Born about in Alcobaça, Leiria, Portugal
Son of Joseph (Keiller) Killer
and Maria Jesu
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Théotiste Huart
— married
24 Apr 1803 in Paspébiac, Québec, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph (Killer) Joseph, Marie (Killer) Joseph, David Joseph, Mariette Joseph, Pierre-Ange Joseph, Romain Joseph and Anonyme Joseph
Died
at about age 72
in Paspébiac, Bas-Canada
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Biography
Origin
Benjamin was born about 1776. His marriage record states that he was from the city of Alcobassa in Portugal. We don't know exactly when Benjamin came to Gaspé but there is a bit of family lore that explains how he came.
- Benjamin Joseph Killer and a friend, one day, cut the dresses that were hanging on Benjamin's aunt's clothesline. To escape the wrath of the family, they both stowed away on the ships that were at anchor in the nearby port. One ship sailed to Canada and the other to Greenland. When Benjamin arrived in Canada, he feared that someone might have been sent after him. Being Christian, his middle name was Joseph. He dropped his family name and became Benjamin Joseph.[1]
Surname
Benjamin is recorded by several surnames in the parish registers. Surnames include Killer, Joseph, Bond and Benjamin. He is also referred to as Portugais. [2]
Occupation
Benjamin worked for Charles Robin. David Lee states in his book The Robin's in Gaspe 1766-1825,
- In 1802, for example, Benjamin Joseph Killer, who had come out to the Chaleur Bay from Portugal on a fishing ship, married a girl from New Carlisle; he is the ancestor of the Joseph family, numerous on the Gaspé Coast today. Men like Killer were experienced seaman and, though hard to find, were invaluable to Charles Robin.[3]
Marriage
The marriage of Benjamin Joseph Killer, major son of Joseph Killer and Marie Jesu of the city of Alcobassa, Portugal, and Théotiste Huart, major daughter of Jacques Huart and Anne Duguet, was "rehabilitated" on 24 April 1803. A contract had been signed before John Man, on 30 March 1802. [4][5]
Death
Benjamin Joseph died on 12 October 1848 and was buried the following day at Paspébiac. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Albert Joseph as told to him by Father Marius.
- ↑ See Baptism entries for his children on their profiles.
- ↑ Lee, David. The Robin's in Gaspe 1766-1825. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1984. Print. p. 60.
- ↑ IGD, Marriage entry for Benjamin Joseph Killer and Theotiste Huart, 24 Apr 1803, Paspébiac, Institut généalogique Drouin, La Prairie, Québec.
- ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch Benjamin Joseph Killer and Théotiste Huart : 16 July 2014 , Paspébiac > Notre-Dame-de-Paspébiac > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1791-1811, 1839-1866 > image 30 of 476; nos paroisses de Église Catholique, Quebec (Catholic Church parishes, Quebec).
- ↑ IGD, Burial entry for Benjamin Joseph, 13 Oct 1848, Paspébiac PR, Institut généalogique Drouin, La Prairie, Québec.
- PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (membership): Individu: 583745
- Census1831 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1831&op=img&id=004569578_00335
3 familles : Benj. Josett (2 enfants, âge < ou = 14; 1 fille âge>14), David Joset (1 enfant, âge < ou = 5) et Joseph Joset (2 enfants, âge < ou = 14)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Albert Joseph
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #25635
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~1.56%
Dawn Ellis :
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~1.56%
Heather McIntosh :
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~0.78%
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Premièrement, Benjamen, avec un ami, ont fuit leur place pcq ils avaient entaillé les robes de sa tante (pas Satan! Là!), et fuit au Kanada, de peur de subir les foudres de la famille! Hi! Hî! .... quelle drôle d'histoire! Le Capitaine BonHomme n'en serait pas autant capable!
De plus, on le dit homme d'expérience en navigation! Oh! Lala! Il est quand-même pas mal jeune!... Il a entaillé les robes de sa tante suspendues à la corde-à-linge! Il s'est caché sur un bateau à l'ancre dans le port, pour fuir il ne savait où!?? .... Toute une HISTOIRE! Genre, il pouvait bien avoir 22 à 25 ans! Tout un TRIP, pour un homme de cet âge là, que d'entailler les robes de sa tante suspendues à une corde-à-linge! Pouffff,
" In 1802, for example, Benjamin Joseph Killer, who had come out to the Chaleur Bay from Portugal on a fishing ship, married a girl from New Carlisle; he is the ancestor of the Joseph family, numerous on the Gaspé Coast today. Men like Killer were experienced seaman and, though hard to find, were invaluable to Charles Robin"
Et, mon ancêtre Jacques Loisel, lui sert de témoin! CouDonc! Était-il de la partie pour la découpe des robes!?? Ha! Ha! Hâ! Non, ça ne se peut pas, Jacques s'est marié en 1797! Mais, il connaissait l'immigrant Benjamen!
Et, en ces temps là, ce n'était pas rien, que de servir de témoin d'un immigrant! Le TÉMOIN devait certifier que cet immigrant n'était pas marié outre-mer ! Qu'il n'y en avait ni femme, ni enfants! Pour en être certain, il fallait bien avoir vécu tout près! Genre sûrement dans la même ville!?? Mais ils sont d'âge assez éloignés, Jacques est né en 1762, et Benjamen en 1776. Mais, en tout cas, l'histoire dit que Jacques Loisel fut témoin au mariage de Benjamen! Où est l'intrigue!??.
Anyway! Jacques Loisel, son ami, lui a servi de témoin, au mariage de la fille de mon autre ancêtre Jacques, mais Huart, lui!
Comment conclure !
En tout cas, je retrouve le trio dans mon étude de Dônat!!.. le C1c! Toute un TRIANGULATION ! ?. N'est-ce pas !
Du Huart, du Joseph, et du Loisel! Allez voir là! https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Huard-500
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Nice visit! I pray you to excuse my poor english!
Ôĥ! Dear cousin Dawn! You make me a big pleasure by your answer! I see you often on my Huard ancestors, and others, I think! With perhaps on Duguay, I don't rember, I made a new cut of my hairs, and my memory became as short too! I think! Ha ha!
I'm sorry to have not realy much more informations on about Bejamen Joseph Keller!
I just, as you, read short histories about him! And I found this one's last about his aunt's dresses sur la corde à linge very FUNNY!
The first that I found about him is that he was a friend of Jacques Loisel and Isabelle Doiron his wife. I found this information on the Lucie Delarosbil And!.... Benjamen maried the daughter of another of my metis ancestor Jacques Huard. My great-grandmother Loisel was Adeline Huart! Philpp's wife!
As it's doing a very long time that I'm trying to find from WHERE came Jacques and Robert Loisel, I pick all informations about them, to, at the end, be a few able to conclude where they come from!
So, I ever read in the years about 1995, that Robert Julien was in Acadie, and tha Julienne came from Basque-Espagnol. And nothing more precise!
I tried to find Robert Julien in Acadia, no results ! In St-Helen Bretagne, and all around, but no more results. I almost found that they dead very young! That had had no time to marry, I put death certificates on their respective page, for those supposed to be!
And due to language, it's no more possible to me to find Ronert Julien in Spain, or around!
So, when I read that Jacques Loisel served him as witness to Benjamen's mariage, and that Isabelle was a friend to him too, I immedately lightned that to know Benjamen had no wife in Portugal, that Jacques must had been knowing him there! What's it could be very possible! And shoul be a track, a trail to me for Jacque's origins! Here's down where I found infoes! On the Lucie's DelaRobil blog! http://luludel.over-blog.com/2015/06/theotiste-huart-mere-des-joseph.html
http://luludel.over-blog.com/article-qui-est-elisabeth-dite-beaudet-de-paspebiac-116104780.html
http://luludel.over-blog.com/2014/06/new-carlisle-et-ses-noms-de-famille.html
So I stop here, I'm realy sorry to have no more good hitory about him, you hard it!
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So if I find some thing more about Benjamen, it shall make me a big pleasure to send it to you!
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