Benjamin Charest b. 3 Mar 1853 Matane, Matane, Quebec, Canada d. 26 Mar 1931 Matane, Matane, Quebec, Canada: Our Family History

Benjamin Charest

1853 - 1931 (78 years)

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Name	Benjamin Charest [2, 3]
Birth	3 Mar 1853	Matane, Matane, Quebec, Canada [3]
Gender	Male
Residence	1891	St Jérôme De Matane, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada [3]
Residence	Occupation: Journalier De Chantier; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Roman Catholic
Death	26 Mar 1931	Matane, Matane, Quebec, Canada
Person ID	I292149842521	Alwin2025
Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

Father	Barthelemy Charest, b. 8 Oct 1815, Cacouna, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada d. 30 Mar 1894, Matane, Matane, Quebec, Canada (Age 78 years)
Mother	Marie Elodie Coté, b. 18 Mar 1817, Cacouna, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada d. 22 mai 1883, Matane, Matane, Quebec, Canada (Age 65 years)
Marriage	26 fév 1838	Cacouna, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada [4]
Family ID	F3458	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Caroline Collin, b. 6 Jan 1861, Matane, Quebec, Canada d. 24 Nov 1940, Matane, Quebec, Canada (Age 79 years)

Marriage 16 Sep 1879 Matane, Québec, Canada

Children

	1. Joseph Luc Odilon Charest, b. 8 avr 1884, Québec d. unknown
	2. Benjamin Ulric Charest, b. 9 fév 1886, Matane, Québec, Canada d. 16 Mar 1957, Girouxville, Alberta, Canada (Age 71 years)

Family ID F14973 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2025

[S965666108] Ancestry Family Tree.
[S965673094] Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.
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[S966834856] Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.

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My earliest European ancestors in North America were probably Nicolas Marsolet and Louis Hébert. However, one of my 8th great-grandmothers, the wife of Philippe Mius d'Entremont, was a Native North American of the Mi'kmaq tribe. Unfortunately, there is uncertainty about her name. She may have been called Kjipuktuk. In modern times, the name Marie Coyote Blanc has been assigned to her, but there is no evidence that this was actually her name. Her ancestors would obviously been in North America long before Europeans arrived.

The French-Canadian lines of my family tree can be confirmed by literaly thousands of DNA links that support the family tree as mapped out. And, due to a couple of lucky DNA links to 3rd cousins in Sweden, with well-documented family trees of their own, I can extend my Swedish roots back several centuries. The German links have proved much more difficult, and in most cases, I have been unable to trace my German ancestors much further back in time than their arrival in North America.