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Generation No. 1

1. Francois Benoit 5 (Mi'kmaw)(Augustin4, Claude3, Jean2, Martin1) was born 1764 at Iles Malouines (The Falkland Islands of Argentina). He married ANNE L'OFFICIAL (Mi'kmaw) July 20, 1790 at Sandy Point, Newfoundland, daughter of HENRI L'OFFICIAL and ISABELLE (NANNETTE) CHEY0. She was born in 1771 in Bay St George, Nfld.

Children of FRANCOIS BENOIT and ANNE L'OFFICIAL are:

  1. RAPHAEL BENOIT, b. 1788, Bay St George, Nfld
  2. ANN FRANCOISE BENOIT, b. May 17, 1791
  3. MARIE MADELEINE BENOIT, b. June 3, 1795, Sandy Point, Nfld
  4. ADELAIDE BENOIT, b 1796, m. BILL MOORE
  5. GEORGE BENOIT, b. August 7, 1798, Sandy Point. m. CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER
  6. LOUIS BENOIT, b. 1800-1810, m. URSULA MARCHE
  7. JEAN BENOIT, b. 1800-1810, m. JUDITH LE JEUNE
  8. SEBASTIEN BENOIT, b. 1800-1810, m. THEOTISTE JESSEAU
  9. PAUL BENOIT, b. 1807-1815
  10. FRANCOIS BENOIT, b. 1805-1815, m. MARIE DUFFENAIS
  11. ELIZABETH BENOIT, b 1810-1820, m. ISAAC LE JEUNE
  12. CAROLINE BENOIT, b. 1820-1825, m. JACQUES BERNARD
  13. HENRI BENOIT, b. 1815
  14. ROSALIE BENOIT, b.1814

2. Francois Benoit, Jr 6 (Mi'kmaw)( Francois5, Augustin4, Claude3, Jean2, Martin1) was born 1819 at St Georges, Newfoundland. He married MARIE DUFFENAIS (Mi'kmaw) August 30, 1851 at St. Georges, Newfoundland, daughter of JEAN DUFFENAIS and MARIE ANNE LE JUNE (Mi'kmaw). She was born about 1824.

Children of FRANCOIS BENOIT and MARIE DUFFENAIS are:
  1. ROSALI BENOIT, b 1832,
  2. JOHN BENOIT, b. 1846
  3. MARIE BENOIT, b. 1848
  4. GENEVIEVE (JANE) BENOIT, b. July 21, 1851 m. JULIEN CHIASSON
  5. WILLIEM BENOIT
  6. CLORIS BENOIT, b. 1869
  7. HENRI BENOIT

3. Genevieve (Jane) Benoit (Mi'kmaw)7 (Francois, Jr. 6, Francois5, Augustin4, Claude3, Jean2, Martin1) was born July 21, 1851 in Bay St George, Newfoundland. She married JULIEN CHIASSON on May 22, 1870 in Port au Port, Newfoundland, son of Philippe Chiasson and Henriette Cormier. He was born September 5, 1840, Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Children of GENEVIEVE (JANE) BENOIT (Mi'kmaw) and JULIEN CHIASSON are:

  1. PHILLIP CHAISSON
  2. REUBEN CHAISSON, b. October 1858
  3. JOSEPHINE CHAISSON, b. March 23, 1875, m. LAWRENCE CHAISSON
  4. JULIAN CHAISSON, b. April 30, 1876
  5. ANGELA CHAISSON, b. 1881, m. JOHN CORMIER
  6. NAZAIRE CHAISSON, b. 1884
  7. GERMAINE MARIA CHAISSON, b.1889, m. THOMAS BENOIT
  8. MARGARET CHAISSON, b. January 1888, m. ALBERT MARCHE
  9. MELINA CHAISSON, b. 1892, m. JOHN PETER JESSEAU
  10. NARCEISSE CHAISSON, b. October 25, 1897, m. MARY ANN REVALLON
  11. MARY CATHERINE CHAISSON, b. 1895, m. FRANCAIS JESSO.

4. Narceisse Chaisson 8 (Mi'kmaw)(Genevieve (Jane) 7,Francois, Jr. 6, Francois5, Augustin4, Claude3, Jean2, Martin1) was born October 25, 1897 at Cape St George, Newfoundland. He married MARY ANN REVALLON on November 20, 1919 at Cape St George, Newfoundland, daughter of ADOLPH REVALLON and MARIE DUVAL. She was born January 10, 1901 at Mainland, Newfoundland.

Children of NARCEISSE CHAISSON and MARY ANN REVALLON are:

  1. ADOLPH CHAISSON, b. August 1, 1920, m. MURIEL LE MOINE
  2. GENEVIEVE CHAISSON, b. , m. THOMAS AURTHUR BENOIT
  3. FEDERICK CHAISSON, b., m. EVA OZON
  4. MALCOME (MIKE) CHAISSON, b., m. MARY NORA HINKS
  5. CHARLES CHAISSON, b. , m. MERCEDES JESSO
  6. MARGARET CHAISSON, b. , m. WILLIAM DUBIE
  7. AMOS CHAISSON, b. , m. GENEVIEVE
  8. GLADUS CHAISSON, b., m. MURDOCK BARTER
  9. ELEANOR CHAISSON, b. ,m. CHESLEY WHITE
  10. PATRICK CHAISSON, b. , m. 1. ROSE, 2. MARY
  11. HAROLD (HARRY) CHAISSON, b. VITA

5. Charles Chaisson 9 (Narceisse 8, Genevieve (Jane) 7,Francois, Jr. 6, Francois5, Augustin4, Claude3, Jean2, Martin1) was born May 15, 1928 at Cape St George, Newfoundland. He married MERCEDES JESSO at Lourdes, Newfoundland, daughter of WILLIAM THOMAS JESSO (Mi'kmaw) and EUNICE HINKS (Mi'kmaw). She was born in at Mainland, Newfoundland.

Children of CHARLES CHAISSON and MERCEDES JESSO are:

  1. KEVIN CHAISSON, b. m. ANN LANEY
  2. LILLIAN CHAISSON, b. m. JOSEPH ROBIA, m. WILFRED LEE, m. ROBERT MORRIS
  3. GERARD CHAISSON, b. m. KAREN LANEY
  4. ELVIS CHAISSON, b. m. RITA NIPPEAN
  5. LORRAINE CHAISSON, b. m. WALLACE HARVIEW
  6. AGNES CHAISSON, b.
  7. RONALDA CHAISSON, b.
  8. MAURICE CHAISSON, b.
  9. THOMAS CHAISSON, b.
  10. MICHAEL CHAISSON, b.

6. Lillian Chaisson 10(Charles 9, Narceisse 8, Genevieve (Jane) 7, Francois, Jr. 6, Francois 5, Augustin 4, Claude 3, Jean 2, Martin 1) was born at Mainland, Newfoundland. .

Children of LILLIAN CHAISSON (Mi'kmaw) and ROBERT TOUROUT (Mi'kmaw)(son of John Tourout and Margarite Skinner ) are:

  1. GLENDA ANN CHAISSON, b.
  2. ANN CHAISSON, b.

7. Glenda Ann Chaisson 11 (Mi'kmaw)(Lillian 10, Charles 9, Narceisse 8, Genevieve (Jane) 7, Francois, Jr. 6, Francois 5, Augustin 4, Claude 3,, Jean 2, Martin 1) was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland.

Children of GLENDA ANN CHAISSON and JASEN SYLVESTER BENWAH (Mi'kmaw) are:

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

SOURCES:

CENSUS RECORDS: DE GRAU, CAPE ST. GEORGE, 1911, 1921, 1935, 1945

CHURCH RECORDS: ST. STEPHEN'S RC, SACRED HEART RC, OUR LADY OF THE CAPE AND MARIE REGINA RC

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