1678 Port Royal
Martin Benoist Labrierre & Marie Caussegros
2 boys 5 1673 Pierre
2 1676 Clement
2 girls 7 1671 Jacqueline
1 1677
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Martin Benoist Labrierre & Marie Caussegros
2 boys 5 1673 Pierre
2 1676 Clement
2 girls 7 1671 Jacqueline
1 1677
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1686 Port Royal
Martin BENOIST 42, Marie CHAUSSEGROS 30 children: Pierre 11, Pierre 3, Clement 9, Jean 5, Jacquette 13, Marie 8 4 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Martin BENOIST 42, Marie CHAUSSEGROS 30 children: Pierre 11, Pierre 3, Clement 9, Jean 5, Jacquette 13, Marie 8 4 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1693 Port Royal
Martin BENOIT 43, Marie CHAUSEGROS 39, Pierre 18, CLement 15, Marie 13, Jean 11, Pierre 9, Claude 7, Catherine 4, Anne 1 7 cattle, 10 sheep, 6 pigs, 8 arpents, 1 gun
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Martin BENOIT 43, Marie CHAUSEGROS 39, Pierre 18, CLement 15, Marie 13, Jean 11, Pierre 9, Claude 7, Catherine 4, Anne 1 7 cattle, 10 sheep, 6 pigs, 8 arpents, 1 gun
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1698 Port Royal
Martin BENOIT 57 Marie CHAUSSEGROS (wife) 43 Clement 21 Marie 19 Pierre 15 Claude 11 Catherine 8 Jeanne 6 Francoise 4 2 cows, 8 sheep, 3 hogs, 40 arpents, 200 fruit trees,
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Martin BENOIT 57 Marie CHAUSSEGROS (wife) 43 Clement 21 Marie 19 Pierre 15 Claude 11 Catherine 8 Jeanne 6 Francoise 4 2 cows, 8 sheep, 3 hogs, 40 arpents, 200 fruit trees,
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1700 Port Royal
Martin BENOIT 50; Marie CHOSSEGROS (wife) 46; Clement 22; Jean 18; Pierre 16; Claude 14; Marie 20; Catherine 11; Anne 8; 15 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Martin BENOIT 50; Marie CHOSSEGROS (wife) 46; Clement 22; Jean 18; Pierre 16; Claude 14; Marie 20; Catherine 11; Anne 8; 15 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1701 Port Royal
Martin BENOIST 58, Marie CHAUSSEGROS (wife) Clement 24, Jean 21, Pierre 15, Claude 13, Marie 21, Jacqueline 13, Jeanne 9, Francoise 8 2 guns, 8 cattle, 15 sheep, 3 hogs, 10 arpents.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Martin BENOIST 58, Marie CHAUSSEGROS (wife) Clement 24, Jean 21, Pierre 15, Claude 13, Marie 21, Jacqueline 13, Jeanne 9, Francoise 8 2 guns, 8 cattle, 15 sheep, 3 hogs, 10 arpents.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
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