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• Baptised: 22 Dec 1872, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was registered under the name 'Albert' and he was baptized as 'Albert' but he was called 'Herbert'.-note by A.Owen Jan2013

Baptised:
His godparents were Simon Comeau and Anna Melanson.

Other Events:

• Occupation: retired sea captain
• Occupation: From 1860 to 1887; a mate & soon after Captain, sailing vessels for Read and Co.
• Census: 1871, River Hebert Polling District, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Feb 1872; seafaring
• Residence: Feb 1872, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Dec 1872; sea captain
• Occupation: Oct 1874; mariner
• Occupation: From 1890 to 1917, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; manager of Como Hotel
• Obituary: 5 Sep 1924, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; an unknown newspaper

Notes:

Sylvine was a sea-captain and sailed boats that transported lumber from Read's Lumber Company in Minudie, Nova Scotia to Bathurst, New Brunswick.-from Noma (Como) LeBlanc, his grand-daughter, 1993.

Census:
He is found living with his widowed mother, five siblings and two young Bourgeois children.

Sylvine married Margaret (Maggie) Melanson 12 Feb 1872, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Laurent\Lorong Melanson and Susannah (Susan) O'Regan) was born 1848, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 18 Dec 1916; was buried , St Thomas Aquinas Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Feb 1872, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: 30 Jan 1878, River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; , after moving with her husband and children,

Notes:

Birth:
She was 22 years old when she married in February 1872.

Notes:

Married:
The groom was 28 years old and the bride was 22 years old when they married in Feb 1872. Witnesses at their marriage were Alfred desBarres and Philomene Comeau. There is a 4th degree of consanguinity.

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• Occupation: grindstone cutter
• Occupation: labourer
• Baptised: 28 Jul 1819, the parish of Minudie

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Thanis Como and Perpetue Melancon.

Buried:
His tombstone gives his birth year as 1817.-Discrepancy with Baptism entry...note by A.Owen,Jan2013.

Died:
He died before the 1871 Nova Scotia census was taken. His wife is a widow on this census and living with her son, Sylvain, and other children.

Joseph — Mary\Marie Bourgeois. Mary\Marie (daughter of Dominique Bourgeois and Apollonie (Pauline) (Polonie) Burbine\Babin) was born 4 Dec 1818, Nova Scotia; died 1900; was buried , St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptised: 28 Jul 1819, the parish of Minudie
• Census: 1871, River Hebert Polling District, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: May 1877, Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Birth:
Her headstone in the cemetery in Minudie gives her birth year as 1820. Other sources imply a birth year of 1818 and her baptism entry gives her birth date as December 4th, 1818.-note by A.Owen, Jan2013

Baptised:
Her godparents were Francois Brun and Anne Babin.

Census:
She is a widow by the time this census is taken and is living with her four sons and two daughters. Also living with the family are two young Bushway (sic Bourgeois) children.

Residence:
She and her family were living in Barronsfield when her two younger sons died of dyptheria in May 1877.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 30 Apr 1815, the parish of Memramcook
• Residence: Oct 1844, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Occupation: Feb 1872; grindstone cutter

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Laurent Bourg and Pauline Babin.

Laurent\Lorong married Susannah (Susan) O'Regan 3 Oct 1844, Sackville, N.B.. Susannah (daughter of Francois O'Regan and Bridget Larkin) was born 1820; died 1858; was buried , St Thomas Aquinas Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: 1844, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Married:
They were married by the rector of Sackville, John Black.

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• Residence: May 1818, the parish of Minudie
• Occupation: Jul 1819, the parish of Ste Anne de Menaudie; farmer
• Occupation: Feb 1823, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; labourer

Raphael married Modeste Melanson 20 May 1818, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Modeste (daughter of Romain (Roma) Melanson and Perpetue Melanson) was born Abt 1800; died 10 Jun 1870; was buried , the parish cemetery, Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: May 1818, the parish of Minudie
• Residence: Feb 1823, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Married:
Both bride and groom were from the parish of Minudie. The marriage was performed by the missionary priest from Memramcook. Witnesses at the marriage were Victor le Brun and Pierre Caumeau and many others.

Other Events:

• Residence: Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; , settling
• Residence: Dec 1817, the parish of Minudie
• Occupation: Jul 1819, the parish of Minudie; farmer
• Residence: Jul 1819, the parish of Ste Anne de Menaudie
• Occupation: Nov 1820, the parish of Minudie; farmer

Notes:

Residence:
From Gilbert Seaman's diary describes where Dominic resided in Minudie: No.5 - Domenick Bourgeois - Son of Capt. Lorong Bourgeois, in a house near the marsh, west and near the present Lake Road.

Died:
He was deceased by the date of his son, Sylvine,'s marriage in Feb 1861.

Dominique married Apollonie (Pauline) (Polonie) Burbine\Babin 16 Dec 1817, the parish of Minudie. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J02-p.86-marr.info.;gives her name as Apolline Babin,daug of Pierre & Henriette Melanson. J03-p.124-marr.info;gives her name as Rosalie a Pierre Babin. yellow Bourgeois book -p.35-gives her name as Apolline d/o Pierre Babin & Henriette Melanson NOTE first name discrepency!-note by A.Owen

Notes:

Married:
Periodical from Mar 1967, article Un brin d'histoire de Menoudie, Nappan et Maccan, gives bride's first name as 'Rosalie'.
Un historique de la famille Bourgeois gives bride's first name as 'Appoline'.

Bride's name in Memramcook parish register is given as Pauline Babin. The bride is of minor age and the groom is of major age when the two marry. Witnesses at their marriage are Benonie Bourg and Joseph Melancon as well as many relatives. There is a 3rd degree of consanguinity.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Aug 1819, the parish of Ste Anne de Menaudie; farmer
• Occupation: Mar 1822, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

J03-p.136-name;lost trace of him. J02-p.192-b.dt,marr.info.

Pierre married Rosalie dite Tounie Seignon Abt 1812, St. Anne Church, Minudie, N.S.. Rosalie (daughter of Mathurin Seignon and Marie LeBlanc) was born Abt 1769, Antilles, West Indies; died 27 May 1873, Minudie, N.S.; was buried 27 May 1873, Minudie, NS. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Mar 1822, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

J02-p.192-marr.info;daug of --- and Marie LeBlanc. T15-born 1796 and location of Mobile Alabama;d.dt.;children;marriage location B29-p.28-birth loc.;parents are a man named Seignon and Marie LeBlanc;age104 when she died

Francois — Bridget Larkin. Bridget died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]