Jasen's Genealogy

My Family Tree is presented here to clearly shows that I am Mi'kmaq and that my family intermarried as all Mi'kmaq communities do- thus keeping my bloodline strong.

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Generation No. 1

1. PAUL1 CHEGO (SHEGONE) was a Mi'kmaw born in the Chezzetcook area of Nova Scotia, He married MARIE. She was also a Mi'kmaw born in Acadia.

Children of PAUL CHEGO and MARIE are:

  1. ISABELLE2 CHEGO, b. Bet. 1720 - 1730, Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia.
  2. MARIE JEANNE CHEGO, b. November 1769, St. Pierre aux Liens, Caraquet.

Generation No. 2

2. ISABEL2 SHEGONE (PAUL1) was a Mi'kmaw born Bet. 1720 - 1730 in Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia. She married HENRI L'OFFICIAL Abt. 1770, son of RAYMOND L'OFFICIAL and MARIE-LOUISE GRENIER. He was born September 10, 1732 in France.

Note: Stephen White, Genealogist, confirms that Isabelle was a pure Mi'kmaw of a tribe in Acadia.

Children of ISABELLE SHEGONE and HENRI L'OFFICIAL are:

  1. MARIE3 L'OFFICIAL. b. m. Jean-Rene Camus.
  2. ANNETTE L'OFFICIAL. b. m. Jean-Marie Alexander
  3. ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, b. Abt. 1771, a Mi'kmaw born in St. George's Bay area in Newfoundland; d. Baie St-Georges, NL.
  4. GEORGES L'OFFICIAL, b. Baie St-Georges, NL.

Generation No. 3

3. MARIE3 L'OFFICIAL (ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) She married JEAN-RENE CAMUS September 24, 1799 in Baie St-Georges, NL, son of JEAN CAMUS and JEANNE CLERMONT. He was born July 8, 1765 in Sandy Point, NL.

Children of MARIE L'OFFICIAL and JEAN-RENE CAMUS are:

  1. JEAN4 CAMUS.
  2. MARIE CAMUS, b. 1811.
  3. FRANCOIS CAMUS.

4. ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL (ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) She married JEAN MARIE ALEXANDER, son of JEAN ALEXANDER, SR. He was born in Cape Breton, N.S..

Children of ANNETTE L'OFFICIAL and JEAN ALEXANDER, JR. are:

  1. HENRIETTE4 ALEXANDER, d. Bef. 1863.
  2. CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1800, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. ANDRES ALEXANDRE, b. 1811, Lewis Cove , C.B. Nova Scotia; d. November 29, 1856.
  4. DESIREE ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1820, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. JEAN MARIE JR. ALEXANDRE, b. 1799, France; d. January 18, 1886, Baie St-George, NL.

5. ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL (ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was A Mi'kmaw born Abt. 1771 in Baie St-George, NL., and died in Baie St-George, NL. She married FRANCOIS BENOIT July 20, 1790 in St. Pierre, son of AUGUSTIN BENOIT and FRANCOISE THERIAULT. He was a Mi'kmaw born 1763 in Iles Malouines, (Falkland Islands), and died Aft. 1839 in Baie St-George, NL.

Children of ANNE L'OFFICIAL and FRANCOIS BENOIT are:

  1. RAPHIAL4 BENOIT, b. 1788, St Georges, NL.
  2. ANN FRANCOISE BENOIT, b. May 17, 1791, St Georges, NL.
  3. MARIE-MADELEINE BENOIT, b. June 3, 1795, Sandy Point, NL.
  4. ADELAIDE BENOIT, b. 1796, Sandy Point, Nfld.
  5. GEORGE BENOIT, b. August 7, 1798, Sandy Point, Nfld; d. May 25, 1880.
  6. PAUL BENOIT, b. Bet. 1807 - 1815, St Georges, NL.
  7. FRANCOIS JR. BENOIT, b. Abt. 1810, St Georges, NL,.
  8. ELIZABETH BENOIT, b. 1814, Sandy Point, NL; m. ISAAIC (ISADORE) LEJEUNE, Abt. 1835, Sandy Point, NL.; b. Abt. 1815, Little Bras d'Or, N.S..
  9. ROSALIE BENOIT, b. 1814; m.
  10. HENRI BENOIT, b. 1815, St Georges, NL; d. 1891.
  11. CAROLINE BENOIT, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825.
  12. LOUIS BENOIT, b. Abt. 1812, Sandy Point, NL,.
  13. JEAN SR BENOIT, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810, St Georges, NL; d. 1900.
  14. SABASTINE BENOIT, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810; d. Bay of Islands, NL..

Generation No. 4

15. ADELAIDE4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born 1796 in Sandy Point, NL. She married BILL MOORE.

Child of ADELAIDE BENOIT and BILL MOORE is:

  1. MARCELLINE5 MOORE, b. November 1851.

16. GEORGE4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born August 7, 1798 in Sandy Point, Nfld, and died May 25, 1880. He married CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER 1814 in Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada, daughter of JEAN ALEXANDRE and ANNETTE L'OFFICIAL. She was born Abt. 1800 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Children of GEORGE BENOIT and CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER are:

  1. JEANN5 BENOIT, m. MARIE LEJEUNE, July 26, 1864.
  2. FRANCOISE BENOIT, b. August 14, 1822, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; d. August 14, 1864, St. Georges, Newfoundland.
  3. FRANK BENOIT, b. 1825.
  4. GEORGE JR. BENOIT, b. April 24, 1830, Flavins Gulch, Newfoundland.
  5. ADALAIDE BENOIT, b. 1832; d. June 29, 1851, Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada.
  6. MARGARET BENOIT, b. July 30, 1832, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; d. March 29, 1851, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
  7. PETER BENOIT, b. Abt. 1836, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
  8. MAXIM BENOIT, b. 1841, Seal Rocks, St. Georges, Newfoundland; d. 1919, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
  9. JEAN BENOIT, b. May 1837, St. Georges, Newfoundland.
  10. EDWARD BENOIT, b. June 1843, St. Georges, Newfoundland.
  11. MARY (ANNE) MARGARET BENOIT, b. July 30, 1845, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; d. August 1945, Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada.
  12. ELSIE BENOIT, b. 1848, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; d. 1880.
  13. CHARLOTTE BENOIT, b. 1849, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
  14. MARION (MARY ANN) BENOIT, b. July 30, 1850.
  15. ROSALIE BENOIT, b. 1852, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; m. FRANCOIS JULIEN RETIEFFE, July 21, 1870, Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada; b. Abt. 1812, France.
  16. CAROLINE BENOIT, b. 1854, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
  17. CLEMENTINE BENOIT, b. 1855, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; m. LEROUX.

17. PAUL4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born Bet. 1807 - 1815 in St Georges, Nfld.

Child of PAUL BENOIT is:

  1. JOHN5 BENOIT.

18. FRANCOIS JR.4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born Abt. 1810 in St Georges, Nfld, a Mi'kmaw. He married MARIE DUFFENIAS (DUFFNEY) August 30, 1851 in Port au Port, Nfld, daughter of JEAN-FREDERICK DAUPHINÉE and MARIE LEJEUNE. She was born Abt. 1824 in Jersey Cove, St. Ann's Bay, Cape Breton, N.S.

Mi'kmaw Children of FRANCOIS BENOIT and MARIE DUFFENIAS are:

  1. ROSALI5 BENOIT, b. 1832, Sandy Point, NL.
  2. ROSALIE BENOIT, b. June 1842; m. HENRY JESSO.
  3. JOHN BENOIT, b. 1846, Port au Port, Newfoundland.
  4. MARIE BENOIT, b. 1848, Sandy Point, NL.
  5. GENEVIEVE (JANE) BENOIT, b. July 21, 1851, Port au Port, NL.; d. January 31, 1937, Cape St George, NL.
  6. EMILIE BENOIT, b. December 30, 1852.
  7. FRANCOIS "FRANK" BENOIT, b. November 24, 1854; d. April 1872.
  8. CHARLES ALBERT BENOIT, b. February 28, 1859.
  9. HENRI (HONORE) BENOIT, b. November 21, 1860; d. Abt. 1891; m. MARIE ANNE (AMELIANNA) BROUSSARD, September 16, 1882; b. 1866, Felix Cove, NL; d. 1937.
  10. JOSEPHINE BENOIT, b. January 19, 1864.
  11. LOUIS JOHN BENOIT, b. June 7, 1867, Baie St-George, NL; m. CLARISSA MADORE.
  12. WILLIAM (GUILLAUME) BENOIT, b. June 7, 1867, Baie St-George, NL.; m. CATHERINE LEJEUNE, April 17, 1882, Sandy Point, Nfld..
  13. CLORIS (CLARIS) BENOIT, b. May 25, 1869; m. FREDRICK GAUDON.

19. JEAN MARIE JR.4 ALEXANDRE (ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born 1799 in France, and died January 18, 1886 in Bay St George, Nfld. He married (1) JULIE MARIE LEJEUNE Abt. 1835, daughter of JACQUES LEJEUNE and CATHERINE JESSEAU. She was born 1817 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. He married (2) JULIE MARCHE. She was born Abt. 1801 in Baie St-George, NL, and died Aft. 1859.

Mi'kmaw Children of JEAN ALEXANDRE and JULIE LEJEUNE are:

  1. CELISTE5 ALEXANDRE.
  2. CECILIA ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1834.
  3. ADELAIDE ALEXANDRE, b. Abt. 1849.
  4. EUSTACHE ALEXANDER, b. January 16, 1851, Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada; d. March 3, 1851, Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada.
  5. OLIVER ALEXANDER, b. March 5, 1855, Sandy Point, Newfoundland.
  6. EDOUARD EDMUND ALEXANDER, b. December 18, 1858.

    Mi'kmaw Children of JEAN ALEXANDRE and JULIE MARCHE are:

  7. BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, b. May 1831, St. Georges, Newfoundland; d. Aft. September 1921.
  8. SOPHIE ALEXANDRE, m. EUSTACHES BATARI, 1850.
  9. EUSTACHE ALEXANDRE, b. January 1851, Sandy Point, Nfld; d. March 3, 1851, Sandy Point, Nfld.
  10. OLIVER ALEXANDRE, b. March 5, 1855; m. MARGUERITE BLANCHARD, 1882.
  11. EDOUARD EDMUND ALEXANDRE, b. December 18, 1858, Sandy Point, Nfld; m. SANDY YOUNG, 1882.
  12. JEAN BAPTISTE ALEXANDRE, b. 1847; d. January 16, 1853, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
  13. JEAN ALEXANDER, b. 1840; d. December 18, 1855, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.

20. CAROLINE4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born Bet. 1820 - 1825. She married JACQUES BERNARD . He was born 1824, and died 1851.

Children of CAROLINE BENOIT and JACQUES BERNARD are:

  1. GEORGE5 BERNARD.
  2. JACQUES (JAMES) BERNARD, b. June 1, 1850.

21.LOUIS4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born Abt. 1812 in Sandy Point, NL.. He married URSULA MARCHE Abt. 1830, daughter of VINCENT MARCHE and SOPHIE JESSEAU. She was born 1818 in Port au Port, NL.

Mi'kmaw Children of LOUIS BENOIT and URSULA MARCHE are:

  1. DELPHINE5 BENOIT, b. France; m. YVES BOURDOULON, February 20, 1868, Sandy Point, Nfld.; b. France.
  2. LOUIS BENOIT, b. 1832, Fox Island River, NL.
  3. FRANCOIS XAVIER BENOIT, b. 1844, Fox Island River, NL.
  4. URSULA BENOIT, b. 1846.
  5. ADELINE BENOIT, b. 1849, Sandy Point, NL.
  6. CAROLINE BENOIT, b. April 2, 1852.
  7. DENIS BENOIT, b. February 15, 1856; m. (Mary) Janice Prosper
  8. FRANCOIS BENOIT, b. June 11, 1858.
  9. GILBERT (GILL) BENOIT, b. November 1835, Fox Island River, NL.

22. JEAN SR4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born Bet. 1800 - 1810 in St Georges, Nfld, and died 1900. He married JUDITH LEJEUNE May 21, 1825 in Sandy Point, Nfld., daughter of JACQUES LEJEUNE and CATHERINE JESSEAU. She was born Abt. 1809 in Little Bras d'Or, N.S., and died 1908.

Children of JEAN BENOIT and JUDITH LEJEUNE are:

  1. MARIE5 BENOIT, b. July 3, 1833; d. February 6, 1902; m. ALEXANDER LUCAS, September 22, 1863.
  2. ABRAHAM BENOIT, b. January 23, 1850, Stephenville Crossing, NL.
  3. MARIE BENOIT.
  4. PIERRE BENOIT.
  5. JEAN BENOIT.

23. SABASTINE4 BENOIT (ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born Bet. 1800 - 1810, and died in Bay of Islands, NL.. He married THEOTISTE (JAPEAU) JESSO Abt. 1830, daughter of JOSEPH JESSO and ANNE MARCHE. She was born 1813 in Baie des Iles, and died in Bay of Islands, NL..

Children of SABASTINE BENOIT and THEOTISTE JESSO are:

  1. THEOTISTE JUITH5 BENOIT, b. 1836; d. June 25, 1912.
  2. HONORE BENOIT, b. August 6, 1847, Sandy Point, NL; m. EMILIE HUTCHINGS.
  3. MARGARET BENOIT, b. September 1853.
  4. EMILIE (MILLY) BENOIT, b. November 7, 1849, Sandy Point, NL. m. Louis Jr. Laisne.
  5. SABASTIAN BENOIT, b. 1838; d. 1928, Woods Island, NL..
  6. JEAN (JOHN) S. BENOIT, b. 1835; m. MARY HUTCHINGS, 1860.
  7. CHARLES BENOIT, b. 1833.

Generation No. 5

30. BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE (JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born May 1831 in St. Georges, Newfoundland, a Mi'kmaw, and died Aft. September 1921. She married DOMINIC POIRIER November 27, 1860 in Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada, son of SIMON POIRIER and EDESSE CORMIER. He was born September 1832 in Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and died Bef. 1920 in Marche's Point, Newfoundland.

Mi'kmaq Children of BRIDGETTE ALEXANDRE and DOMINIC POIRIER are:

  1. MARY ALICE6 POIRIER.
  2. EMILY ANN POIRIER, b. March 20, 1881, Stephenville, Newfoundland,; d. January 10, 1915, Marche's Point, Port au Port, Newfoundland.
  3. EDWARD POIRIER, b. Abt. 1880.
  4. FELICITE (CITTEE) POIRIER, b. November 10, 1861, St. George's Mission, NL.
  5. HONORA POIRIER, b. December 25, 1865.
  6. HELENE (ELLEN) POIRIER, b. June 1862; d. Aft. 1921.
  7. WILLIAM (GUILLOUME) POIRIER, b. June 16, 1877.
  8. EDWARD POIRIER, b. October 17, 1876.
  9. JUILLENE POIRIER, b. October 16, 1875.
  10. ANGELA POIRIER, b. Abt. 1860, Baie St-George, Newfoundland.

55. GENEVIEVE (JANE)5 BENOIT (FRANCOIS JR.4, ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born July 21, 1851 in Port au Port, Nfld, a Mi'kmaw, and died January 31, 1937 in Cape St George, NL. She married JULIAN CHIASSON May 22, 1870 in Sandy Point, Nfld, son of PHILIPPE CHIASSON and HENRIETTE CORMIER. He was born September 5, 1840 in Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and died Bet. 1904 - 1935 in De Grau, NL.

Mi'kmaq Children of GENEVIEVE BENOIT and JULIAN CHIASSON are:

  1. JULIAN JR.6 CHAISSON, b. April 1891, Cape St George, NL.; d. 1900.
  2. PHILLIP CHAISSON, m. JOANNE TOURETTE.
  3. REUBEN CHAISSON, b. October 1878, Stephenville, NL; m. (1) MATILDA LEROUX; b. June 1885, St Georges; m. (2) HINKS.
  4. NAZAIRE CHAISSON, b. 1884, Cape St George, NL..m. Mary Ann Revallon
  5. MARY CATHERINE CHAISSON, b. August 21, 1895, Cape St George.m. FRANCIS ROBERT JESSO
  6. NARCEISSE CHAISSON, b. October 4, 1896, Cape St George, NL.; d. 1979, Mainland. m. MARY ANN REVALLON
  7. ANGELA CHAISSON, b. September 1881, Cape St George; d. Aft. 1945.m. JOHN ALFRED CORMIER
  8. JOSEPHINE CHAISSON, b. March 23, 1875, born in Cape St. George and baptised in Stephenville, Nfld; d. Aft. 1921, Cape St George, Nfld..
  9. GERMAINE MARIA CHAISSON, b. February 20, 1886, Stephenville, NL; d. Aft. 1921. m. THOMAS BENOIT
  10. GULLAUME CHAISSON, b. September 5, 1876, Cape St. George, NL..
  11. MARY MARGARET CHAISSON, b. February 5, 1887, De Grau, NL.. m. ALBERT MARCHE
  12. JULIA CHAISSON, b. May 20, 1876, Cape St George; d. Aft. 1945, De Grau, NL. m. JOSEPG LEMOINE
  13. MELINA CHAISSON, b. September 1870, Cape St George. m. JOHN C. JESSO
  14. HUBERT CHAISSON, b. November 16, 1884.

59. LOUIS5 BENOIT (LOUIS4, ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born 1832 in Fox Island River, NL. He married MARY DOMITILLE GAUDET May 24, 1852 in Sandy Point, Nfld, daughter of JEAN GAUDET and PELAGIE CORMIER. She was born in Port au Port, NL.

Mi'kmaq Children of LOUIS BENOIT and MARY DOMITILLE GAUDET are:

  1. LOUIS 3RD6 BENOIT, b. April 5, 1853, St George's Mission; m. MARY ANNE BENOIT.
  2. LUCIE BENOIT, b. June 23, 1854.
  3. URSULE BENOIT, b. October 1856.
  4. MARIE LOUISE BENOIT, b. December 21, 1858. m. FRANCOIS XAVIER JESSO
  5. JEANNE BENOIT, b. June 16, 1865.
  6. ELIZABETH BENOIT, b. April 26, 1869; m. JOHN BENOIT.
  7. THOMAS ARTHUR BENOIT, b. January 28, 1873, Black Duck Brook, Nfld; d. Aft. 1921. m. GERMAINE MARIA CHAISSON
  8. ANNE NANCY BENOIT, b. May 18, 1862, Fox Island River, NL, a Mi'kmaw; d. Bet. 1940 - 1944, De Grau, Nfld. m. (1) VALENTINE YOUNG, m. (2) LAWRENCE CHAISSON
  9. ARSENE BENOIT, m. MARGARET JESSO, September 11, 1893, Stephenvile, NL.
  10. MARIE BENOIT, b. November 25, 1875.

Generation No. 6

85. EMILY ANN6 POIRIER (BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born March 20, 1881 in Stephenville, Newfoundland, and died January 10, 1915 in Marche's Point, Port au Port, Newfoundland. She married JEAN EDWARD (JOHNNY MIC) BENOIT June 25, 1900 in Stephenville, Nfld, son of MICHEL BENOIT and DESIREE LAISNE. He was born August 1, 1877 in Marche's Point, Newfoundland, Canada, and died May 15, 1972 in Red Brook, Port au Port Penninsula, Newfoundland, Canada.

Mi'kmaq Children of EMILY POIRIER and JEAN Edward BENOIT are:

  1. EDWARD7 BENOIT, b. May 30, 1909, Red Brook, Nfld; d. March 9, 1985, RED BROOK, NL. (did not marry)
  2. ALICE MAUDE BENOIT, b. May 10, 1901, Marche's Point; m. JAMES WALTER JESSO, January 21, 1916, Port au Port, NL; b. 1891; d. 1985.
  3. JOHN ALFRED BENOIT, b. September 27, 1903, Loretto, NL,; d. March 10, 1988, Red Brook, NL. m. MILLICENT EUNICE "MILLIE" CHIASSON
  4. JOSEPH HENRY BENOIT, b. August 23, 1905, RED BROOK, NL. m. PHILOMENA CHAISSON
  5. MICHAEL JOSEPH BENOIT, b. May 18, 1911, Marche's Point. m. MATILDA ROSE "Tilly" JESSO
  6. MARY PHILOMENA BENOIT, b. May 16, 1915, Marche's Point, NL.
  7. WILLIAM JAMES BENOIT, b. July 8, 1907, Red Brook, NL; d. June 9, 1982, Marche's Point. m. JULIA CHIASSON
  8. DOMONIC JOSEPH BENOIT, b. July 8, 1913, Marche's Point, NL; d. December 3, 1989, Stephenville, Nfld. m. RITA CHIASSON

151. JOSEPHINE6 CHAISSON (GENEVIEVE (JANE)5 BENOIT, FRANCOIS JR.4, ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born March 23, 1875 born in Cape St. George and baptised in Stephenville, NL, and died Aft. 1921 in Cape St George, NL.. She married LAWRENCE (GRAPON) CHAISSON, February 9, 1896 in Cape St George, NL., son of PHILIPPE CHIASSON and ELIZABETH RENEAU. He was born January 1, 1863 in St. George's Mission, Nfld, and died Aft. 1945 in Cape St George, NL..

Mi'kmaq Children of JOSEPHINE CHAISSON and LAWRENCE CHAISSON are:

  1. PHILOMENA7 CHAISSON, b. May 1894, Cape St George.
  2. JAMES CHAISSON, m. MARIA LA COSTA,
  3. JOHN PHILLIP CHAISSON, b. October 27, 1904, Stephenville, NL; m. MARY CATHERINE LAGATDU, b. September 1895, Cape St George.NL.
  4. LAWRENCE JR CHAISSON, b. May 22, 1892, Stephenville, NL. m. MARGARET ROUZES
  5. JOSEPHINE CHAISSON, b. July 11, 1899, Cape St George; d. July 20, 1940, Stephenville Crossing, Nfld..
  6. FRANCIS (FRANK) CHAISSON, b. June 18, 1903, Cape St George, NL..(did not marry)
  7. FREDERICK CHAISSON, b. April 27, 1908, Cape St George; d. Abt. 1935, Sheavers Cove, NL. m. EDITH ROWE
  8. MILLICENT EUNICE CHAISSON, b. September 14, 1911, Cape St George, NL.; d. March 7, 1985, Red Brook. m. JOHN ALFRED BENOIT
  9. MADELINE CHAISSON, b. December 8, 1913, Cape St George, NL.. m. JOSEPH (Joe-Tiny) YOUNG
  10. THOMAS CHAISSON, b. August 3, 1918, Cape St George, NL.; d. De Grau, NL. m. CECILIA (Dot) YOUNG
  11. RITA CHAISSON, b. October 5, Cape St George, NL. m. DOMINIC BENOIT
  12. CHRISTINA (JUSTIN) CHAISSON, b. October 11, 1920, Cape St George, NL.; m. LOUIS JESSO; b. August 11, 1882, Sheaves Cove, NL.
  13. JULIA CHAISSON, b. March 15, 1905, Cape St George, NL.; d. June 9, 1982, Marche's Point, NL. m. WILLIAM BENOIT
  14. BERTHA MARY NANCY CHAISSON, b. January 21, 1902, De Grau, NL; d. April 14, 1936, De Grau, NL. m. JOHN EDWARD (JOHNNY-JOE) BENOIT
  15. MELANIE (MELINA) CHAISSON, b. November 9, 1910, Cape St George; d. Aft. 1945. m. JEAN LOUVELLE

163. ANNE NANCY6 BENOIT (LOUIS5, LOUIS4, ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born May 18, 1862 in Fox Island River, NL, a Mi'kmaw, and died Bet. 1935 - 1944 in De Grau, NL. She married (1) VALENTINE (TINY) YOUNG Abt. 1876 in Sandy Point, Nfld, son of HENRI LEJEUNE and SUSANNE DUFFENIAS. He was born March 1856 in Clam Bank Cove, NL, a Mi'kmaw, and died in Lourdes, NL. She married (2) LAWRENCE (GRAPON) CHAISSON Abt. 1925 in Cape St George, NL, son of PHILIPPE CHIASSON and ELIZABETH RENEAU. He was born January 1, 1863 in St. George's Mission, NL, and died Aft. 1945 in Cape St George, Nfld..

Mi'kmaq Children of ANNE BENOIT and VALENTINE YOUNG are:

  1. JOSEPH (JOE)7 YOUNG, b. Clam Bank Cove, NL. m. MADELINE CHAISSON
  2. KATIE YOUNG.
  3. WILLIAM YOUNG, b. September 2, 1876, Lourdes, NL.
  4. VICTOR T. YOUNG, b. March 1882, Clam Bank Cove, NL. m. ROSE FELIX
  5. MARY JANE (MARIAM JOANNAIN) YOUNG, b. February 16, 1884, Clam Bank Cove and baptised in Stephenville, NL; d. May 17, 1977, Red Brook, NL. m. EDMOND JESSO
  6. ANNIE YOUNG, b. December 2, 1886, Clam Bank Cove, NL; d. 1996..m. ALEXANDER JESSO
  7. ELIZABETH YOUNG, b. December 4, 1887.
  8. PETER T. YOUNG, b. Abt. June 1891, Clam Bank Cove, NL. m. SARA J. BLAKE
  9. ALBERT YOUNG, b. June 1893, Clam Bank Cove, NL. m. JOSEPHINE
  10. JOHN FRANCAIS YOUNG, b. July 26, 1898, Clam Bank Cove, NL. m. ALICE YOUNG
  11. JULIA YOUNG, b. October 1898, Clam Bank Cove, NL.
  12. ELLEN YOUNG, b. January 1901, Clam Bank Cove, NL; m. JAMES MARCHE.
  13. ALFRED YOUNG, b. June 1903, Clam Bank Cove, NL.
  14. ANTHONY YOUNG, b. February 1906, Clam Bank Cove, NL; d. May 5, 1989, Sheaves Cove. m. MARY CECILIA JESSO, d. Jan 2004

Generation No. 7

186. JOHN ALFRED7 BENOIT (EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born September 27, 1903 in Loretto, Nfld, a Mi'kmaw, and died March 10, 1988 in Red Brook, Nfld. He married MILLICENT EUNICE CHAISSON February 8, 1925 in Stephenville, Nfld, daughter of LAWRENCE CHAISSON and JOSEPHINE CHAISSON. She was born September 14, 1911 in Cape St George, Nfld., a Mi'kmaw, and died March 7, 1985 in Red Brook.

Mi'kmaq Children of JOHN ALFRED BENOIT and MILLICENT CHAISSON are:

  1. LEONARD JOSEPH8 BENOIT.
  2. EMILY BENOIT, b. Marche's Point; d. March 2, 2002, Western Memorial Hospital, Corner Brook, Nfld. m. HOWARD MARCHE
  3. ADEN BENOIT, b. December 4, Loretto, NL; m. ANNIE,
  4. MARY CLEMENCE BENOIT, b. May 2,, Marche's Point. m. JOHN ALBERT ROBIN
  5. SYLVESTER JOSEPH BENOIT, b. May 9, 1929, Red Brook, NL. m. EDNA BENOIT
  6. LODERICK BENOIT, b. 1937, Loretto, NL; d. 1985. m. MARY LOYOLA BENOIT
  7. LEONA BENOIT, b. August 9, Marche's Point. m. ANDREW CHAISSON
  8. HILLARY BENOIT, b. Marche's Point.
  9. ROSA MARIA BENOIT, b. November 5, Lorettto, Marche's Point, NL. m. ROBERT YOUNG
  10. PAUL BENOIT, b. 1936, Loretto, NL.; d. May 8, 2003, Stephenville Crossing, NL.. m. MARIE YOUNG
  11. YVONNE BENOIT, b. April 25, Loretto, NL. m. (1) GERARD JESSO, m. (2) JOHN AMOS BENOIT
  12. CLAYTUS JOSEPH BENOIT, b. August 9, Red Brook, NL; d. May 21, 1941, Red Brook, Nfld.
  13. CONRAD BENOIT, b. Red Brook.

187. JOSEPH HENRY7 BENOIT (EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born August 23, in RED BROOK, NFLD. He married PHILOMENA CHAISSON 1930 in Cape St George, Nfld, daughter of PHILLIPPE CHAISSON and MARY DAMAS. She was born March 13, 1907, and died March 23, 1977 in De Grau.

Child of JOSEPH BENOIT and PHILOMENA CHAISSON is:

  1. JOSEPH C.8 BENOIT, b. 1930.

188. MICHAEL JOSEPH7 BENOIT (EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born May 18, in Marche's Point. He married MATILDA (TILLY) ROSE JESSO September 3, 1934 in Cape St George, Nfld, daughter of ALBERT JESSO and MARY EDMONDS. She was born 1912 in Ship Cove, Nfld.

Children of MICHAEL BENOIT and MATILDA JESSO are:

  1. DOLA8 BENOIT, b. May 20, m. JOHN EARNEST BENOIT.
  2. IRENE BENOIT, b. April 8, m. GEORGE GREENLAW.
  3. MARION BENOIT, b. July 15, m. WILLIAM PATTEN,
  4. THOMAS BENOIT, b. March 15, m. CATHERINE LUCAS.
  5. GERALD BENOIT.
  6. HENRY JOSEPH BENOIT.
  7. HOWARD VINCENT BENOIT, b. March 17, Loretto, Nfld. m. CECILIA BENOIT
  8. CECIL ( BENOIT) SIMON, b. March 28, 1939, Loretto, Nfld; d. 2002, De Grau, NL.
  9. JOHN BATTISE BENOIT, b. April 8, Loretto, Nfld. m. REGINA MARCHE, m. CARRIE (SIMON) BENOIT

189. WILLIAM JAMES7 BENOIT (EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born July 8, 1907 in Red Brook, Nfld, and died June 9, 1982 in Marche's Point. He married JULIA CHAISSON 1927 in Cape St George, Nfld., daughter of LAWRENCE CHAISSON and JOSEPHINE CHAISSON. She was born March 15, 1905 in Cape St George, Nfld., and died June 9, 1982 in Marche's Point, Nfld.

Children of WILLIAM BENOIT and JULIA CHAISSON are:

  1. JESSE JAMES8 BENOIT, b. , Red Brook, NL..m. JULIA SIMON
  2. GENEVIEVE (JEAN) BENOIT. (did not marry)
  3. HOWARD J. BENOIT, b. 1926, Red Brook, Nfld; m. NORA, Cape St George, Nfld.
  4. JENA BENOIT, b. 1928, Red Brook, Nfld.
  5. LAWRENCE (GARVAS) BENOIT, b. , 1930, Red Brook, Nfld.. m. PHILOMENA SIMON
  6. KATHLEEN BENOIT, b. 1933, Red Brook, NL.
  7. MICHAEL BENOIT.
  8. MARY BEATRICE BENOIT, b., Red Brook, NL. m. GEORGE YOUNG
  9. THOMAS BENOIT. m. RITA YOUNG
  10. MARY BERTINA BENOIT. m. TEDDIOUS YOUNG

190. DOMINIC JOSEPH7 BENOIT (EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born July 8, 1913 in Marche's Point, Nfld, and died December 3, 1989 in Stephenville, NL. He married RITA CHAISSON August 3, 1934 in Cape St George, daughter of LAWRENCE CHAISSON and JOSEPHINE CHAISSON. She was born October 5, 1915 in Cape St George, NL., and died in Marche's Point, NL.

Children of DOMINIC BENOIT and RITA CHAISSON are:

  1. JAMES LAWRENCE8 BENOIT.
  2. ALFRED (FREDDY) BENOIT.
  3. PAULINE BENOIT.
  4. MAUDE BENOIT.
  5. MASIE BENOIT, b. , Loretto, NL..m. EDWARD YOUNG
  6. HELENA BENOIT, b.
  7. GERARD (JERRY) BENOIT, b.
  8. MARJARIE BENOIT, b. . m. PETER JESSO
  9. MADELINE BENOIT, b. Loretto, Nfld. m. HUBERT CHAISSON
  10. MARY LUCY BENOIT, b. , Red Brook, Nfld. m. BART BENOIT
  11. ELISIE MARY (DULCIE) BENOIT, b. , Red Brook, Nfld. m. DONALD BENOIT
  12. RICHARD BENOIT.
  13. CLAYTON BENOIT, b.
  14. HUBERT PHILLIP BENOIT, b., Loretto, NL.

329. MILLICENT EUNICE7 CHAISSON (JOSEPHINE6, GENEVIEVE (JANE)5 BENOIT, FRANCOIS JR.4, ANNE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born September 14, 1911 in Cape St George, NL., a Mi'kmaw, and died March 7, 1985 in Red Brook. She married JOHN ALFRED BENOIT, a Mi'kmaw, February 8, 1925 in Stephenville, Nfld, son of JEAN BENOIT and EMILY ANN POIRIER. He was born September 27, 1903 in Loretto, Nfld, a Mi'kmaw, and died March 10, 1988 in Red Brook, NL.

Children are listed above under (186) John Alfred Benoit.

Generation No. 8

377. SYLVESTER JOSEPH8 BENOIT (JOHN ALFRED7, EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) was born May 9, 1929 in Red Brook, Nfld, a Mi'kmaw. He married a Mi'kmaw, EDNA MAY BENOIT June 30, 1948 in Cape St George, Nfld., daughter of ADOLPH BENOIT and ANN NANCY JESSO. She was born May 12, in De Grau, NL, a Mi'kmaw.

Mi'kmaq Children of SYLVESTER BENOIT and EDNA BENOIT are:

  1. MARY PHYLLIS9 BENOIT, b. April 16, De Grau. m. MICHAEL YOUNG
  2. JOSEPH KELVIN BENOIT, b. October 30, 1952. d. November 17, 1952
  3. MYRA BENOIT, b. January 4, De Grau,NL.
  4. GEORGE BENOIT, b. December 24, De Grau. m. RHODENA FELIX
  5. MATTHEW BENOIT, b. December 24, De Grau.
  6. STEPHEN BENOIT, b. November 1, De Grau. m. CHRISTINA MC ISAAC
  7. BARBRA BENOIT, b. December 2, Stephenville, NL; m. JAMES MaCLINDEN.
  8. JASEN SYLVESTER BENWAH, b. July 22, Stephenville Crossing, NL.
  9. COLIN JOSEPH BENOIT, b. October 24, Stephenville, NL.
  10. BRUCE SCOTT BENOIT, b. February 5, Stephenville, NL.
  11. LORY BENOIT, b. March 17, Stephenville, NL. m. WARREN JESSO

Generation No. 9

JASEN SYLVESTER 9 BENWAH (SYLVESTER JOSEPH8 BENOIT, JOHN ALFRED7, EMILY ANN6 POIRIER, BRIDGETTE FELICITE5 ALEXANDRE, JEAN MARIE JR.4, ANNETTE3 L'OFFICIAL, ISABEL2 CHEGO, PAUL1) born in Stephenville Crossing, NL.

Mi'kmaq Children of JASEN SYLVESTER BENWAH and GLENDA ANN BENWAH, daughter of Lillian Chaisson (Mi'kmaw) and Robert Tourout (Mi'kmaw). are:

  1. ALYSSA-ASHLEY ANN BENWAH, b. Stephenville, NL.
  2. SUMUR-RAE ANN BENWAH, b. Stephenville, NL.

Mi'kmaw Child of Jasen S. Benwah and Donna Marie Jesso, daughter of Alice Marche (Mi'kmaw) and Alexander Francis Jesso (Mi'kmaw). are:

  1. SAMANTHA LEE JESSO, b. Stephenville, NL.

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