Joseph Luke Benoit (1882 - 1959)

Born 26 May 1882 in Marches Point, Newfoundland [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

Joseph Luke Benoit was born 26 May 1883^[1] in Marches Point, Newfoundland.

Vital Statistics Records of Birth for the 1880s are missing so we cannot confirm birth or death date with a certificate, however, there are two graves in Lourdes old Roman Catholic Cemetery, which appear to be Joseph and his wife. Their names are engraved on a plate on a cross. This would confirm birth year of 1882 and death year of 1959 for Joseph Luke.^[2]

JOSEPH LUKE BENOIT 1882-1959 MARY BENOIT(DUBOIS) 1889-1970

This falls in line with his age being 26, therefore born in 1882, when he married Mary. Family tradition, and online trees, suggest that Joseph Benoit, son of Luc and Catherine Jesso, b. 1883 in around Marches Point married a Mary Woods/Dubois^[1].

Marriage

Name: Joseph Benoit
Event Date: 26 Sep 1908
Event Place: Clam Bank Cove, Newfoundland
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Mary Woods
Spouse's Age: 18^[3]

Bachelor and spinster. He was a resident of Clam Bank Cove, she of Bay of Islands. Witnessed by Alfred Rowe, and Mary Young.

note: the name Woods and Dubois were being used interchangeably in the area at the time. See Peter Du Bois, in the 1921 census below.

Residence 1921

Census of Clam Bank Cove, Port au Port. In household:
Joseph Bennoit Head Male 36 Ship Cove
Mary Bennoit Wife Female 33 St Pierre
Ann Bennoit Daughter Female 11 Clam Bank Cove
Carrie Bennoit Daughter Female 10 Clam Bank Cove
Peter Bennoit Son Male 6 Clam Bank Cove
Bridget Bennoit Daughter Female 4 Clam Bank Cove
Augustus Bennoit Son Male 2 Clam Bank Cove
Peter Du Bois Brother-in-law Male 22 Port Aux Basques^[4]

Residence 1935

Census of Lourdes, Newfoundland. In household:
Joseph Bennoit Head Male 49 Lourdes
Mary Bennoit Wife Female 45 Newfoundland
Peter Bennoit Son Male 20 Newfoundland
Bridget Bennoit Daughter Female 18 Newfoundland
Augustine Bennoit Son Male 17 Newfoundland^[5]

Research Notes

Although we are certain we have identified the correct Joseph Benoit, there is still work to identify other Joseph Benoits who were around the same age, in the area at this time. There are three other marriages to men of that name and age in a short time span in around the Port au Port Peninsula. These three marriages will remain on profile to help others find the Joseph they are looking for or at least eliminate Joseph Luke from their search.

• 23 Oct 1911, Stephenville Crossing Joseph Benoit, bachelor, age 24 m Matilda Luca^[6]

• 22 Jun 1905 Joseph Benoit age 21 (bachelor, Ship Cove) b. 1884 m. Cecily Brown in Port au Port^[7]
• 17 Nov 1918 Marches Point, Newfoundland Joseph Benoit, age 33, bachelor, resident of Ship Cove, m. Elizabeth Parks, widow.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Benoit First Nation, Jasen's Genealogy, Descendents of Marie-Thérèze. Accessed 2020.
2. ↑ http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/benoit-joseph-mary-lourdes-old-rc-stg.shtml
3. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQX-18ZN : 9 March 2018), Joseph Benoit and Mary Woods, 1908.
4. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-5SFB : 16 March 2018), Joseph Bennoit, Clam Bank Cove, St. George's-Port au Port, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 176, household ID 45, line 18, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,794.
5. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-SXS2 : 17 March 2018), Joseph Bennoit, Lourdes, St. George's, Newfoundland, Canada; citing St. George's District, p. 285, household ID 210, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,822.
6. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-MD9V : 9 March 2018), Joseph Benoit and Matilda Luca, 1911.
7. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQX-TKD2 : 9 March 2018), Joseph Benoit and Cecily Brown, 1905.
8. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-XXQX : 11 March 2018), Joseph Benoit and Elizabeth Parks, 1918.