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Ancestors of Jasen Benwah

Descendants of Jean Damois

Generation No. 1

1. JEAN1 DAMOIS was born Abt. 1800, and died Bef. 1860 in Bay St George, Nfld. He married ROSALIE MARCHE.

Child of JEAN DAMOIS and ROSALIE MARCHE is: 2.

  1. VICTOR2 DAMOIS, b. Abt. 1840, Bay Of Islands, Nfld; d. De Grau, Nfld.

Generation No. 2

2. VICTOR2 DAMOIS (JEAN1) was born Abt. 1840 in Bay Of Islands, Nfld, and died in De Grau, Nfld. He married VICTORIA LUCAS Abt. 1860 in Sandy Point, Nfld., daughter of JEAN LUCAS and HENRIETTE LEJEUNE (Mi'kmaq). She was born in St Georges.

Children of VICTOR DAMOIS and VICTORIA LUCAS (MI'KMAW) are: 3.

  1. ELLEN 3 DAMOIS, b. January 23, 1873, Curling, Nfld; d. November 21, 1913, De Grau, NL. m. JOSEPH BENOIT (MI'KMAW)
  2. CLARISSE DAMOIS, b. February 1861, St. George's Mission, NL; m. JOHN THOMAS MC LEOD, July 29, 1877, Bay of Islands (Curling), Nfld; b. P.E.I..
  3. VICTOIRE DAMOIS, b. December 25, 1862, St. George's Mission, NL
  4. ELIZABETH DAMOIS, b. April 1865, St. George's Mission 4.
  5. LEONIE DAMOIS, b. February 1867, Cape St George , Nfld. m. Lawrence Chaisson 5.
  6. MARGARET DAMOIS, b. September 4, 1869. m.
  7. OCTAVIUS DAMIAN, b. January 11, 1872, St. George's Mission, NL; m. MARY HELEN ROBIN. 6.
  8. MARY ALICE DAMAS, b. August 1874, Curling, NL, m. Phillippe Chaisson
  9. VICTOR DAMOIS, JR, b. March 12, 1885, Stephenville, NL
  10. JEAN DAMOIS, b. 1882, Stephenville, NL

Generation No. 3

3. ELLEN3 DAMOIS (VICTOR2, JEAN1) was born June 1876 in Bay Of Islands, Nfld, and died Abt. 1920 in De Grau. She married JOSEPH (JOE M.) BENOIT June 26, 1895 in Stephenville, Nfld, son of MICHEL BENOIT (MI'KMAW) and DESIREE LAISNE (MI'KMAW). He was born January 23, 1873 in Loretto, Nfld., and died April 12, 1969 in De Grau, Nfld.

Children of ELLEN DAMOIS and JOSEPH BENOIT are:

  1. DARIUS4 BENOIT, b. March 1904.
  2. VICTOR JOSEPH BENOIT, b. March 15, 1896, Cape St George, Nfld.; d. October 12, 1915, HMS Armed Dinfter Frons Olrvae.
  3. MARY BENOIT, b. September 13, 1887, Cape St George, Nfld.; m. (1) VICTOR OGORMAN; m. (2) JOHNY SIMON. 7.
  4. JOHN EDWARD (JOHNIEJOE) BENOIT, b. January 12, 1898, Cape St George, Nfld.; d. May 28, 1982, Stephenville, Nfld. m. Berta Mary Chaisson, m. Genevieve Jesso
  5. JOSEPH H. BENOIT, b. March 7, 1903, Cape St George, Nfld.; d. May 4, 1915, HMS Ceto. 8.
  6. ADOLPH BENOIT, b. December 26, 1905, Loretto, Nfld; d. April 15, 1963, De Grau, Nfld. m. Ann Nancy Jesso, m. Isabelle Costard
  7. ISABELLE BENOIT, b. October 4, 1906, Cape St George, Nfld.
  8. MARY BENOIT, b. October 2, 1908, Cape St George, Nfld. 9.
  9. WILLIAM JOSEPH BENOIT, b. March 6, 1911, Cape St George, Nfld.; d. June 9, 1995, Stephenville, Nfld. m. Rosanna Young 10.
  10. MARGARET (MAGGIE) MARY BENOIT, b. May 10, 1920, Loretto, Nfld; d. September 18, 1976, De Grau, Nfld. m. John James Cornect 11.
  11. VICTORIA BENOIT, b. October 1910, Marche's Point, Nfld. m. Joseph Drake

4. LEONIE3 DAMOIS (VICTOR2, JEAN1) was born February 1867 in Cape St George , Nfld. She married LAWRENCE CHAISSON Unknown in Cape St George, son of PHILIPPE-NAZAIRE CHIASSON and ELIZABETH RENOUF. He was born February 1, 1863 in Stephenville, Nfld, and died Aft. 1945 in Cape St George, Nfld..

Children of LEONIE DAMOIS and LAWRENCE CHAISSON are: 12.

  1. MARY PHILOMENA (MINNIE)4 CHAISSON, b. 1888. 13.
  2. OCTAVE CHAISSON, b. August 17, 1892, Stephenville, Nfld. 14.
  3. VICTORIA CHAISSON, b. March 10, 1893, Stephenville, Nfld. m. James Simon 15.
  4. MARY MARGARET CHAISSON , b. February 5, 1888, Cape St George. 16.
  5. ELIZABETH CHAISSON, b. May 1888, Cape St George.

6. MARY ALICE3 DAMOIS (VICTOR2, JEAN1) was born August 1874 in Cape St George. She married (1) PHILIPPE CHIASSON, son of PAUL-LAURENT CHIASSON and MADELEINE ROMARD. He was born Abt. 1810 in Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She married (2) PHILLIPPE CHAISSON Abt. 1930 in Cape St George, Nfld, son of PHILIPPE-NAZAIRE CHIASSON and ELIZABETH RENOUF. He was born August 1874 in Cape St George.

Children of MARY DAMOIS and PHILLIPPE CHAISSON are: 18.

  1. JOHN PHILLIP4 CHAISSON, b. Abt. August 1899, Cape St George, Nfld.; d. January 15, 1985, De Grau.m. Mary Cecilia Jesso
  2. MARGARET CHAISSON, b. July 1904. 19.
  3. ANNIE VICTORIA CHAISSON, b. January 26, 1900. m. JOHN E BENOIT
  4. PHILOMENA CHAISSON, b. March 13, 1907; d. March 23, 1977, De Grau; m. JOSEPH HILLARY BENOIT, 1930, Cape St George, Nfld; b. August 23, 1905, RED BROOK, NFLD.

SOURCES:

CENSUS RECORDS: DE GRAU, CAPE ST. GEORGE, 1911, 1921, 1935, 1945

CHURCH RECORDS: ST. STEPHEN'S RC, SACRED HEART RC, OUR LADY OF THE CAPE AND MARIE REGINA RC


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