Louis Augustin
(Louis)
Benoist
Born in St. Louis, Louisiana, New France
Ancestors 
Brother of
Charles-François Benoist and Josephine Adeline (Benoist) Riley
Husband of
Esther (Hackney) Benoist
— married
22 Nov 1832 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Esther Ariadne (Benoist) Nast
Died
at about age 63
in Cuba
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Oct 2018
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Biography
From History of St Louis, Louis A. Benoist was born in St Louis 12 Aug 1803. His father Francois M. Benoist, was a native of Montreal, Can, and his mother was the daughter of Charles Sanguinette, an early settler. Francois M. Benoist was an Indian-trader, and removed to St. Louis in 1790. His son Louis A. Attended early in life the school of Judge Tompkins, and at the age of fourteen went to St. Thomas' College, Kentucky, where he remained for two yers. Returning to St. Louis, he commenced reading medicine with Dr. Todson. After a trial of two yers he relinquished medicine and began the study of law in the office of Horatio Cozens. Soon after this he entered the office of Pierre Benoist & Co. John J. Anderson & Co, Darby & Barsdale and Boatmen's Savings Institution.
Sources
History of Saint Louis City and County: From the Earliest Periods Volume 2 by John Thomas Scharf. Page 1375 repeated at: [1]
- Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
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