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Osite Blanche Benoit (abt. 1736 - aft. 1762)

Osite Blanche Benoit
Born about in Cobequid, Acadia, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 19 Mar 1756 in Louisbourg, Isle Royale, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 26 [location unknown]
Profile last modified | Created 15 May 2014
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Biography

Osite Blanche Benoit was born around 1736, possibly in Cobequid, Acadia, Colony of Nova Scotia. [1] Her parents were Jean Benoit and Marie Josephe Theriault. [2]

She was listed at age 19 on the 1752 census at Baye de Mordienne, Isle Royale with her widowed mother and siblings. [3]

At around age 20, she married Nicolas Petitpas, 63-year-old widower of Madeleine Simon, on March 19, 1756 in Louisbourg. [2] [4]

Together they had 3 children:

  1. Barnabe Petitpas
  2. Perrine Petitpas
  3. Michel Joseph Petitipas

She passed away after 1762, the estimated birth date of her son Michel Joseph.

Sources

  1. It is mentioned in her marriage record that she was from Cobequid )
  2. 2.0 2.1 Karen Theriot Reader Page for Osite Blanche Benoit citing:
    • Albert J. Robichaux, THE ACADIAN EXILES IN SAINT-MALO; 1758-1785; vol. 1, pt. 1, Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; p. 53, family #66
    • Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes - Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, Première Partie 1636-1714 - Stephen A. White - 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 - pp. 1299 & 1301 - Contract by BACQUERISSE dated 19 Mar 1756.
    • Acadians in Exile - Donald J. Hebert - Cecilia, LA: Hebert Publications, 1980 - p. 26 - (Louisbourg: Notarial Acts: Carton 2044).
  3. Acadian and French Canadian Ancestral Home hosted by Lucie Consentino; The 1752 La Roque Census of Isle Royale Original publication by S.E.Dawson, 1906, Transcribed by Maureen McNeil, Sept 2000, accessed March 27, 2020.
    Marie Josephe Teriau, widow of late Jean Benoist, native of la Cadie, aged 45 years.
    Joseph Benoist, aged 21 years
    Baptiste, aged 13 years
    Jean Louis, aged 11 years
    Paul, aged 9 years
    Anne, aged 23 years
    Isabelle, aged 19 years
    Ossitte, aged 19 years
    She has been in the Colony 18 months and has rations for 21 months. One sow and two fowls are her livestock
  4. Eric Krause Reports: Fortress of Louisbourg: Parish Records 1713-1758 Marriage to Osite Benoist Registration




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Benoit-2481 and Benoit-464 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates. Married to a Petitpas. Son Nicolas Barnabé is a duplicate with same dates and spouse.
posted by Gisèle Cormier
Benoit-2301 and Benoit-464 appear to represent the same person because: Same exact name. Same birth year (both are estimated) in same place. Same spouse, same marriage date in same place. One child same (needs merge). Died same timeframe. NO conflicting information.
posted by Cindy (Bourque) Cooper

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