Marches Point: Marches Point was named after one of the non-native first settler, John Marche who arrived in the area in the early 1900s. However, before then it had a different name.

On the BFN website, the town's history is recorded as follows: Marche's Point was first named Pointe A Luc after one of the first settlers, Luc Benoit, a Mi'k Maq who move from Margaree, Acadia with his family, via Stephenville.

About 1848, three sons of Boniface Benoit (Mi'k Maq) and Marie Manet, George, Luc, Paul, (note: a fourth brother Isaaic died in Acadian and his widow who married a Le Blanc came to Bay St George and descendants can be found today in the Codroy area) left Margaree heading for the Bay St George region of Newfoundland.

All three were married to daughters of Germain Le Blanc and Madeleine Cormier. George was married to Seraphique, Luc to Helene, Paul to Victoria and Isaaic's widow was Felicite.

Staying in Bay St. George Paul lived in Flat Bay while Luc eventually settled in Pointe A Luc.

All Benoits and other families in the area today are Descendants of these Mi'kmaw brothers or of Francois Benoit, Newfoundland's first Benoit and his Mi'k Maq wife Anne L' Official.

As in other communities around Bay St George, residents rarely admitted that they were of Mi'k Maq and Acadian ancestry, but would usually say they were English or Acadian.

The area was later named Marche's point after Jean Marche, who arrived in the mid-1900s. The area where Jean Marche settled was known as Jean Marche's Point Also among the early settlers were the Garnier and Benoit families.

Its first mention was in the 1891 census with 32 residents. The population grew slowly and by 1945 there were 149 residents, the lobster industry prospered, as did groundfish and capelin....

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/MarchesPoint