Modeste married Thomas Leger 19 Nov 1832, Barachois, , New Brunswick. Thomas (son of Charles Leger and Marie Gauterot) was born Abt Dec 1802; died 23 May 1890, Cocagne, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Groom was of major age and the bride was of minor age. There is a 3rd to 4th degree of consangunity. Witnesses at the marriage were Israel Leger and Gabriel Leger, brothers of the groom, and Fabien Melanson, father of the bride. The groom's mother, Marie Gotrot, is deceased.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Sep 1823, the parish of Memramcook; labourer
• Occupation: Nov 1832, the parish of St Thomas, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; farmer

Fabien married Blanche Leger Abt 1809. Blanche (daughter of Francois Henri Leger and Marie Madeleine Babin) was born 1788; died 6 Jun 1864, Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Sep 1823, the parish of Memramcook

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Birth:
Her birth is in the Franklin Manor Registers for Nove Scotia.

Other Events:

• Residence: Nov 1815, the parish of Memramcook

David married Marguerite LeBlanc Abt 1776. Marguerite (daughter of Joseph-Andre LeBlanc and Marguerite Hebert) was born 1750, Memramcook; died 22 Jan 1810, Scoudouc. [Group Sheet]

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Irene-b.dt,marr.info;died aged 60 in 1810. J02-p.159-b.&d.dts, marr.info. M01-p.198-b.&d dts,marr.info. J03-p.111-marr.info;d.dt&loc.

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Married:
NOTE Discrepancy in that Bona Arsenault gives a marriage date of abt 1780 while Stephen White gives a marriage date of abt 1776.

Other Events:

• Residence: Menoudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; his early years
• Baptised: 12 Jul 1768
• Residence: Aft 1804, Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Notes:

Birth:
Discrepancy: Francois was born somewhere in the region of Menoudie according to the book on Leger's by Yvon Leger. The periodical with S.White's 37 families states that Francois was born in Pisiguit.

Residence:
Numerous Leger families established at Scoudouc and the village for the first half of the 1800's was known as "the Village of the Legers". After the inauguration of the railway in 1857, the eastern part of the village became Dorchester Crossing.

Francois married Marie Madeleine Babin 15 May 1787, Franklin Manor. Marie (daughter of Pierre Babin and Madeleine Bourg) was born 29 Sep 1764, Franklin Manor; was christened 12 Jul 1768; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Christened:
Caraquet registers say that she was 5 years old and born in October when she was baptized on July 12, 1768.

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Bona-vol.2,p.689-b.yr,marr.info. J03-p.111-This family was imprisoned at Fort Beausejour in 1763. In 1768, Pierre melanson is one of the "original tennants" of Desbarres at the Champs-Elysees. in 1794, their three sons, Jean...,David,and Pierre.. owned 43 cattle and 53 sheep and as a consequence were more prosperous than other Acadians in the region and also more than many English. Pierre Melanson and his wife, Marie Granger, were still living in 1790, because they are listed on the "List of French persons...Heads of families...He died during 1791 because his name is not listed in 1792. B31-p.1156-marr.info;disp 3-3 cons;died between 1791 & 1792;was in the Fort Beausejour census of 1763.

Pierre married Marie Josephe Granger 31 Jan 1746, Port Royal. Marie (daughter of Laurent Granger and Marie Bourg) was born 1723, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bona-vol.2,p.689-marr.info;daug of Laurent & Anne-Marie Bourg.

Bona-vol.2,p.586-b.yr,spouse;twin to Joseph. B31-p.1156-marr.info;daug. of Laurent & Marie Bourg;disp 3-3 cons

Other Events:

• Residence: 1742, Memramcook
• Residence: 1755, the East side of the Memramcook River, just below Dorchester,; , after fleeing with his wife and children,
• Residence: 1757, Cocagne(N.B.) where his first wife died
• Residence: in the winter of 1757, Miramichi; in unbelievable conditions
• Residence: in the spring of 1758, near the Saint John River
• Residence: 1759, Minudie
• Residence: during late 1759, Halifax with his second wife
• Residence: 1789, Fox Creek where he had a tract of land granted to the Acadians of the region on May 29

Notes:

document from Irene Terrio - name,born in 1721 "aux Mines"(Halifax);upon reaching manhood, he emigrated to Memramcook where around 1742 he married his first wife,Marguerite Hebert. They had three children. In 1755,he fled to the East side of the Memramcook River, just below Dorchester,with his wife and children. He then fled to Cocagne(N.B.) wher his first wife died in 1757. He spent the winter in the Miramichi under unbelieveable conditions...that spring he headed to the Saint John River; two years later, in 1759, he married Marie Doiron. Later in that year they are found in Halifax. Two sons were born in Halifax. In 1768 this family lived at l'Entree , near Halifax and the following year he was at Minudie, from where he emigrated to Fox Creek (Ruisseau-des- Renards) near Saint Anselme,N.B. There his name appears on a tract of land granted to the Acadians of the region on May 29, 1789 by the Government of New Brunswick.
J02-p.159-born at Port Toulouse around 1722;married twice; Prisonners at Fort Beausejour in1763, he and his wife later settled at LeBlanc Village(Saint Anselme) and later at Tediche where Jos-Andre died the 28 Dec 1818.
Feb 2007 - I have edited the birth location to be Grand Pre

Joseph-Andre married Marguerite Hebert Abt 1742. Marguerite (daughter of Jean (Dit Emmanuel) Hebert and Madeleine Dugas) died 1757, Cocagne, (N.B.). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Irene-name,daug of Jean & Madeleine Dugas;refer to spouse for more info. J02-name,daug of Jean Emmanuel & Madeleine Dugas; M01-p.94-b.yr, marr.info.

Other Events:

• Misc: May 1768, Menoudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; became a lease-holder of DesBarres

Notes:

Bona-vol.3,p.1243-spouse;from Petitcoudiac;son of Jacques and Anne Amirault of Port Royal -vol.4,p.1564-b.yr,marr.info;He lived at Petitcoudiac. He was at Windsor, N.S. in 1767 and at Riviere St.Jean in N.B. in 1768. M01-p.144-marr.info. -p.103-name was Joseph Leger dit Fluzan;b.dt&loc,marr.info. J03-p.123-b.dt,marr.info. In 1768, he was one of the original tenants of Desbarres at Champs Elyses. He lived in the same place in 1795. He probably died around 1800. His widow died in 1817 aged around 98 years. J02-p.176-b.dt&loc,marr.info. T20-b&d yrs,marr.info.

Joseph married Claire LeBlanc 5 Jun 1744, Beaubassin. Claire (daughter of Rene LeBlanc and Anne Theriault) was born Abt 1724; died 5 Jun 1817, Memramcook. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J03-p.123-marr.dt.;info. on spouse including d.dt.;aged 98 at death. Bona-vol.3,p.1243-b.yr,spouse was from Petitcoudiac -vol.4, p.1564-marr.info. M01-p.144-b.yr,d.dt&loc;marr.info.

Other Events:

• Misc: 1768, Champs Elyses; was one of the "original tenants" of DesBarres
• Misc: 1787, Menoudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; was a lease-holder of DesBarres land and a main agent of Mary Cannon while DesBarres was in England

Notes:

J03-p.117-marr.info.;son of Rene Babin;died before 1790. -p.120-marr.info;he was one of the "original tenants" of the Champs Elyses in 1768; he died before 1790. B25-p.43-marr.info;son of Rene & Isabelle Gautrot. Bona-vol.3,p.1092-b.yr. M01-p.83-b.dt&loc;marr.info.

Pierre married Madeleine Bourg 22 Feb 1759, Franklin Manor. Madeleine (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Theriault) was born Abt 1738, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J03-p.117-b.yr,marr.info;she was a widow in 1790. -p.120-marr.info. B25-p.43-b.yr,marr.info. M01-p.83-marr.info.