Person:Francois Benoit (18)

Francois Benoit
 
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Name Francois Benoit
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1764 Falkland Islands
Emigration[1] 1768 Falkland IslandsColony ceded to Spain
Immigration[1] 1768 France
Immigration[1] Bef 1775 Saint Pierre et MiquelonSaint Pierre
Emigration[1] 1778 Saint Pierre et MiquelonDeported by the British
Immigration[1] 1778 France
Immigration[1] Bef 1787 Saint Pierre et Miquelon
Immigration[1] Dec 1789 Main Gut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Marriage 20 Jul 1790 Main Gut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadato Anne L'Official

Francois Benoit was the owner of the first schooner registered by a Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland. The ship Jane was built in Bay St. George in 1824, and it was registed in St John's. The ship was eventually passed down to his son, Francois Jr. (S1)

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Butt, Kirk R. Early Settlers of Bay St. George: The Inner Bay, Volume 1, Third Edition. (Whitby, Ontario: Boonen Books, 2009)
    130-131.