Cindy From my records I show Louis Roy (brother to my ggrandfather Philippe Roy) married to Rosalie Benoit. They had a daughter Alice who was adopted. Yes they were living in Kansas, but Louis moved back to Kankakee and died there on April 15, 1920. Rosalie was the daughter of Henry and Prudence and died Jan 11, 1895 at Palmer, Kansas. Louis and Philippe Roy had farms across the road from each other near Palmer, Washington County, Kansas in the late 1800's. I have a copy of the plat map for Washington County that shows both farms. Philippe Roy was married to Zelia Cyre. Zelia (Cyre) Roy and Louisa (Cyre) Benoit were sisters. Their parents were Joseph Cyre and Adelaide Ponton who are both buried in St. Joseph, Cloud County, Kansas. I show that Henry Benoit and Louisa (Cyre) Benoit were the parents of 13 children and moved from Washington County to Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas and then to Rooks County, Kansas. Show Henry's parents also as Henry and Prudence. Show Henry and Prudence as being married Nov 8, 1842 at St Mathias, Quebec. Show Henry and Prudence also having two other children, Fesel still living in 1880 and Joseph who died on Feb 19,1903 at St Joseph, Kansas. Show his parents as Ignace Benoit and Charlotte Monty who were married Feb 17, 1817 at Chambly, Quebec and her parents as Francois Desnoyers and Prudence Goguet who were married Sept 30, 1823 at Marieville, Quebec. So Prudence's mother was also Prudence. When I was growing up in Clyde, Kansas in the 1950's and 1960's, Alphonse Benoit (son of Henry and Louisa) visited a lot with my grandfather Philip Roy (son of Philippe and Zelia). Alphonse and Philip both in their 70's and 80's by now would have been first cousins and each lived with one of their daughters only a half block from each other in Clyde. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Gates" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] Re: {not a subscriber} Searching for benoit > Henry Benoit married Louisa Cyre in Kimeo, KS in 1878 and they are in the > 1880 census for Washington Co. According to Henry's death sertificate he > was born in Kankakee, Ill. in 1851, His mother's name was Lizza > denoyer/denoire. I found a Lizzie Denoyer in the KVGS Co. Death Records > Index, I don't know if this is the same person since her name is Prudence on > the Kansas census records. I think Henry's father had died before they moved > to Kansas.I haven't found him on any census records for Ill. He supposedly > had only one sister which is still in debate with some relatives. Her name > is Rosalie (Benoit) Roy, she was born in St. Gregoire, Can in 1848 and > married Louis Aime Roy in 1867 in St. Mary, Beaverville, Iroquois, Il., they > had one daughter, Alice. They also appear in the 1880 Kansas census. I hope > this helps it would really help to finally put this peice of the puzzle in > its place. > > Thanks for your help. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Hébert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 9:34 PM > Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] Re: {not a subscriber} Searching for benoit > > > > Cindy -- > > > > For future reference, when writing a query it helps a LOT if you can put > years in. For instance, you state you found Prudence as a widow in the > Kansas Census -- what year(s)? Also, when was Henry born? > > > > Thankfully, there IS a reference book which condenses the French-Canadians > which appeared in the Kankakee and Iroquois Counties Censuses in 1850, 1860, > 1870 & 1880, but if I had had to go through them all manually, it would have > taken me a looooooong time. :o) > > > > I DID find a family -- I don't know if it is the correct family, though, > because I have no years to compare it with. You stated that the father's > name was "Norris". There is no French name of Norris, but it does sound like > Narcisse which IS a French name. I also know from experience that one > Anglization of the name Narcisse is "Nelson", soooooo that being said, this > is what I found in "French-Canadian Families of Kankakee and Iroquois > Counties, Illinois" by Rev. Albert H. Ledoux, on page 149 (in the First > Edition): > > > > Under Kankakee City, 1870 > > > > ST. PETER 01936 > > Frank 57 day labor C[anada] > > Eliza 48 C. > > Frank 14 C. > > Georgiana 16 C. > > Nelson BENMORE 25 farm laborer C. > > Jane 23 C. > > Nelson 4 Ill. > > Henry 1 Ill. > > > > Apparently they lived with a St. Peter family -- I don't know if that's > Jane's family, or they worked on the St. Peters' farm, it doesn't state > relationship in the 1870 Census. > > > > I don't see them in the 1880 portion of Fr. Ledoux' book, but that doesn't > necessarily mean they weren't in Kankakee in 1880. > > > > Don't know if this helps, but it LOOKS like your family. > > > > Bren > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:50 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ILSTANNE] Re: {not a subscriber} Searching for benoit > > > > ILSTANNE listers, can we help? This is not St. Anne, but certainly > within > > our sphere of interest. I have subscribed Cindy to the list so she will > > receive replies you send to the list. Many thanks! > > > > Ginny Crawford > > Administrator, ILSTANNE-L > > > > > > In a message dated 10/5/2002 11:12:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > << Subj: {not a subscriber} Searching for benoit > > Date: 10/5/2002 11:12:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time > > From: [email protected] (Cindy Gates) > > To: [email protected] > > > > I am searching for Henry Benoit, his mother Prudence and any info on his > > father Norris who I think died in Kankakee since Prudence is listed as a > > widow in the Kansas census. Henry was born in Illinois according to his > death > > certificate, his parents were born in Canada. Also Henry had a sister > named > > Rosalin who married Louis Roi (Roy). I've located these folks in the > Kansas > > census but not in the Illinois census. I would appreciate any help in > > locating info on them. I've been given info on them by cousins that > differs > > greatly from what I've found in the census records so any hekp would be > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Cindy Gates > > > > >> > > > > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > > To scan a remarkable collection of lists and webpages related to > genealogy, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html > > Once there, click on "mailing lists", then select the category you want, > then the location or surname. Voila! > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more > from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > > Courtesy is the key to list relationships. Please send thanks ON the list > to those who have helped you. 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