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Marie Anne Benoist dite Livernois & Jean Bourbon

Marie Anne Benoist dit Livernois & Jean Bourbon

Marie Anne Benoist

Marie Anne Benoist was baptized on May 9, 1665, in Montreal (Notre-Dame). She was the twin sister of Barbe Benoist and the daughter of Paul Benoist and Elisabeth Gobinet.[1]

1666 Census: Montreal

Paul Benoist, 40, carpenter, inhabitant; Isabelle Gobinet, 24, his wife; Isabelle, 7; Laurent, 5; Étienne, 3; Barbe and Marie, 9 months.[2]

1667 Census: Île de Montréal, New France

Paul Benoist (dit Livernois), 40; Isabelle (Élizabeth) Gobinet, his wife, 26; Laurent, 6; Isabelle, 8; Étienne, 5; Marie, 3; Barbe, 2; 1 head of cattle, 12 arpents under cultivation.[2]

First Marriage: Jean Bourbon

Marie Anne Benoist (15) married Jean Bourbon (27), the son of Jean Bourbon and Antoinette Poivre, on February 27, 1680, in Boucherville, Montreal, Canada, New France.[3] They had four children, one of whom died in infancy, and three who married.[4]

1681 Census: Prairie de la Magdelaine

Jean Bourbon, 28; Marie Benoist, his wife, 16; 1 gun; 3 cows; 5 arpents under cultivation.[5]

Second Marriage: Jean Besset

After the death of Jean Bourbon, Marie Anne Benoist, now a widow, remarried Jean Besset on May 16, 1695, in La Prairie (La-Nativité-de-la-Ste-Vierge).[6] They had one child, who died in infancy.[7]

Children

Marie Anne Benoist and Jean Bourbon

  1. Barbe Elisabeth Bourbon (b. ~1680, d. January 26, 1754) married Pierre Brosseau on June 9, 1698.
  2. Marie Marguerite Bourbon (b. January 18, 1685) married Francois Marie on January 26, 1705.
  3. Marie Anne Bourbon (b. March 19, 1687, d. November 21, 1687) died at 9 months old.
  4. Marie Anne Bourbon (b. January 6, 1689) married Pierre Sarault on December 9, 1717.

Marie Anne Benoist and Jean Besset

  1. Marie Jeanne Besset (b. February 9, 1696, d. May 28, 1697) died in infancy.[8]

Death and Burial

Marie Benoist dit Livernois was buried in the cemetery of La Prairie (La-Nativité-de-la-Ste-Vierge) on August 9, 1697, after being killed by the Iroquois.[9]

Jean Bourbon

Jean Bourbon was the son of Jean Bourbon and Antoinette Poivre. He was born around 1653 in the parish of St-Étienne in Issoire, diocese of Clermont, in Auvergne (now part of France). He arrived in New France by 1673.[10]

Death and Burial

Jean Bourbon was killed by the Iroquois on September 4, 1690, during the attack on La Fourche de la Prairie de la Madeleine, along with several other men. His remains were buried in the cemetery of La Prairie, Canada, New France, on December 3, 1690.[11]

Sources

  1. Baptism Records: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE. Entry for Marie Anne Benoist, baptized on May 9, 1665, in Montreal (Notre-Dame).
  2. 1666-1667 Censuses: Benjamin Sulte, Histoire des Canadiens-français, Tome 4, chap. 4.
  3. Marriage Records: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE. Marriage entry for Jean Bourbon and Marie Anne Benoist on February 27, 1680, in Boucherville.
  4. Children Records: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE.
  5. 1681 Census: Benjamin Sulte, Histoire des Canadiens-français, Tome 5, chap. 4.
  6. Marriage Records: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE. Marriage entry for Marie Anne Benoist and Jean Besset on May 16, 1695, in La Prairie.
  7. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec: René Jetté, 1983, Presses de l’Université de Montréal.
  8. Marie Jeanne Besset Birth: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE.
  9. Burial Records: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE. Burial entry for Marie Livernois on August 9, 1697, in La Prairie.
  10. Rapport de l’Archiviste de la province de Québec 1959-1960: P. Archange Godbout, Nos ancêtres au XVIIe siècle.
  11. Burial Records: Genealogy Quebec (Paid Membership); citing Drouin Institute, 2024, LAFRANCE. Burial entry for Jean Bourbon on December 3, 1690, in La Prairie.
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