Brief Life History of Marguerite
When Marguerite Benoit was born in 1759, in Acadia, New France, her father, Jean Baptiste Benoit, was 32 and her mother, Marie Anne Trahan, was 29. She married Louis Broussard about 1774, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1809, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 50.
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- Marguerite Ledée, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Margaret Benoist in entry for Modeste Broussard, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
- Magdeleine Benoit in entry for Martin Broussard, "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Normand, Marcel, Armand, Pierre, Raoul, Michel, Emile, Jacques, Alphonse, Laurent, Arsene.
French (Benoît): from the personal name Benoît, French form of Benedict . Compare Benoist , Benoy , Benware , Benway , and Ward .
History: Paul Benoît dit Nivernois or Nivernais or Livernois from Châtillon-en-Bazois in Nivernais, France, is recorded in Montreal, QC, in 1658. His descendants also bear the surname Livernois . Gabriel Benoît dit Laforest from Paris, France, is recorded in Champlain, QC, in 1665. Jacques Benoît dit Laguerre from the Angoumois region of France is recorded in Montreal, QC, in 1729. The LA lines seem to have descended from various Acadian refugees of the 18th century. — This surname is listed along with its altered form Benoy in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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