Joseph Ozias Hormisdas "Esdras" Benoit was born April 11, 1872, and baptized April 14, 1872, at Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford in Québec.[1]He was the son of Trefflé Benoit and Philomene Bernard. He passed away in 1948. He was buried in Saint Aloysius Cemetery in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.[2]
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"Canada Census, 1871," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4K1-51S : accessed 19 February 2015), Esdras Benoit in household of Arzélie Benoit, Abbotsford, Rouville, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 40, line 2; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10069, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,229,031.
"Canada Census, 1891," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW5V-JG8 : accessed 19 February 2015), Ozias Benoit, St Paul d'Abbotsford, Rouville, Quebec, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148221.
"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHJG-94W : accessed 19 February 2015), Esdras Benoit and Sarah Allard, 23 Nov 1892; citing reference 36; FHL microfilm 2,032,233.
"United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VX51-L4B : accessed 19 February 2015), Esdras Benoit, 1902; citing Massachusetts, NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 1,429,721.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2JL-B4T : accessed 19 February 2015), Esdras Benoit, Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 579, sheet 9B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,602.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXB6-WDL : accessed 19 February 2015), Esdras Benoit, Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,704.