Bénoni Dévost[1]
1846 - Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.-
Name Bénoni Dévost Relationship with Therese Nadeau Birth 12 Oct 1846 Baptism 24 Jan 1847 Ste Luce, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [2] Gender Male Other Name William Deveau Patriarch & Matriarch Thomas Desvaux, b. 1680, St. Planchers, Normandy, France (3 x Great Grandfather)
Elizabeth Bernier (2 x Great Grandmother)Siblings 3 brothers and 4 sisters Person ID I19063 Antoine_Roy Last Modified 18 Oct 2017
Father Jean Bénoni Dévost, b. 7 Dec 1809 Mother Susanne Ringuet, b. 22 Nov 1827 Marriage 1 Jul 1845 St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada [3, 4] Age at Marriage He : 35 years and 7 months - She : 17 years and 8 months. Family ID F464 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S32] Chip Gagnon, Upper St John Valley, http://www.upperstjohn.com/1860/T18R7-1.htm#466,
[William in 1860 U.S. Census for Township Number 18, Range 7 (now the western part of Fort Kent) line 17, dwelling 212, family 207 on page 466. Chip's popup indicates the 1850 U.S. Census shows the family living in Portage Lake Pltn., p.123b, which would explain the length of time between birth and baptisms, since Portage Lake is at least 50 miles from Ste Luce in Frenchville, Maine.]. - [S52] Ste Luce, Frenchville, Maine Parish Register, Page 80b, Baptism No B9,
[Godparents were Syfroi Michaud and Desanges Lagassé. Birth is shown as 12 Oct 1846.]. - [S224] LaVerdiere, Diane P. and Voskuhl, Robert K., Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec (CD), Grooms page 660,
[Name shown as Jean Benoni.]. - [S67] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Acadian French Catholic Church Records, S > St-Basile > 1792-1910 > image 261,
[marriage record].