Rene Benard dit Bourjoly

     Rene was born in 1623 in Villiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France. He was the son of Jean Benard & Madeleine Maillard. Rene married Marie Sedilot, daughter of Louis Sedilot and Marie Challe-Charier, on 2 February 1661 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, at the Cathedral de l'Assomption.¹ Rene & Marie had children: Anne [11/24/1661-5/11/1719][m. 10/21/1676 Pierre Bourbeau], Joseph [12/29/1662-2/16/1735][m. 10/25/1689 Marie Marguerite Faye], Marie Jeanne [5/13/1664-7/04/1681][m. 1/24/1680 Pierre Gatien dit Tourangeau], Maurice [5/31/1666-4/09/1751][m. 11/08/1696 Marie Francoise & 2nd 8/03/1701 Anne Gagne], Elisabeth-Isabelle [3/09/1668-3/24/1741][9/18/1702 Martin Noblesse] & Rene [9/23/1670-4/25/1736][m. 1/08/1711 Marie-Genieve Trottier].² 1666, Rene and Marie were listed on the Canadian Census in Trois-Rivieres. Enumerated in this household were Rene Besnard de Bourgjoly [38 years], Marie Sedilot, widow of Louis Fafard [39 years], Anne [4 years], Joseph [2 years], Marie [1 year], Louis Fafard [16 years] & servant: Pierre Dupre Legascon [20 years].³ 1667, Rene and Marie were listed on the Canadian Census in Comte-de-Champlain, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Rene Benard [38 years], Marie Jerlotte [40 years], Louis Fafart [17 years], Jean Fafart [10 years], Anne Benard [5 years], Joseph [3 years], Marie-Anne [2 years], Maurice [1 year] & servant: Pierre Desprez [20 years].⁴ 1681, Rene and Marie were listed on the Canadian Census in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Rene Besnard [52 years], Marie Sedillot [54 years], Joseph [19 years], Marie [17 years], Maurice [16 years], Elisabeth [13 years] & Rene [10 years].⁵ Rene departed this life between 1681 and 12 June 1689 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada.