Other Events:

• Baptised: 27 May 1838, Shemogue
• Residence: Bef Feb 1870, Botsford Parish, Westmorland Co., NB
• Census: 1901, St Paul Parish, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, St Paul Parish, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; a farmer

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Joseph Bonnevie and Francoise Bourk.

Census:
He appears with his wife, oldest son who is a widower, and six other children.

David married Justine Vienneau 21 Feb 1870, Botsford Parish, Westmorland Co., NB. Justine (daughter of David Vienneau and Francoise Saulnier) was born 1849; died 26 Apr 1902. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
David was a major aged son at his marriage and Justine was a minor aged daughter at her marriage. They were married in the presence of George Leger and Domatille Vianno.

1. Ferdinand Leger was born 18 Dec 1870; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Celina Leger was born 7 Oct 1872; died Yes, date unknown.
3. David Leger was born 25 Apr 1875; died Jul 1875, the parish of Cap Pele, , N.B.; was buried 2 Jul 1875, the parish of Cap Pele, , N.B..
4. Marie Elizabeth Leger was born 20 Jul 1876; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Filias Leger was born 20 Dec 1878, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Ama Leger was born 6 Aug 1882, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Albeni Leger was born 2 Jan 1885, St Paul, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Eustache Leger was born 28 Sep 1886, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. Mary Marguerite (Marguerite) Leger was born 19 Dec 1889, Richardville, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 19 Jun 1814, the parish of Shemogue
• Residence: Jan 1833, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Occupation: May 1834, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer
• Occupation: Jul 1836, Ste Therese de Botsford; a farmer
• Occupation: May 1838, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer
• Occupation: May 1838, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Charles Leger and Rosalie Brun. His father was present at his baptism.

Hyppolite married Elizabeth (Isabelle) Burk 29 Jan 1833, the parish of Barachois. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Bourg and Modeste Comeau) was born 2 Nov 1814; was buried 8 Mar 1890, Cap Pele, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 10 Nov 1814, the parish of Memramcook
• Residence: Jan 1833, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Residence: Jul 1836, Ste Therese de Botsford

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents were Pierre LeBrun and Anne Bourg, cousin of the child.

Notes:

Married:
The bride and groom were both of minor age when they married. Witnesses at their marriage were Telespore Thibaud, friend of the groom, and the two fathers, Paul leger and Joseph Bourk.

Other Events:

• Occupation: From 1813 to 1824, Shemogue; a labourer/a farm hand
• Occupation: Jun 1814, parish of Shemogue; labourer
• Occupation: Mar 1827, Shemogue; a farmer
• Occupation: Sep 1829, Ste Therese; a labourer
• Occupation: Jul 1832, Ste Therese; a farmer
• Occupation: Jan 1833, Ste Therese de Botsford; a farmer
• Occupation: Mar 1835, Ste Therese; a farmer
• Occupation: May 1838, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer
• Census: 1851, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick

Paul married Marie Melanson 10 Sep 1810, Chimougoui. Marie (daughter of Casimir Melanson and Anne Surette) was born 1791; died 24 Dec 1888. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: From 1813 to 1819, Shemogue
• Residence: Jan 1833, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Residence: May 1838, the parish of Shemogue
• Residence: Jun 1838, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Census: 1851, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick

Notes:

T20-marr.info;b&d yrs. B29-p.25-b,marr & d.info.;buried in parish cemetery at Cap Pele

Census:
She appears on the census with her husband and two youngest children.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Aug 1819, the parsish of Minudie; farmer
• Occupation: May 1821, the parish of Shemogue; labourer
• Residence: May 1821, the parish of Shemogue
• Occupation: Apr 1823, the parish of Shemogue, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; labourer
• Occupation: Apr 1825; labourer
• Residence: Apr 1825, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick
• Occupation: Jan 1833, Ste Therese de Botsford; a farmer

Joseph married Modeste Comeau 28 Sep 1807, the parish of Memramcook. Modeste (daughter of Joseph Comeau and Madeleine Hebert) was born 15 Feb 1778. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Apr 1825, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick
• Residence: Jan 1833, Ste Therese de Botsford

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Cirile Comau and Raphael Melancon and many relatives and friends.

Other Events:

• Residence: Jul 1807, Shemogue, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick
• Residence: 1820, Trois Rousseaux, in the parish of Cap Pele,; , settling
• Residence: Oct 1820, the parish of Shemogue, NB; a labourer
• Occupation: Sep 1821, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick; a ploughman/farmhand

Notes:

Bona-vol.2,p.661-b.yr. T19-b.&d.dts.&locs.;known as "Petit Charles";marr.info. T20-b.&d.yrs;marr.info. J03-p.131-notes of Placide Gaudet say he was the sole survivor after being deported to Connecticut with his parents and siblings - his mother, brothers & sisters died of hunger and Charles Leger was adopted by his godmother, Marie Grosvalet...He was at Champs Elyses in 1790 with his wife, 3 sons and 2 daugs. He settled at Chemoque in 1804 and in 1820 at Trois Ruisseaux(Leger's Brooks) in the parish of Cap Pele where he died in 1837. B26-p.72,73-b.yr,talks of another document from the Archives of St Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, which mentions that Charle's sister, Marie, survived the 1755 tragedy...Paul and Marie sought refuge in Louisiana...Placide Gaudet,who was not aware of the New Orleans document...Charles was separated from his parents and never saw them again...at the age of six in 1755, he was adopted by his godmother,Marguerite Grovalet, who took care of him as if he were her own son....They took refuge at Chipoudie and then at Ile St Jean. According to Placide Gaudet, Charles was 18 when he left Ile St.Jean to reach Minudie in Nova Scotia...

Buried:
Present at his burial were Laurent Godet and Jean Godet.

Charles married Marie Bourque 15 Jun 1778, Dieppe, (Fox Creek), N.B.. Marie (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Hebert) was born 9 Jul 1763, Minudie, N.S.; died 1807. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jul 1807, Shemogue, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick
• Residence: Sep 8121, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick

Notes:

T19-marr.info;daug of Jean Bourque and Marie Hebert;b.dt & loc. T20-b.&d.yrs,marr.info. J03-p.117 & 131-b.yr;marr.info;she was 15 when she married.

Notes:

J03-p.136-b.dt,marr.info,d.dt;spouse remarried after his death. J02-p.191-b.dt&loc,marr.info;according to Placide Gaudet only, he drowned about 1791. -p.228-marr.info.;son of Charles & Anne Leger. M01-p.243-marr.info.

Casimir married Anne Surette Abt 1790, Menoudie. Anne (daughter of Joseph Surette and Isabelle Babineau) was born 20 Aug 1772, Memramcook; died 24 Mar 1848, Cocagne. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J03-p.136-marr.info;daug of Joseph;married twice. J02-p.191-marr.info;daug of Joseph & Isabelle Babineau. -p.228-d&d dts&locs,marr. info. for two marr. M01-p.243-b&d.dts&locs,marr.info. for two marr.

Notes:

J03-p.33-b&d dts,marr.info.;Joseph dit "Chaculot"(means the last son); he settled with his father and his brothers at Champs Elyses and then later at Shemogue in 1804. B25-p.43,44-b&d dts,marr.info.

Joseph married Anne Marie Forest 25 Jul 1774, Beaubassin. Anne died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J03-p.128-marr.info;daug of Charles a Baptiste Forest & Marie Poirier. B25-p.44-marr.info;gives parents as Charles and Marie Chiasson --? this last name of her mother. Was it Poirier??

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• 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 Madeleine Hebert 29 Dec 1767, Franklin Manor, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Madeleine (daughter of Joseph Hebert and Madeleine Poirier) was born 25 Jan 1741, the parish of Beaubassin; died Bef Sep 1807. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 9 Apr 1741, the parish of Beaubassin

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents were Pierre Poirier & Cecile Poirier. Parents and godparents were all inhabitants of this parish (Beaubassin).

Died:
She was deceased by the time her daughter, Modeste, married in September 1807.

Notes:

Married:
Their marriage in 1767 was in the civil registers of Franklin Manor. Their marriage was rehabilitated in the church 29th August 1768 in Pisiguit (today Windsor, Nova Scotia).