Our Maritime Ties
Placide Arsenault
1838 - 1867 (28 years)1. Placide Arsenault was born 9 Dec 1838 (son of Meleme Arsenault and Susanne LeBlanc); died 6 Dec 1867, Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Notes:
Died:
It is believed that it was Placide who drowned while skating at Margaree Harbour.
2. Meleme Arsenault (son of Pierre Arsenault and Marie Marguerite LeBlanc); died Yes, date unknown. Meleme married Susanne LeBlanc 25 Nov 1828, Margaree, Cape Breton. Susanne (daughter of Benoni LeBlanc and Marguerite Cormier) was born Abt 1805; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
3. Susanne LeBlanc was born Abt 1805 (daughter of Benoni LeBlanc and Marguerite Cormier); died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Married:
There was a dispensation of the 3-3 degree of consanguinity.Children:
- Alexandre Arsenault was born 29 Jan 1830, Margaree, Cape Breton; died Yes, date unknown.
- Jean Neree (dit Jeannie) Arsenault was born 12 May 1831, Margaree, Cape Breton Island; died 26 Jun 1913.
- Philippe Arsenault was born Oct 1832; died 17 Sep 1923, Margaree, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Marguerite Arsenault was born 3 Aug 1834, Margaree, Cape Breton; died Yes, date unknown.
- Eusebe Arsenault was born 8 Feb 1837, Margaree, Cape Breton; died 22 Jan 1907.
- 1. Placide Arsenault was born 9 Dec 1838; died 6 Dec 1867, Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Generation: 3
4. Pierre Arsenault was born 1766, Margaree, Cape Breton (son of Jacques (dit Ligue) Arsenault and ... Doucet); died 31 Aug 1820, Margaree, Cape Breton. Other Events:
- Residence: Margaree, Cape Breton; , settling
Pierre married Marie Marguerite LeBlanc Jun 1792, Sorel or Cape Breton or Baie des Chaleurs. Marie (daughter of Jean Baptiste LeBlanc and Marguerite Bourg) was born 29 Sep 1771; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
5. Marie Marguerite LeBlanc was born 29 Sep 1771 (daughter of Jean Baptiste LeBlanc and Marguerite Bourg); died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- Barbe Arsenault was born Abt 1793; died 4 Feb 1855, Margaree, Cape Breton.
- Louis Arsenault was born Jun 1794; died 12 Jul 1794; was buried 13 Jul 1794, Sorel.
- 2. Meleme Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- Luc Arsenault was born Abt 1780, Margaree, Cape Breton; died 20 May 1849, Margaree, Cape Breton.
- Madeleine Arsenault was born Abt 1798; died Yes, date unknown.
- Simon Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- Anne Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- Angelique Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- Susanne Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- Thadee Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- Genevieve Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
6. Benoni LeBlanc died Yes, date unknown. Benoni — Marguerite Cormier. Marguerite died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
7. Marguerite Cormier died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- 3. Susanne LeBlanc was born Abt 1805; died Yes, date unknown.
Generation: 4
8. Jacques (dit Ligue) Arsenault was born 1740, Beaubassin (son of Abraham (dit Le Petit Abraham) Arsenault and Marie Josephe Savoie); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptised: 12 Feb 1740, Beaubassin
- Census: 1752, Macpec (Malpeque), ile St.Jean
Notes:
Baptised:
His godparents were Jacques Arsenaud and Francoise Cormier.
Census:
Aged 12, Jacques appears with his parents and nine siblings.Jacques married ... Doucet Abt 1765, Prince Edward Island. ... (daughter of Charles Doucet and Anne Arsenault) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
9. ... Doucet (daughter of Charles Doucet and Anne Arsenault); died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Married:
Note: Bona Arsenault says that he married a Poirier from Rustico around 1765, whereas Denis Savard with reference to Stephen White says that Jacques married N... (Marie de Rustico) Doucet d/o Charles Doucet & Anne Arseneau around 1765. The Rustico book by Henri Blanchard also indicates that Jacques married a Poirier on page 88.
Children:
- Modeste Arsenault died Yes, date unknown.
- 4. Pierre Arsenault was born 1766, Margaree, Cape Breton; died 31 Aug 1820, Margaree, Cape Breton.
10. Jean Baptiste LeBlanc died Yes, date unknown. Jean — Marguerite Bourg. Marguerite died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
11. Marguerite Bourg died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- 5. Marie Marguerite LeBlanc was born 29 Sep 1771; died Yes, date unknown.