Benjamin was born 6 Apr 1711 at Port Royal. He was the son of René Leblanc and Elizabeth Melanson. The record of his birth was reported at Saint Charles des Mines 8 Dec 1711[1]
as his parents had presumably moved there. His godparents were Pierre Leblanc and Marie Joseph Damours Deschaufour.
Sources
↑ Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Québec Province, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869, roll 1, Image 60. Baptism for Benjamin Leblanc. 08 Dec 1711, accessed 31 Aug 2021. This register is a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.
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