Other Events:

• Education: Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; in the mid-1940's at Saint Charles Business College
• Occupation: Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada; an employee of Eaton's at the Bayshore Mall for 17 years
• Residence: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Whitehorse, , Yukon, Canada
• Residence: St Bruno de Montarville, ,Quebec, Canada
• Residence: Ramstein, , Germany
• Residence: Shilo, , Manitoba, Canada
• Residence: Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: From 1947 to 1951, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; an employee of Eaton's
• Military: 1951, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; joining the Airforce
• Obituary: 28 Aug 2017, Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada; The Ottawa Citizen

Notes:

Obituary:


Obituary

MIDDLEMISS, Mary Louise (nee Leblanc)
Native of Joggins, NS
Peacefully on Friday, August 25, 2017 in her 90th year. Beloved wife of Edwin "Ed" Middlemiss. Loving mother of Denise (Rod Ogden), John (Judy), David (Kelly) and James (Christa). Cherished grandmother of Sean (Jessie) Ogden, Bradley, Andrew and Kaitlyn Middlemiss, Connor, Jillian and Lauren Middlemiss and great-grandmother of Lily. Dear aunt of James Leblanc. Friends may attend a memorial service at the Garden Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 3440 Richmond Rd. Nepean, (between Bayshore and Baseline Rd.) on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations to COPD Rehab Ottawa or the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Condolences, memories or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com.

Mary married Edwin Middlemiss [Group Sheet]

1. Denise Elizabeth Middlemiss
2. John Walter Middlemiss
3. David Edwin Middlemiss
4. James William Middlemiss

Other Events:

• Baptised: 21 Jan 1877, Minudie, 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
• Residence: Oct 1921, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: 1936, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a locomotive engineeer on the trains for the Maritime Coal and Railway Company
• Residence: May 1938, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Frederic DesBarres and Mary Leblanc.

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

James married Mary Melissa (Missy) Comeau 27 Oct 1921, St Thomas Aquinas Church, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary (daughter of Lorong (Laurent) F Comeau and Sylvia Brine) was born 5 Apr 1897, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 4 Apr 2002, East Cumberland Lodge, Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 2002, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 2 May 1897, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1911, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Oct 1921; a housekeeper

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents are Clement Gould and Nellie Landry.

Died:
Betty (Terrio) LeBlanc, Aunt Vi & Uncle Bliss's daughter, told Carm Jacklin that Aunt Missy was 7 hours short of turning 105 years when she died.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were William Logue and Agnes Como, both of Joggins Mines.

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:

• Obituary: an unknown newspaper
• Occupation: coal miner
• Baptised: 28 Oct 1849, the parish of Cap Pele, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1911, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Occupation: 1911, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a coal miner
• Occupation: Feb 1913; farmer
• Residence: Nov 1916, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents are Charles LeBrun and Apolline Richard.

Died:
He died at home on Main Street in Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. His death was reported by his son, Stephen.

Lorong married Sylvia Brine 1881, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sylvia (daughter of Fidele Brine\Brun and Margaret (Maggie) Burke) was born 1858, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; died 14 Dec 1948; was buried , Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 22 Jun 1858
• Census: 1911, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Nov 1916, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Her tombstone gives a birth date of 1858. On the 1911 census her date of birth is given as Jun 1857. Mary Louise Middlemiss said that Sylvia was born in Ragged Reef in the family home there.

Baptised:
She was baptized with the surname 'Brun'. Her godparents were Paul Brun and Flora Bourque.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Laurent J Burl and Jane Brien.

Notes:

Buried:
Written in the parish register for Joggins and Missions was the following: On October4, 1849, interred the remains of Dominick LeBlanc years of age. He was the first person buried in the new cemetery of Minudie.

Dominique married Marguerite Bourque Abt 1832, Menoudie. Marguerite (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Belliveau) was born 30 Jun 1812, Minudie; died 15 May 1882, Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; was buried 16 May 1882. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 8 Dec 1812

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents were Raphael Comeau and Marie Bourg.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 30 Mar 1813, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Occupation: Bef Mar 1854, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; mason
• Residence: Bef Mar 1854, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Occupation: Dec 1869, Minudie; a mason

Notes:

In September 1982, Stephen Comeau, son of Pearl LeBlanc and Al Comeau, photographed an old trunk that was sitting in a garage in Joggins. On it was carved the words: Ignatz Heitzler Ottersweier 1854.
In speaking with Jacqueline (Stuckemann) LeBlanc who was born in Germany and speaks German, I was told that the name Ignatz pronounced in German would sound like "Agnes" to an English speaking person. Hence it is believed that when Ignatz arrived in Canada his name was changed to 'Angus' which is similar in pronunciation to the German pronunciation of Ignatz. On Louisa Heitzler's marriage registration, her father's name is Angus Heitzler. - Comment by A.Owen

Baptised:
His godparents were Aloys Eckerle, farmer, and Elisabeth Steier, daughter of Wendelin.

Died:
His wife is a widow on the 1871 census.

Ignaz\Angus married Elizabeth Oliva\Oliver 8 Feb 1849, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Oliva and Ottilia Burkard\Burgert) was born 12 Sep 1811, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 12 Mar 1886, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 14 Mar 1886, Catholic Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Minudie; employed by the Seaman family as a cook following her husband's death
• Baptised: 13 Sep 1811, Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Census: 1871, Polling District 5, Sub District of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Baptised:
Sponser at her baptism was Joseph Peter, ropemaker.

Census:
She is widowed and is living with her daughter and son-in-law.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Aloys Jerger, farmer, and David Heitzler, day labourer.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 21 Apr 1820, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
• Occupation: Nov 1866; labourer
• Residence: Nov 1866, Shemogue, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Misc: From 1870 to 1880; took action and travelled looking for the famous LeBlanc Fortune (this according to Placide Gaudet)
• Residence: Jun 1880, the parish of Cap Pelé, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1881, Sub District of Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Sub District of Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; farmer
• Census: 1891, Sub District of Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Sub District of Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; farmer

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Laurent Bourg and Blanche Brun.

Misc:
Old Andre LeBlanc (1729-1819), the father of Pierre Comeau's 1st wife, pretended that he had encountered, during the deportation to New Orleans, a brother who was very rich. According to Placide Gaudet, Francois Comeau (son of Pierre Comeau and Angelique Brun) took some steps and travelled during 1870-80 to attempt to locate the famous 'LeBlanc Fortune'.

Census:
He is found as a widower on this census and is living with his youngest son, sister Rose, aged mother who is now 100 years old and his daughter Pelagie and her husband.

Census:
He is a widower when this census was taken and is found living with his son and his young family and his elderly sister.

Occupation:
He is farming with his son and living in his son's household.

Francis\Francois married Cormier Margaret 21 Jan 1846, the parish of Memramcook, Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Cormier (daughter of Etienne Cormier and Euphrosine Doiron) was born 14 May 1824; died Bef Jun 1880. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 14 May 1824, the parish of Memramcook, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
• Residence: Jan 1846, the parish of Memramcook, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Notes:

Died:
She was deceased by the date of her daughter's (Pelagie) wedding in June 1880.

Notes:

Married:
Both bride and groom were of major age when they married in January 1846. A dispensation was granted in the 3rd degree of consanguinity. Present at their marriage were Frederic Comeau and Blanche Cormier.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 30 Aug 1835, the parish of Shemogue

Notes:

Birth:
He is the first-born of twins. His twin brother is Philippe Brun.

Baptised:
He and his twin brother, Philippe, were baptized the same day. Their father was absent from the baptism. Godparents for Fidele are Hilarion Bourk and Susanne Bourk.

Fidele married Margaret (Maggie) Burke 10 Feb 1858, Minudie. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Eustache Bourque and Maria Brine. There was a dispensation given in the 3rd degree.

Discrepancy - 'Un historique de la famille Brun' says Fidel married Pelagie Babin. Other sources indicate that he married Margaret/Marguerite Burke/Bourque.-note by A.Owen