10th set of twins born to Benoit family

April Leger and Michael Savoy of Kaplan announce the birth of their twin sons, Michael Savoy, Jr. and Kaleb Savoy, born on Aug. 4 in Abbeville. Michael weighed 4 pounds and 9 ounces and Kaleb weighed 3 pounds and 14 ounces.
April is the daughter of Karl and Sheila Leger of Eunice and granddaughter of Jeanette Benoit Prejean and Darrel Prejean of Eunice.
The last set of twins born to Benoit family-lineage was in Oct. of 2011.
Twins are prominent in the Benoit family ...and twin births go way back.
A twin herself, Jeanette Benoit Prejean of Eunice welcomed home great-grandchildren, twins, a son and daughter born on October 12, 2011, Marshall Scott and Mikah Michelle Fontenot, born to Jeanette’s granddaughter Michelle Leger of Eunice. The father of the twins is Paul Fontenot of Eunice.
A headline in The Eunice News, printed back in 1953, and read “Eunice wife gives birth to 5th Twins.” The story goes like this, according to Jeanette Benoit Prejean of Eunice, one of the Benoit twins.
On Oct. 12, 1953, Gladys and Charlie Benoit, Sr. of Eunice gave birth to twins, the last and fifth set of twins, Brenda and Linda Benoit.
Their first born, a single birth, was Ruby Benoit, born in 1938.
Along came the birth of twins, Wilma and Wilda Bihm born in 1942.
Then came along Jeanette and Jeanelle, twins born in 1944.
Next born to the Benoits was Judy Benoit, born in 1945.
Then came along twins Joseph Charlie, Jr. and JoAnn Benoit Johnson born in 1949.
Next the Benoits welcomed home Gerald and Darrell Benoit, twin sons, born in 1951.
The legacy and generation of twins continues as Brenda Benoit and Linda Benoit Daigle have in their family each a set of twins.
Brenda’s identical twin daughters are Malisa and Melony Ulhman of Eunice.
Linda Benoit Daigle has 12 children, one deceased, and among her children are twin sons, Dillon and Dirk Daigle of Church Point.
A twin in the Benoit family, JoAnn Benoit Johnson, has great-grand sons, who are twins, Sammie and Scottie Carrier.