Bénoni Jacques

Béloni was one of the first farmers in 1858 to settle in No. 4 at St-Frédéric de Beauce. Later he brought a farm on lot No. 11 in the township of Broughton. This land was a part of Grand Morne. It is by a camp that he starts. In the highlands, he plants sarazin and wheat. Beautiful large pines are cut on his land for the construction of the church. Béloni married Christine Dupuis-dit-Gilbert 20 October 1856 at St-Frederic-de-Beauce, Québec. (Her parents were Henri & Anastasie Lessard.) Bénoni had 8 children, one of which was Amédée.

He had sons, Georges Jacques, Amédée Jacques and Philias Pierre dit Jacques.