Other Events:

• Occupation: For the next nine years; a welder at the Highway Garage in Amherst, NS.
• Occupation: For over 25 years; a welder with the steel bridge crew with the Nova Scotia Department of Highways

Notes:

He was a member of Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church in Joggins, the parish council, the Royal Canadian Legion, Joggins Branch No. 4, and the Brookside Curling Club. Robert was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Buried:
His remains were cremated and buried in the cemetery.

Died:
He died of cancer.

Robert married Carolyn Marie Hedley [Group Sheet]

1. Patti Ann Melanson was born 30 Jul 1966, Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; died 15 Dec 2018, Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Stephanie Lynn Melanson
3. Carla Denise Melanson

Other Events:

• Occupation: an employee of the Dept of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia where he maintained the dykes in Minudie and on the point in Amherst. Some of his work involved cutting the marsh grass from spring until fall.
• Occupation: driver of a team of clydesdale horses in the lumber woods in his younger years
• Occupation: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; employee at Green Crow Coalmine for a short time
• Baptised: 17 Nov 1910, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 10 Sep 2008, Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada; The Halifax Chronicle Herald

Notes:

Occupation:
Art was primary caregiver for the horses as well as a team driver. The horses were used to haul the logs out of the woods.

Baptised:
His godparents were Edmund O'Regan and Mrs Joe Brine.

Obituary:

Obituary

MELANSON, Arthur

MELANSON, Arthur - 97, Amherst, formerly of Joggins, died September 7, 2008, in Victoria Manor. He was a son of the late Isreal and Alice (LeBlanc) Melanson. Surviving are sons, Morris (Patti), Richard (Judy); daughter, Margaret (Terry) Terrio; daughter-in-law, Carolyn; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathryn (LeBlanc); son, Robert; five brothers and sisters. Visitation 7-9 p.m. Thursday, October 16, in River Hebert and Joggins Community Funeral Home River Hebert. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, October 17, in St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church. Burial in Ragged Reef Cemetery. www.furlongjones.ca

Arthur married Kathryn Georgina (Kay) LeBlanc 30 Oct 1939, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Kathryn (daughter of Rufus Henry LeBlanc and Mary Alice (Alice) Terrio) was born 13 Apr 1910; died 1 Dec 1976, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: an unknown newspaper
• Baptised: Apr 1910, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Baptised:
No godparents were listed in the baptism entry.

Other Events:

• Occupation: farmer

Iseral married Alice LeBlanc 3 Nov 1890, Minudie, NS. Alice (daughter of Stephen LeBlanc and Francoise (Fanny) Arseneau) was born 9 Sep 1868, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 29 Oct 1868, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 11 Jan 1940, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 13 Jan 1940, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
She was registered at birth as Alexander in the Nova Scotia Vital Statistics; she was baptized as Adelaide in the church; she was called 'Alice'.

Christened:
Her godparents were CHarles DesBarres & Marie Comeau. The baptism entry was written in Latin.

Died:
Her death was reported by her son, Arthur Melanson.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their wedding were Joseph Brine and Elisabeth Melancon.

Other Events:

• Occupation: a merchant for the mining company and had retired in August 1947 after working for 55 years
• Baptised: 28 Apr 1872, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1881, Minudie-River Hebert sub-district, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1901, the Polling District of Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a stone cutter
• Occupation: Sep 1902, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; fireman working on the steam train
• Residence: Sep 1902, Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: May 1906, Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: May 1938, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
His marriage certificate gives his birth location as Lower Cove, NS.

Baptised:
His godparents were Juliano Cormier & Maria Bourque. The baptism entry was written in Latin.

Census:
On page 37, in family #165, he is found with his parents and four of his siblings.

Rufus married Mary Alice (Alice) Terrio 24 Sep 1902, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary (daughter of Jude Theriault and Elizabeth Arsenault) was born 13 Mar 1880, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 4 May 1954, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 8 May 1954, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: an unknown newspaper
• Residence: Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; , prior to her marriage,
• Baptised: 15 Mar 1880
• Residence: May 1906, Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents were Ferdinand Thibedeau and Harrietta Thariault.

Buried:
Her death was reported by her daughter, Kathryn Melanson.

Died:
She developed diabetes in her older years and had a leg amputated. She died from toxaemia from gangrene.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Bertha Terrio and James LeBlanc.

Other Events:

• Residence: Jan 1850, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: 1885, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

T15-name;b.dt of 1822 & loc.;marr.info. B29-p.51-b. dt. of abt 1825 - conflicts with info. from Irene Terrio;marr.info.

Peter married Marie\Mary Bourque Abt 1849. Marie\Mary was born Abt 1829; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jan 1850, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: 1885, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

T15-name,b.year;marr.info. B29-p.51-marr.info;b.yr.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Sep 1868, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a farmer
• Census: 1871, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Residence: Aft 5 May 1879, Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Occupation: Nov 1887; a farmer
• Occupation: Apr 1902; a farmer

Stephen married Francoise (Fanny) Arseneau 9 Feb 1858. Francoise (daughter of Hilaire (Elair) Arsenault and Anne Doiron) was born 8 Mar 1838; died 1908; was buried , St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 8 Mar 1838, the parish of Barachois, , New Brunswick
• Census: 1871, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents were Hippolyte Arsenault and Francoise Caissie.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at the marriage were Dana Arseneau & Henrietta Brine.

Other Events:

• Occupation: In his later years, Moncton; a coal merchant
• Occupation: Dec 1869, Minudie; a farmer
• Occupation: Mar 1870; a yeoman
• Census: 1871, Polling District 5, Sub District of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Polling District 5, Sub District of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; a labourer listed on the census taken
• Occupation: Jul 1874, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a stonecutter
• Census: 1881, Minudie-River Hebert sub-district, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Minudie-River Hebert sub-district, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; a farmer
• Census: 1901, the Polling District of Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Sep 1902; common labourer
• Residence: From 1906 to 1928, 87 Union Street, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1911, City of Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Union Street, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: Apr 1928, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; a retired coal merchant

Notes:

Occupation:
He was listed as a coal dealer on the 1911 census for City of Moncton, NB.

Census:
On page 37, in family #165, he appears with his wife and five of their children.

Occupation:
His daughter, Ida's death announcement, describes her father as an operator of a wholesale and retail coal business in Moncton for many years.

Died:
His death was reported by his son, Charles LeBlanc.

John married Louisa\Luise Heitzler 28 Dec 1869, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Louisa\Luise (daughter of Ignaz\Angus Heitzler and Elizabeth Oliva\Oliver) was born 24 Sep 1846, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 25 Jan 1928, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 27 Jan 1928, St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 25 Sep 1846, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Residence: Dec 1869, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1871, Polling District 5, Sub District of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1881, Minudie-River Hebert sub-district, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1901, the Polling District of Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1911, City of Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Union Street, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Obituary: 1928; an unknown newspaper

Notes:

Sherman Leblanc said that Louisa was 5 years old (sic 7 years) when she came to Canada in 1854 with her family. Her older (sic younger) sister, aged 7 (sic 5 years), died and was buried at sea on the voyage. Her parents settled in Minudie where her parents worked for "King" Seaman. The "king" was fond of Louisa's mother and had Louisa educated along with his own daughter, Lila, by a private tutor. Louisa had golden coloured hair and a clear fair complexion with rosy cheeks. She was a kind spoken woman; she did not meddle or gossip about other people. In her later years she had a stroke and was paralyzed somewhat in her legs. She spent her last years living with her daughter, Ida who married Damien White. She was a very tall woman. When Louisa's family came to Canada, other families by the name of Sherman, Glen and possibly Wolfe, came over to Canada with them and settled in Minudie.
My father, Sherman LeBlanc, had told me that Louisa was 87 when she died in 1936 (sic). This is not correct. Her death is recorded in the Nova Scotia Vital Statistics under Louise H LeBlanc. Louisa's death occured in Minudie on 27 Jan 1928 and her age is listed as about 82 years old. In actual fact, she was 81 years old and in her 82nd year of life.-note by A.Owen

Birth:
Her marriage registration gives her age as 22 years when she married John LeBlanc in Dec 1869 and states that she was born in Germany.

Her baptism entry states that she was born at 2am in the morning on September 24th, 1846.

Baptised:
Her baptism entry in the parish register gives her godparents as Andreas Weis, blacksmith, and Lorenz Burger, farmer. She was an illegitimate child when born and her father's name is not given. She was baptized at 3pm in the afternoon on September 25th, 1846.

Note: It is assumed that Ignaz Heitzler is her father. After her parents have married, Louisa/Luise shows up with her parents in the family book as a child of Ignaz along with her sister, Magdalena. -note by A.Owen

Census:
She is found with her husband and widowed mother on the census and her age is given as 23.

Census:
On page 37, in family #165, she is found with her husband and five of their children.

Census:
She appears with her husband and three youngest adult children.

Buried:
Note: the Nova Scotia Vital Statistics record of her death gives a burial date of 27 Jan 1928 at the RC Cemetery in Minudie, Nova Scotia. However, Bertha (Como) Stevens played the organ at a Requium Mass for Louisa on Feburary 6, 1928 at the Catholic Church in Joggins, Nova Scotia.

Died:
Although Louisa is listed as a widow, her husband was still alive and living in Moncton with his son, Charles. He died several months after Louisa. Louisa's death was reported by her son Rufus LeBlanc.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses were Ferdinand Babin and Mary Burk.

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1869, Lower Cove, NS; working as a chore boy for the Hebert family
• Residence: 1869, Minudie, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia; , settling
• Census: 1881, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Occupation: May 1883; a labourer
• Residence: May 1883, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1901, the Polling District of Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Aug 1901; a stone-cutter
• Occupation: Sep 1902; common labourer
• Occupation: Feb 1909; a miner
• Occupation: Nov 1913; working in mining
• Occupation: Aug 1916; working in mining
• Occupation: Sep 1918; working in mining
• Occupation: 1938; a teamster when he stopped working at the age of 83

Notes:

S12-1881C-Dist.J,Div#2,pg.29,#122#134-family is:
Thareolt Jude M 25 N.B. Catholic French occ.not given
" Elizabeth F 23 N.S. " "
" Lewy M 3 " " "
" Mary A F 1 " " "
T15-note that Theriault was changed to Terrio at the Lower Cove school by English school teachers who spelled the name as it sounded

Birth:
Irene (Terrio) Melanson said that he was born in Aboujagane. His death certificate gives his place of birth as St Andrew, New Brunswick.

Residence:
Jude walked in his barefeet with his father, Damien, from Aboujagan, New Brunswick to Lower Cove, Nova Scotia, where his father took a job with the Heberts and Jude got a job as a chore boy. (from Irene Terrio July 1979)

Jude married Elizabeth Arsenault 29 May 1883, Ragged Reef, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia. Elizabeth (daughter of Hyppolite (Polid) Arsenault and Nathalie (Nettie) LeBlanc) was born 13 May 1858; died 17 Jan 1948, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 20 Jan 1948, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 23 May 1858

Notes:

T15-obt. 1989-aged 13 with family #41 in 1871 N.S. Census;born in N.S. -d.dt.;buried in Ragged Reef Cemetery,near Joggins
S12-1881C-Dist.J, Div#2,pg.29,#122#134-Elizabeth age 23 wife of Jude Thareolt,has two children.

Baptised:
She was 10 days old when baptized on May 23, 1858. Her godparents were Juda (Jude) Arseneau & Elizabeth Gold. The baptism entry was written in Latin.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were C. White and Elizabeth Burke.