This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: treefind4fun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7542.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In case you are interested in tracing your Benoit ancestors, I'll give you links to a few documents to get you started. (I presume you have access to Canadian documents) You will eventually find that you descend from the line of Claude Benoit and Jeanne Hebert, married in 1711 in Grand Pré, Acadia (now Nova Scotia). He and his family were among many expelled from Acadia by the British in 1755 during "le Grand Dérangement" -- the Great Upheaval. 1881 Census, Township of Compton, County of Compton, Province of Quebec, Canada Family of Paul Victor Benoit, his wife "Lizzie", and his children Mary, Alexander and Lyse (Elizaeth) http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1577&iid=31229_C_13198-00679&fn=Alexr.&ln=Benoit&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1348002 1900 Census, Manchester, NH Family of Paul and Elizabeth (Onesime) Benoit http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen,&rank=0&=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,&gsfn=paul&gsln=benoit&sx=&gs1co=2,USA&gs1pl=32,New Hampshire&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4;_80000002;_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&h=76831395&recoff= Marriage of Victor Benoit, son of Augustin Benoit and Marie Louise Harpin (aka Arpin) and Onesime Lamoureux, daughter of Alexandre Lamoureux and Théotiste Carrière 14 Sep 1875, St-Edmond, Coaticook, Stanstead, QC http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1091&iid=d13p_02921371&fn=Victor&ln=Benoit&st=r&ssrc=&pid=5161602 You will find other trees on Ancestry that have already traced this line. There is another tree on Ancestry of somene who descends from Paul Victor Benoit and Onesime Lamoureux. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/34187296/person/18604552605 It's a long shot, but perhaps if you get in touch with him, he, or someone in his family may remember hearing about Josephine Sophia Benoit. MR Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.