Marie Anne Benoist dit Livernois (1665-1697) & Jean Bourbon (c.1653-1690)

This document details the lives and family of Marie Anne Benoist, a native-born settler who was killed by the Iroquois, and her first husband, Jean Bourbon, an immigrant who met the same fate.

Marie Anne Benoist dit Livernois (1665-1697)

Origins and Early Life

Marie Anne Benoist was the daughter of the pioneer couple Paul Benoist (dit Livernois) and Elisabeth Gobinet.[^1]

• Birth/Baptism: She was a twin, born around May 1665 and baptized on May 9, 1665, in Montreal (Notre-Dame). Her twin was Barbe Benoist.[^1]
• 1666 Census (Montreal): She is listed as 9 months old with her twin Barbe, living with her parents, Paul Benoist (40, carpenter), and Isabelle Gobinet (24), and three older siblings.[^2]
• 1667 Census (Île de Montréal): She is listed as Marie, 3 years old, with her family. Her father is named as Paul Benoist dit Livernois.[^2]

Marriages

1. First Marriage (Jean Bourbon): On February 27, 1680, at the age of 15, Marie Anne Benoist married Jean Bourbon (aged 27) in Boucherville, New France. They had four children.[^3][^4]
   • 1681 Census (Prairie de la Magdelaine): Jean Bourbon (28) and Marie Benoist (16) are recorded with 1 gun, 3 cows, and 5 arpents under cultivation.[^5]
2. Second Marriage (Jean Besset): After Jean Bourbon's death, Marie Anne, now a widow, remarried Jean Besset on May 16, 1695, in La Prairie (La-Nativité-de-la-Ste-Vierge). They had one child who died in infancy.[^6][^7]

Death

Marie Benoist dit Livernois was killed by the Iroquois and was buried in the cemetery of La Prairie on August 9, 1697.[^9]

Jean Bourbon (c.1653-1690)

Origins and Immigration

Jean Bourbon was the son of Jean Bourbon and Antoinette Poivre. He was born around 1653 in the parish of St-Étienne in Issoire, Auvergne, France. He had immigrated to New France by 1673.[^10]

Death

Jean Bourbon was killed by the Iroquois on September 4, 1690, during the attack on La Fourche de la Prairie de la Madeleine. His remains were buried in La Prairie on December 3, 1690.[^11]

Children

From the marriage of Marie Anne Benoist and Jean Bourbon (4 children)

They had four children, with three surviving to marry:

1. Barbe Elisabeth Bourbon (b. ~1680, d. 1754): Married Pierre Brosseau on June 9, 1698.
2. Marie Marguerite Bourbon (b. 1685): Married Francois Marie on January 26, 1705.
3. Marie Anne Bourbon (1687-1687): Died in infancy at 9 months old.
4. Marie Anne Bourbon (b. 1689): Married Pierre Sarault on December 9, 1717.

From the marriage of Marie Anne Benoist and Jean Besset (1 child)

1. Marie Jeanne Besset (1696-1697): Died in infancy.[^8]

Credits and Licensing

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.

All materials licensed: CC BY-ND 4.0 by eirenicon llc.

Sources

[^1]: Baptism Records: Genealogy Quebec; entry for Marie Anne Benoist, baptized May 9, 1665. [^2]: 1666-1667 Censuses: Benjamin Sulte, Histoire des Canadiens-français, Tome 4, chap. 4. [^3]: Marriage Records: Genealogy Quebec; marriage entry for Jean Bourbon and Marie Anne Benoist, February 27, 1680, in Boucherville. [^4]: Children Records: Genealogy Quebec. [^5]: 1681 Census: Benjamin Sulte, Histoire des Canadiens-français, Tome 5, chap. 4. [^6]: Marriage Records: Genealogy Quebec; marriage entry for Marie Anne Benoist and Jean Besset, May 16, 1695, in La Prairie. [^7]: Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec: René Jetté, 1983. [^8]: Marie Jeanne Besset Birth: Genealogy Quebec. [^9]: Burial Records: Genealogy Quebec; burial entry for Marie Livernois, August 9, 1697, in La Prairie. [^10]: Rapport de l'Archiviste de la province de Québec 1959-1960: P. Archange Godbout, Nos ancêtres au XVIIe siècle. [^11]: Burial Records: Genealogy Quebec; burial entry for Jean Bourbon, December 3, 1690, in La Prairie.