Other Events:

• Occupation: May 1870; farmer
• Census: 1871, River Hebert Polling District, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Jan 1876; labourer
• Residence: Sep 1877, Menoudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1881, District of Minudie-River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
He is age 60 on the 1871 census and born in Nova Scotia. His mother died in October 1810 so it is presumed that he was born about 1810 and born in Minudie where his parents resided .-note by A.Owen, Mar.2014

Census:
He is found on this census with his wife and five of their children.

Census:
He is living with his daughter, Mary, and her family. His wife, Louise, is living with one of their other daughters and her family.

John married Louise Melanson Abt 1835. Louise (daughter of Charles dit Charlitte Melanson and Modeste Niles) was born 7 Jan 1815, Menoudie; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Rose Comeau was born Abt 1834, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Mary Comeau was born Abt 1836, Nova Scotia; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Athanase (Tannis) Comeau was born Abt 1842, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; died Bef Apr 1901.
4. Andrew Comeau was born Abt 1844; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Juliane (Julie) Comeau was born 15 Jul 1846, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. John Comeau was born 24 Dec 1847, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 25 May 1925, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 27 May 1925, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
7. Anthony\Antoine Comeau was born Oct 1849; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Emilia\Amelia (Milly) Comeau was born Nov 1851; died 1 Sep 1936, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1936, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
9. Philip Como was born 1 Nov 1854, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 16 Nov 1930, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 18 Nov 1930, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
10. Margaret Como was born Abt 1856, Nova Scotia; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Apr 1820, the parish of Ste Anne de Menaudie; farmer

Stanislas married Rose Melanson 28 Sep 1807, the parish of Memramcook. Rose (daughter of Jean Melanson and Modeste Forest) was born 24 Jul 1787; died 30 Oct 1810, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; was buried 3 Nov 1810, the parish cemetery of Memramcook. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Present at her burial were Pierre and Francois Comeau; and Simon and Joseph LeBlanc.

Died:
She dies in Minudie but was buried in the parish cemetery of Memramcook four days after her death. Present at her burial were Pierre and Francois Comeau, and Simon and Joseph LeBlanc.

Notes:

Married:
They were married in the presence of Jean Leblanc and Roma Melancon and many relatives and friends.

Other Events:

• Residence: Petcoudiac; , settling
• Residence: Abt 1758, Miramichi
• Residence: Abt 1762, Fort Edward (Windsor, Nova Scotia)
• Residence: 1769, Menoudie
• Misc: 1804, Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; had his name on a request for a concession of land
• Residence: Abt 1810, Plairie-du-Lac
• Residence: Abt 1814, Menoudie

Notes:

Misc:
Yvon Leger's book, Beloved Acadia of My Ancestors, mentions how by this time DesBarres' properties in Menoudie, Nova Scotia had been sold to the tyrant, ambitious and vexing 'King' Seaman, and it was for this reason that Mathurin Comeau, his brother-in-law Francois Leger and other Acadians, asked and obtained permission for new land titles at Scoudouc, New Brunswick.

Mathurin married Anastasie Leger 15 Oct 1772, Menoudie. Anastasie (daughter of Joseph Leger and Claire LeBlanc) was born 15 Oct 1753, Petitcoudiac; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Abt 1804, Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; , settling with her husband and children

Notes:

Married:
Their marriage is in the civil register of Franklin Manor. It is the Leger book that refers to them being married in Menoudie.

Other Events:

• Residence: Nov 1813, the parish of Memramcook

Notes:

Bona-vol.2,p.689-b.yr. J02-p.193-b.dt&loc,marr.info. J03-p.116-b.dt&loc.,marr.info. In 1794 he was the most prosperous Acadian in the region. Around 1805, he settled at Scoudouc; but he returned to Minudie where he died.

Jean married Modeste Forest 20 Nov 1773, Franklin Manor. Modeste died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J03-p.116-gives her as the daug of Charles and Marie Poirier;marr.info. J02-p.193-gives her as the daug of Charles and Marie Chiasson;marr.info.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 19 Nov 1724, the parish of Grand Pré
• Residence: 1753, Petotcoudiac
• Residence: 1761, Fort Edward, Windsor, Nova Scotia
• Residence: 1768, Windsor, , Nova Scotia
• Residence: 1768, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Residence: 1774, Baie Sainte Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia
• Residence: 1807, Menoudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Notes:

Notes from Irene (Terrio) Melanson: Joseph Comeau came to Minudie in 1768. He worked for J.F.W. DesBarres and lived in the Elysian Fields. On May 8,1769, demised by lease to a group of men including Joseph Comeau, 600 acres of Minudie upland and 100 acres of marsh to be dykes at DesBarres' cost. One-third of their produce was given to desBarres which later was increased to half. Joseph's name also appears on the list of names of those who worked on the great aboiteau.

Passage from page 95 of Beloved Acadia of My Ancestors by Yvon Leger:
"In 1755, the Comeau family was most probably part of the painful caravan of refugees from the Petitcodiac region who sought the protection of Commandeur de Boishébert at Gédaique (Grand-Digue) and Cocagne, before reaching the banks of the Miramichi River. Joseph Comeau thus avoided deportation towards the British colonies of the South. In 1761, however, he was among a contingent of Acadians taken by Captain McKenzie to Forts Beauséjour and Edward, where they were kept as captives till 1763 or 1764.
Among the documents preserved at the Federal Archives (the Deschamps Papers), we find several mentions of Joseph Comeau, his wife Anastasie and their son Mathurin. After their liberation, Joseph Comeau and many ex-prisoners from Fort Beauséjour settled in Menoudie, that ancient and once prosperous Acadian colony on the banks of Riviere-Hébert, in Nova Scotia. The Deschamps Papers also mention that Joseph Comeau, his son Mathurin, Joseph Leger, Mathurin's father-in-law, along with other Acadians were the very first lease-holders of Joseph Frederick DesBarres. Their main assignment was the maintenance and repair of the dikes or aboiteaux built by their forefathers in the previous century."

Residence:
He worked for JFW DesBarres and lived in the Elysian Fields.

Residence:
He is widowed by this time.

Joseph married Anne Aucoin 29 Dec 1752, Grand Pre. Anne (daughter of Rene Aucoin and Madeleine Bourg) was born 27 Apr 1727; died Bef 29 Dec 1767. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 4 Sep 1729, the parish of Grand Pré

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.

Notes:

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