The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Benois · ◉ direct ancestor

✲ Born in exile

♀Elizabeth Benois

Born about 1757, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Died 1816, West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

Elizabeth Benois was an Acadian woman of the lower Mississippi who married Jean Baptiste Dupuis at Ascension in 1775 and whom a Louisiana parish register later described as “of Boston”. She was the third great-grandmother of Floyd Amatus Delahorne (1922–2014), through her son Eloi Dupuis (died before 1855).

Origins

Elizabeth was a daughter of Alexis Benoit and Hélène Comeau, both named as Acadians at her marriage, where her mother is written Marie. Her birth and baptism have not been found. At the baptism of one of her daughters at St. Gabriel in Iberville in September 1799, the register calls her “Ysabel Benua, of Boston”, and her husband “of Acadia”. Boston was one of the Massachusetts destinations of the Acadians deported by the British from Nova Scotia in 1755, and the clause places her family among the exiles sent to New England. The same entry names the child’s maternal grandparents as “Alexo Beunnua” and “Melen Como”, that is, Hélène Comeau. A baptism at St. Gabriel in October 1801 likewise names the maternal grandmother “Helene Como”, and Steven A. Cormier’s compiled history of the Acadians of Louisiana calls her Hélène Comeau; only the 1775 marriage says Marie.

Marriage and family

On 7 February 1775 she married Jean Baptiste Dupuis, son of Antoine Dupuis and Marguerite Boudrot, at the church of the Ascension on the Mississippi, on the Acadian CoastW. The register describes both families as Acadians and the groom as living at St. Gabriel at Manchac; the witnesses were Charles Melancon, Augustin Brusard and Francois Hebert. The registers of St. Gabriel and of St. Joseph at Baton Rouge name her repeatedly as the grandmother at the baptisms of her sons’ children in the first decades of the nineteenth century, including that of her granddaughter Euphemie in 1817. The clerks wrote her name as Benoa, Benoist, Benoit, Benois, Benua and, in Spanish, Ysabel and Elizabeta.

Her son Eloi married Henriette Hebert on 21 April 1817; the entry calls him the legitimate son of “Jean Bte Dupuy et Elizabeth Benoist”.

Death

No record of her death or burial has been found. Online family trees give her years as 1757 to 1816 and credit the couple with fourteen children born between 1776 and 1801; neither the dates nor the full list has been checked against the registers. Her husband married again on 31 December 1816 at Baton Rouge, taking as his second wife Marie Anne Landry, a widow.

Family time line

◉ Elizabeth Benois abt 1757–1816 ✲
◉ Jean Baptiste Dupuis abt 1752–bef 1831 ⚭⛓
Married 7 Feb 1775, Ascension, Louisiane, New France, Ascension, Louisiane
○ Julia Dupuis 1777–bef 1818
○ Hipolite Dupuis abt 1777–1824
○ Marine Dupuis 1778–bef 1831
○ Adelaide Dupuis 1780–
○ Anna Margarita Dupuis 1782–
○ Jean Dupuis 1783–
○ Benito Dupuis 1786–
○ Benoito Dupuis 1789–
◉ Eloi Dupuis 1791–bef 1831
○ Elise Dupuis 1793–
○ Victor Dupuis 1797–
○ Maria Adeline Dupuis 1799–
○ Alexi Dupuis 1801–
○ Dorothee Dupuis ○

Recorded events

EventWhenWhereEvidence ?on record - the record itself, its image, or a transcript or printed copy of it has been read
from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so
not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet
Birth
'of Boston' on her daughter Maria Adeline's 1799 baptism (SGA-11, 96 #475)
 abt Mar 1757 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States on record
Death 16 Apr 1816 West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States on record
17571816 17701780179018001810

Sources

  • Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol. 2 (1770-1803), SGA-11, 96 #475 - the 4 Sep 1799 St. Gabriel baptism of Maria Adeline Dupuis, naming her mother 'Ysabel Benua, of Boston' and grandparents Alexo Beunnua x Melen Como — Birth, about this person
  • Massachusetts Archives Collection, vol. 23 (French Neutrals 1755-1758), f. 440: list of the French neutrals placed in Newton, 20 June 1757 — Birth, about this person
  • West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Probate No. 44 — Death, about this person, family with Jean Baptiste Dupuis
  • Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, vol. 3 (1804-1818), DUPUIS - baptism of Euphemie Dupuis, St. Gabriel register 11 p.288 — about this person
  • Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol. 2 (1770-1803), ASC-1, 129 - the 7 Feb 1775 Ascension marriage of Jean Baptiste Dupuis and Elizabeth Benoit, both parent pairs named — about this person, Marriage (Jean Baptiste Dupuis)

Borders as they stood about 1763 (they follow the event under the mouse), from the historical-basemaps project, the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (states and territories, 1783 on) and Natural Earth; the colonies and provinces are drawn along today's lines.

Line of descent

  1. Alexis Benoit
    1. Clément Benoist abt 1677–
      1. Martin Benoist abt 1643–
      2. Marie Chaussegros abt 1656–
    2. Anne Babin 1688–
      1. Charles Babin abt 1664–
        1. Antoine Babin abt 1626–bef 1693
        2. Marie Mercier abt 1646–
          1. not yet known
          2. Francoise Gaudet abt 1623–
            1. Jean Gaudet abt 1575–
            2. not yet known
      2. Madeleine Richard abt 1671–
        1. Michel Richard abt 1630–
        2. Madeleine Blanchard abt 1643–1679/1686
          1. Jean Blanchard abt 1611–
          2. Radegonde Lambert abt 1621–
  2. Hélène Comeau
    1. Étienne Comeau
      1. Jean Comeau abt 1656– ⚭
        1. Pierre Comeau abt 1596–
        2. Rose Bayon abt 1631–
      2. Françoise Hébert abt 1663–bef 1713
        1. Étienne Hébert –bef 1671
        2. Marie Gaudet abt 1633–1710
    2. Marguerite Forest abt 1687–
      1. Michel de Forest ⚭
      2. Jacqueline Benoit –1755
        1. Martin Benoist abt 1643–
        2. Marie Chaussegros abt 1656–

Descendants

  1. Julia Dupuis 1777–bef 1818
    1. Arthémise Blanchard
    2. Pierre Blanchard
    3. Rosémond Blanchard
    4. Armand Faustin Blanchard
  2. Hipolite Dupuis abt 1777–1824
    1. Jean Baptiste Dupuis 1801–1802 ✧
    2. Marie Felonise Dupuis 1803–1808 ✧
    3. Charles Dupuis 1805–1850
      1. Desire Dupuis 1833–
      2. Celestine Dupuis 1836–
      3. Marie Ernestine Dupuis 1838–
      4. Stephalide Dupuis 1840–
      5. Charles Dupuis 1845–
      6. Euphemon Dupuis 1848– ⚭
        1. Charles Dupuis 1871–
        2. Olivia Dupuis abt 1873–1962
        3. Josephine Belsire Dupuis 1876–
        4. Euphemon Dupuis 1884–1965
        5. Marguerite Dupuis abt 1884–
        6. Rehn Dupuis abt 1888–
        7. Regina Dupuis abt 1890–
        8. Leon Dupuis abt 1891–
        9. Joseph Dupuis abt 1892–
        10. Desire Dupuis abt 1894–
        11. Marie Dupuis abt 1897–1957
    4. Adelaide Artemise Dupuis 1806–1809 ✧
    5. Hypolite Dupuis 1808–
    6. Dorsin Dupuis 1810–1863
    7. Joachim Dupuis 1812–1813 ✧
    8. Léon Dupuis 1814–
      1. Leon Dupuis 1839–
      2. Arthemise Dupuis 1843–1910
      3. Drausin Dupuis 1847–1911
      4. Valerien Dupuis 1849–
      5. Marie Azeline Dupuis 1851–
        1. Rene Huval 1869–1895
        2. Paul Adrien Huval 1871–1879 ✧
        3. Adrien Huval 1874–1880 ✧
        4. Valery Huval 1875–1900
        5. Louise Huval 1877–1900
        6. Clebert Joseph Huval 1880–1950
        7. Leon Huval 1882–1959
        8. Haidese Huval 1886–1940
        9. George Huval 1888–1917
        10. Jean Huval 1892–1949
        11. Noé Huval 1894–1977
        12. Lee Luke Huval 1899–1973
      6. Celestine Dupuis 1853–
      7. Marie Aspasie Dupuis 1855–
      8. Ermogene Dupuis 1857–1946
      9. Moise Dupuis 1859–1940
      10. Adelaide Dupuis 1861–
      11. Joel Dupuis 1864–
    9. Adeline Dupuis 1816–1863
      1. Edouard Arthur Angelle 1834–
    10. Adélaïde Dupuis 1819–
      1. Hypolite Adolphe Patin 1839–
      2. Eusebe Patin 1849–
      3. Eve Patin 1859–
      4. Alexandre Marcellin Patin 1863–
      5. Alfred Patin
    11. Adolphe Dupuis 1821–
      1. Adolphe Dupuis 1847–
      2. Jean Baptiste Arthur Dupuis 1852–
      3. Martin Rosembert Dupuis 1856–
      4. Marie Laurenza Dupuis 1858–
      5. Joseph Lucius Beauregard Dupuis 1861–
  3. Marine Dupuis 1778–bef 1831
    1. Doniloa LaBauve 1813–
    2. Joseph Bernardin LaBauve
  4. Adelaide Dupuis 1780–
  5. Anna Margarita Dupuis 1782–
  6. Jean Dupuis 1783–
  7. Benito Dupuis 1786–
  8. Benoito Dupuis 1789–
  9. Eloi Dupuis 1791–bef 1831
    1. Euphemie Dupuis 1817–
      1. Battezaer Serrette abt 1840–
      2. Adelle Serrette abt 1842–1850 ✧
      3. Duralde Serrett abt 1844–
      4. Alfonse Serrette 1844–1887
      5. Joseph Serrette 1846–
      6. Simeon Serrette 1848–
      7. Sebastien Enos Serrette 1850–1850 ✧
      8. Pierre Anatole Serrett Sr. 1853–1926 ⚭
        1. Alcee Serrette abt 1876– ⚭
        2. Ernestine Serrette abt 1877–
        3. Elzyne Serrette abt 1878–
        4. Marie Serrette 1882–
        5. Euphemie Serrette 1884– ⚭
        6. Victoria Serrette 1887–1963
        7. John Baptist Serrette 1889–1965
        8. Simeon Joseph Serrette 1891–1937
        9. Ozea Serrette 1895–1966
        10. Anatole J. Serrette Sr. 1898–1985
        11. Deluke Serrette 1901–1975
        12. Ida Serrette 1903–1990 ⚭
      9. Albertine Serrette abt 1856–
      10. Emile Serrette abt 1859–
        1. Adelaide Serrette 1887–
        2. Adoliska Serrette 1890–
        3. Annie Serrette 1892–
        4. Josephine Serrette 1893–
        5. Dewey Serrette 1899–
    2. Urasia Maria Dupuis 1818–
    3. Rosalie Dupuis abt 1821–
    4. Eloi Dupuis 1823–
      1. Celestine Henriette Lidia Dupuis 1858–
      2. Pierre Alexis Dupuis 1861–
    5. Marguerite Henriette Dupuis 1825–
    6. Ferreole Dupuis 1826–
      1. Zuline Dupuis 1856–
      2. Amadee Dupuis 1859–
      3. Paul Dupuis 1871–
    7. Edouard Dupuis
      1. Marie Victoria Dupuis 1858–
      2. Emile Dupuis 1860–
  10. Elise Dupuis 1793–
    1. Jean Baptiste Letulier 1817–
    2. Alexi Letulier 1822–
    3. Marie Rose Letulier 1822–
    4. Rose Domitille Letulier 1823–
    5. Louis Drosin Letulier 1829–
    6. Desire Letulier 1832–
    7. Means Letulier 1834–
    8. Charles Letulier 1836–
  11. Victor Dupuis 1797–
  12. Maria Adeline Dupuis 1799–
  13. Alexi Dupuis 1801–
  14. Dorothee Dupuis ○
    1. Armelise Dupuis 1821–
      1. Fermin Landry abt 1847–
      2. Jean Baptiste Landry abt 1849–1916
      3. Valentin Adolphe Landry 1851–1930
        1. Aristides Landry 1878–
        2. Emma Landry 1881–
        3. Azitel Landry 1883–
        4. Emmal Landry 1886–
        5. Paul Adraus Landry 1888–1919
        6. Clophes Landry 1895–1964
      4. Adrien Advica Landry abt 1853–1927
      5. Clara Landry 1856–1926
      6. Marie Olivia Landry 1859–1878
        1. Amelia Myers 1878–
      7. Evophilia Landry 1862–
    2. Jeannette Gaspard abt 1822–
    3. Charles Zephirin Gaspard 1825–
      1. Charles Zephirin Gaspard 1848–1947
        1. Severin Balan Gaspard 1873–1961
        2. Odelia Gaspard 1878–1963
        3. Oliver Gaspard 1880–1923
        4. Leonce O. Gaspard 1885–1922
      2. Margaret Gaspard 1850–
      3. Eugenia Gaspard 1852–1917
        1. Aurelia Hargrave 1874–
        2. Jean Delmas Hargrave 1876–1935
        3. Olive Hargrave 1879–
        4. Arcade Hargrave 1880–
        5. Aurelia Hargrave 1882–
        6. Agratia Hargrave 1885–1943
        7. Clarence Hargrave 1887–
        8. Noemie Hargrave 1889–
        9. Remi Hargrave 1891–1951
        10. Alcide Hargrave 1893–1951
        11. Willie Hargrave 1896–
        12. Zepheim Hargrave 1898–1940
      4. John Gaspard 1853–1950
      5. Eugene Gaspard 1854–1917
        1. Marie Gaspard 1877–
        2. Marguerite Gaspard 1879–1966
        3. Leah Gaspard 1882–
        4. Anastazie Gaspard 1884–
        5. Eugene Gaspard 1889–
        6. Inez Gaspard 1893–1975
        7. Onora Gaspard 1896–1975
        8. Exodus Gaspard 1904–
      6. Marie Aurelia Gaspard 1857–1927
      7. Odilia Gaspard 1859–1927
        1. Maximin Leger 1880–1937
        2. Anna Velma Leger 1881–
        3. Alcide Leger 1882–1966
        4. Aristide Leger 1884–1969
        5. Morie Leger 1885–
        6. Alexis Leger 1886–1975
        7. Marie Enidia Leger 1888–1946
        8. Enitil Leger 1889–
        9. Marie Olita Leger 1891–1988
        10. Anita Leger 1893–1977
        11. Zepherin Leger 1895–1977
        12. Brieta Leger 1898–1988
        13. Joseph Leger 1900–1942
      8. Theogene Gaspard 1862–1950
        1. Azelia Gaspard 1886–1965
        2. Elia Marie Alice Gaspard 1888–1980
        3. Anita Gaspard 1890–1986
        4. Martine Mertine Gaspard 1893–1924
        5. Marguerite Hesperine Gaspard 1897–1975
        6. Whitney Gaspard 1900–1991
        7. Sidney Gaspard 1902–1996
        8. Romere Gaspard 1904–1995
        9. Elize Gaspard 1908–
      9. Natilia Gaspard 1866–1941 ⚭
        1. Marie Adonia Hargrave 1886–1978
        2. Eunia Hargrave 1888–1968
        3. Charles Zepherin Breaux 1899–1961
        4. Norbert Breaux 1902–1954
        5. Clodis Breaux 1904–1967
      10. Pierre Gaspard 1870–1945
        1. Augustine Gaspard 1893–1989
        2. Edna M Gaspard 1895–1960
        3. Gustave Gaspard 1898–1959
        4. Hurbel Gaspard 1899–
        5. Alpha Gaspard 1902–1989
        6. Cecil Gaspard 1905–1990
        7. Sevilia Gaspard 1907–1998
        8. Vendla Gaspard 1908–
        9. Aurelia Gaspard 1909–1998
        10. Emelienne Gaspard 1911–1998
        11. Clara Gaspard 1915–
        12. Eulalie Gaspard 1917–2011
        13. Amelia Gaspard 1923–2010
    4. Aurelien Gaspard 1827–
      1. Jean Baptise Gaspard 1851–
        1. Eugenie Gaspard 1879–
        2. Rosalie Gaspard 1880–
        3. Rosalee Gaspard 1883–1940
        4. Philomene Gaspard 1890–
        5. Rene Raymond Gaspard 1893–1962
        6. Asida Gaspard 1895–
        7. Alida Gaspard 1897–1974
      2. Ozelie Gaspard 1853–
      3. Azelie Gaspard 1853–
      4. Marie Alesika Gaspard 1855–
      5. Marie Marcellite Gaspard 1857–
      6. Marie Eugenie Gaspard 1860–1932
      7. Belzire Gaspard 1862–
      8. Charles Gaspard 1866–
      9. Lucien Gaspard 1868–
      10. Lastie Gaspard 1872–
      11. Anastasie Gaspard 1876–
    5. Elizabeth Aureline Gaspard abt 1828– ⚭
      1. Elizabeth Abshire 1849–1937
        1. Hilaire Abshire 1866–
        2. Jake Abshire 1869–1942
        3. J. Colombus Abshire 1872–1959
        4. Fergus Abshire 1874–1968
        5. Euphelie Abshire 1876–1968
        6. Felicia Abshire 1878–1968
        7. Azelea Abshire 1881–1974
        8. Evelina Abshire 1881–1971
        9. Aedias Abshire 1883–1954
        10. Azelie Abshire 1884–1911
        11. Adelina Abshire 1886–1976
        12. Alexandre Abshire 1887–1960
        13. Ariheus Abshire 1889–1967
        14. Angelas Abshire 1894–1958
      2. Marguerite Victorine Abshire 1850–1937
        1. Duplessis Simon Richard 1871–1965
        2. Onezia Marguerite Richard 1873–1960
        3. Alicia Richard 1874–1938
        4. Clara Richard 1879–1941
        5. Natilia Richard 1880–1963
        6. Antilla Richard 1882–
        7. Marie Edia Richard 1883–
        8. Darmas Richard 1884–
        9. Adia Richard 1886–
        10. Theresia Richard 1887–
        11. Eliza Richard 1888–
        12. Sentille Richard 1889–1953
        13. Onesia Richard 1890–1960
        14. Sintri Richard 1893–
      3. Josephine Abshire 1855–
      4. Elaire Valerie Volar Abshire 1857–1943
        1. Victoria Abshire 1881–1964
        2. Soloman Albert Abshire 1884–1960
        3. Azalie Abshire 1887–1962
        4. Elridge G. Abshire 1890–1963
      5. Jean Hanks 1860–1888
        1. Andrea Jean Hanks 1882–1962
        2. Treville Hanks 1883–
        3. Teresia Hanks 1889–
      6. Marie Anne Hanks 1862–
      7. Emilienne Hanks 1863–
      8. Melene Hanks 1869–
      9. Jacques Jackson Hanks 1871–1953 ⚭
        1. Jean Tellesse Talesmar Hanks 1895–1924
        2. Joseph Seymard Semar Hanks 1897–1970
        3. Euzebe Hanks 1900–
        4. Avia Elizabeth Hanks 1908–1993
        5. Armeline Hanks 1914–1993
    6. Antoine Derneville Gaspard abt 1830–
      1. Marie Adeline Gaspard 1851–1896
      2. Antoine Darnville Gaspard 1854–1949
        1. Alicia Gaspard 1877–1965
        2. Avelia Evilian Gaspard 1879–1901
        3. Clarissia Gaspard 1881–1954
        4. Victor Gaspard 1882–1974
        5. Onesiphore Gaspard 1884–1948
        6. Etienne Gaspard 1886–1961
      3. Onésime Buxton Gaspard 1856–
      4. Armelise Jane Gaspard 1858–1942
        1. Eugenie Gaspard 1879–
        2. Rosalie Gaspard 1880–
        3. Rosalee Gaspard 1883–1940
        4. Philomene Gaspard 1890–
        5. Rene Raymond Gaspard 1893–1962
        6. Asida Gaspard 1895–
        7. Alida Gaspard 1897–1974
      5. Melanie Gaspard 1861–
      6. Oneil Gaspard 1864–
      7. Marie Gaspard 1866–1896
        1. Valsin Martin Abshire 1883–
        2. Antoine Abshire 1886–
        3. Estanial Abshire 1887–
        4. Esteusard Abshire 1889–1973
        5. Telesphore Abshire 1891–
        6. Eve Abshire 1892–1940
        7. Pierre Ozanne Abshire 1893–
        8. Jean Numa Abshire 1896–
      8. Célestine Gaspard 1870–1952
        1. Alice Abshire 1888–1900 ✧
        2. Angelas John Abshire 1891–1964
        3. Steval Abshire 1896–1942
        4. Bernard Abshire 1899–1923
        5. Eva Abshire 1901–1975
        6. Gerard Abshire 1904–
      9. Edval Gaspard 1871–1918
        1. Adela Gaspard 1893–1968
        2. Alice Gaspard 1895–1990
        3. Edouard Gaspard 1897–
      10. Estival Gaspard 1875–
      11. Marie Natalie Gaspard 1876–
        1. Elize Liza Herpin 1898–1972
        2. Julia Herpin 1902–1988
        3. Elias Pierre Herpin 1904–1974
    7. Marie Alix Gaspard 1833–
      1. Azilda Leger 1856–
      2. Joseph Alcide Leger 1858–1931
        1. Maximin Leger 1880–1937
        2. Anna Velma Leger 1881–
        3. Alcide Leger 1882–1966
        4. Aristide Leger 1884–1969
        5. Morie Leger 1885–
        6. Alexis Leger 1886–1975
        7. Marie Enidia Leger 1888–1946
        8. Enitil Leger 1889–
        9. Marie Olita Leger 1891–1988
        10. Anita Leger 1893–1977
        11. Zepherin Leger 1895–1977
        12. Brieta Leger 1898–1988
        13. Joseph Leger 1900–1942
      3. Adam Leger 1866–
    8. Eugenie Belzire Gaspard abt 1834– ⚭
      1. Jean Overton Ovelton Abshire 1857–1947 ⚭
        1. Eugenie Abshire 1884–1971
        2. Edward Edouard Abshire 1887–1975
        3. Felecie Abshire 1922–2007
        4. Lucian Blanche Abshire 1926–2005
        5. Jean Overton Abshire 1927–1993
      2. Jean Baptiste Abshire 1860–
      3. Marie Dorothee Abshire 1862–1945
        1. Aymar Perry 1883–1956
        2. Jackson Perry 1885–1976
        3. Emelie Perry 1887–1992
        4. Amanda Perry 1888–1971
        5. Cecilia Perry 1891–1984
        6. Wilber Wilburt Perry 1893–1977
        7. Holbert Perry 1893–
        8. Overton Joseph Perry 1896–
        9. Etta Marie Perry 1898–1992
        10. Odilion Perry 1902–
      4. Etienne Achia Abshire 1869–1952
        1. Mary Abshire 1892–
        2. Octavie Abshire 1893–1981
        3. Asilila Abshire 1895–
        4. Ezetille Abshire 1896–1970
        5. Amotine Abshire 1897–
        6. Etiennet Abshire 1900–
        7. Gracia Abshire 1900–1934
        8. Gladue Abshire 1903–1978
      5. Carmelite Azelie Abshire 1871–1961
        1. Edith Landry 1891–1977
        2. Mathilde Landry 1894–
        3. Clothilde Landry 1895–
        4. Deseria Landry 1897–
        5. Ida Landry 1899–
      6. Joseph Jules Abshire 1874–1939
      7. Cleophas Abshire 1876–1928