Ancestry of
Melissa Benoist

TV Actress

Michael Benoist

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Melissa Benoist — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 32 
  • Father:
  • Toussaint Benoit 
  • Mother:
  • Louise Martineau   
  • Birth Date:
  • 21 May 1842 
  • Birth Location:
  • Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 15 Jul 1917 
  • Death Location:
  • St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri 
  • Burial Date:
  • 17 Jul 1917 
  • Burial Location:
  • St. Ferdinand Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Julia Deverger
  • Marriage Date:
  • 13 Oct 1863 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Ferdinand, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri 
  • Child:

  Leon Benoist (Ahnentafel No:16 )

  • Notes: 

  • Michael Benoist is listed as Benoist Benoist in the 1850 U.S. federal census.

• Sources for Michael Benoist

  • ¹ Federal Census, MO, St. Louis County, 1880, St. Ferdinand, E.D. 180, p. 30, Image 30 of 71.
  • ² Federal Census, MO, St. Louis County, 1900, St. Ferdinand, E.D. 129, Sheet 18B, Image 36 of 41.
  • ³ Federal Census, MO, St. Louis County, 1910, St. Ferdinand, E.D. 128, Sheet 6B, Image 12 of 45.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, MO, St. Louis County, 1850, District 82, Image 133 of 311.
  • ⁵ St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), 16 JUL 1917, p. 14, Obituary for Michael Benoist Sr.
  • ⁶ St. Louis, Missouri Marriages, 1804-76, Marriage record for Michael Benoit and Julie DuVerger.
  • ⁷ U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954, Marriage record for Michael Benoist and Julie DuVerger.
  • ⁸ U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954, Baptism record for son Leon Benoist.
  • ⁹ Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1973, Death certificate for Michael Benoist.
  • ¹⁰ Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1973, Death certificate for son Leon Benoist.

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