Benoit was born in 1856. He was the son of Joseph Marquis and Julie St Jorre-Sergerie. He married Catherine St Germaine on July 25, 1880, in Nova Scotia, Canada. They had four children during their marriage. He died on November 23, 1918, at the age of 61, and was buried in Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada.
Sources
Birth and Baptism: "U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954" Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1111 #81657 (accessed 3 February 2024) Benoit Marquis born.
Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946" Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1110 #388559 (accessed 3 February 2024) Benoit Marquis marriage to Catherine St Germain in 1859-1909 in Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick).
1891 Census: "Canada Census, 1891" FamilySearch Record: MWKK-KDL (accessed 3 February 2024) Benoit Marquis (34) in St Hilaire, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick.
1901 Census: "Canada Census, 1901" citing Page: 11; Digital film/folder number: 101692787; Image number: 187 FamilySearch Record: KHK6-KH5 (accessed 3 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-L9RM-Y Benoit Marquis (45), married head of household in Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in Nb.
1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911" citing Line: 33; Digital film/folder number: 007526735; FHL microfilm: 002417679; Image number: 232 FamilySearch Record: QV95-1PP8 (accessed 3 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L98W-S2JF Benoit Marquis, married head of household in Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick.
Burial: "Find A Grave Index" citing record ID 183624958, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com FamilySearch Record: QGV1-HDBM (accessed 3 February 2024) Find A Grave: Memorial #183624958 Benoit Marquis burial (died on 23 Nov 1918) in Saint-Hilaire, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada. Born on 8 Oct 1857.
Is Benoit your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benoit by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benoit: