Contrat De Mariage Benoit-Gobinet 1658

Élisabeth Gobinet & Paul Benoit

Gobinet-Benoit Genealogical Record

Élisabeth Gobinet & Paul Benoit

Élisabeth Gobinet (1641-1715)

Daughter of Nicolas Gobinet and Marguerite Lorgeleux, born circa 1641 in Gonesse, Vexin region, Archdiocese of Paris (Val-d’Oise).1,2

Key Details

  • Arrived in New France before 1663 as a “Fille à Marier” (Marriageable Daughter)3,4
  • First mentioned in colony records at her 1658 marriage5
  • Died April 2, 1715 in Longueuil, aged 766
  • Had 240 descendants by 17297

Paul Benoit (1623-1686)

Son of François Benoist and Dimanche Chaspelin, born circa 1623 in Châtillon-en-Bazois, Diocese of Nevers, France.8,9

Key Details

  • Master carpenter recruited to defend Montreal in 1653 (“La Grande Recrue”)10
  • Signed 5-year contract with Montreal Company on May 23, 165311
  • Died January 1, 1686 in Longueuil12

Marriage

Married September 16, 1658 at Notre-Dame de Montréal:13,14

  • Marriage contract signed September 9, 1658 before notary Bénigne Basset
  • Witnesses included Governor Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Louis d’Ailleboust
  • Mutual donation agreement if no children survived
  • Both spouses were illiterate

Children (11 Total)

  1. Élisabeth Benoist (1659-1685)
    Married François Blot (1672)15
  2. Laurent Benoist (1661-)
    Married Marie Françoise Taitereau (1691)16
  3. Étienne Benoist (1662-)
    Married 1) Jeanne Campost (1699), 2) Hélène Charles (1722)17
  4. Barbe Benoist (1665-)
    Married 1) Thomas Hébert (1679), 2) François Borry (1699)18
  5. Marie Anne Benoist (1665-1697)
    Married 1) Jean Bourbon (1680), 2) Jean Besset (1695)19
  6. Hélène Benoist (1667-)
    Married Guillaume Gouyau (1686)20
  7. Marguerite Benoît (1669-)
    Married Jean Tournois (1686)21
  8. Geneviève Benoist (1672-1689)
    Married Pierre Hay (1689)22
  9. Jacques Benoist (1674-)
  10. François Benoist (1676-)
    Married Marie Angélique Chagnon (1711)23
  11. Yves Benoist (1679-1725+)

Census Records

YearLocationDetails
1666MontrealPaul (40), Élisabeth (24), 4 children, 9-month twins24
1667Montreal12 cultivated arpents, 1 cattle head24
1681Longueuil5 cattle, 12 cultivated arpents25

Legal Agreement (1714)

“Before Royal Notary Marien Tailhandier… Hyzabelle Gobinet, widow of Paul Benoit, being of advanced age and unable to manage her lands, assembled her children to establish a lifetime pension of 300 livres annually. The agreement stipulates that she may reside with any child of her choosing, with costs prorated according to residence duration…”26

Notarial Records

  • Land exchanges with Jacques Millot (1659) and Pierre Picoté de Belestre (1670)
  • Contract disputes with Gilbert Barbier (1673)
  • Obligation agreements with son Laurent (1682)27

Sources

  1. PRDH Individual #7186 – Élisabeth Gobinet
  2. Jetté Dictionary p.82 – Benoît family
  3. Filles à Marier List – French-Canadian Genealogist
  4. Francogène #65 – Marriageable Daughters
  5. Trudel Immigration Catalog p.389 – 1658 record
  6. Burial Record – Drouin Collection
  7. Mémoire du Québec – Descendants
  8. PRDH Pioneer #6910 – Paul Benoit
  9. Langlois, La Grande Recrue pp.76-78
  10. Desautels Family History – 1653 Recruitment
  11. Notarial Contract – BAnQ Archives
  12. Burial Record – Drouin Collection
  13. Marriage Contract – 1658 Record
  14. Basset Notary Records – BAnQ
  15. Blot Marriage – 1672 Record
  16. Taitereau Marriage – 1691 Record
  17. Campost Marriage – 1699 Record
  18. Hébert Marriage – 1679 Record
  19. Bourbon Marriage – 1680 Record
  20. Gouyau Marriage – 1686 Record
  21. Tournois Marriage – 1686 Record
  22. Hay Marriage – 1689 Record
  23. Chagnon Marriage Contract – BAnQ Notaries
  24. Sulte Census Records – 1666-67
  25. Sulte 1681 Census – Seigneurie de Longueuil
  26. 1714 Family Agreement – FamilySearch
  27. Notarial Index – BAnQ Inventory
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