Other Events:

• Baptised: 5 Apr 1910, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Education: Aug 1928; and could read and write when she married
• Occupation: Aug 1928; doing housework as an occupation
• Residence: Aug 1928, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: May 1938, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Jan 1940, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: Aug 1969; an unknown newspaper

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents were Edmund LeBlanc and Beatrice White.

Romona married Stephen Lawrence (Steve) LeBlanc 23 Aug 1928, St Thomas Aquinas Church, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Stephen (son of Charles Stephen LeBlanc and Ada Comeau) was born 17 Sep 1903, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 25 Dec 1985, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Harold Cormier from Lower Cove and Mabel LeBlanc from Lower Cove.

1. Pearl Cecilia LeBlanc was born 31 Dec 1928, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 29 Apr 2016, Ontario, Canada.
2. Allison Joseph "Al" LeBlanc was born 25 Aug 1932, River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 29 Sep 2004, Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 5 Oct 2004, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Other Events:

• Residence: Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Baptised: 7 Sep 1876, the parish of Barachois, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1881, Minudie-RiverHebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1891, subdistrict of River Hebert, 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
• Occupation: Feb 1901; stonecutter
• Residence: Feb 1901, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: Jan 1940; an unknown newspaper
• Residence: Jan 1940, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; in his later days

Notes:

Baptised:
His godparents were Ephrem Leger and Josephine Gallang.

Census:
On page 30, in family #136, he appears with his parents, two siblings, and three step-siblings.

Census:
On page 59, in family #228, he appears with his parents, three siblings and three step-brothers.

Census:
He is found living with his wife and in-laws.

Died:
His death was reported by his daughter, Helen, of Moncton, New Brunswick. His death occurred following a serious operation.

Damien married Ida S. LeBlanc 18 Feb 1901, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ida (daughter of John D. LeBlanc and Louisa\Luise Heitzler) was born 30 Jul 1874, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 14 May 1938, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 16 May 1938, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a housewife
• Residence: Aug 1874, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Baptised: 30 Aug 1874
• Census: 1881, Minudie-River Hebert sub-district, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1901, the Polling District of Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Feb 1901, Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Oct 1936, Lower Cove, NS
• Obituary: May 1938; an unknown newspaper

Notes:

Baptised:
Her godparents are John Comeau and Sara Bourque.

Census:
On page 37, in family #165, she is found with her parents and four of her siblings.

Census:
She and her husband were living with her parents and siblings.

Died:
She died at home in Lower Cove, Nova Scotia.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at thier marriage were Clarence LeBlanc and Alice Terrieau.

Other Events:

• Baptised: 5 Dec 1838, the parish of Barachois, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
• Census: 1851, Shediac Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick
• Census: 1871, Parish of Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1881, Minudie-RiverHebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1891, subdistrict of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: 1891; a Grind Stone Maker
• Residence: Nov 1897, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Nov 1899, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a farmer
• Residence: Nov 1899, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1901, the polling division of Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: Nov 1901, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a farmer

Notes:

Birth:
His godparents were Sosime Leblanc and Marguerite Boudreau.
T15-name,son of Damase & Pelagie Legere

Baptised:
His godparents were Sosime Leblanc and Marguerite Boudrot.

Census:
He appears with his parents, a step-brother and five siblings.

Census:
He appears on the census with his wife, three of their children and a servant.

Census:
On page 30 in family #136, he appears with his second wife, three children from his first marriage and three children from his second marriage.

Census:
On page 59, in family #228, he appears with his 2nd wife and seven children.

Census:
On page 6, in family #44, he appears with his 2nd wife, an adult son from his first marriage, and an adult daughter from his second marriage.

Mathurin married Matilda Cormier 19 Sep 1875, Barachois, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Matilda (daughter of Dominique Cormier and Charlotte Babinault) was born 9 Dec 1839. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1881, Minudie-RiverHebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1891, subdistrict of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Nov 1899, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 1901, the polling division of Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Nov 1901, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Census:
On page 30, family #136, she appears with her husband, three of their children and three step-children. Her name is given as Tildy on the census.

Census:
On page 59, in family #228, she appears with her husband, three step-sons and four children.

Census:
On page 6, in family #44, she appears with her husband, an adult step-son and a daughter.

Notes:

Married:
Mathurin is the widower of Louise LeBlanc. Domitile is of major age when she marries Mathurin. They are married in the presence of Julien Leblanc and Celine Leblanc. Domitile's father is deceased.

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:

• Occupation: Feb 1838, the parish of Barachois; a farmer
• Census: 1851, Shediac Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick
• Occupation: 6 Sep 1852, Cap Pele, , NB; a farmer
• Census: 1861, Parish of Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
• Occupation: 1861, the Parish of Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; a farmer

Notes:

Census:
Damas is found with his wife and nine of his children. The names and ages of his children are poorly recorded on this census.

Damase married Pelagie Leger 5 Feb 1838, parish of Barachois. Pelagie (daughter of Simon Leger and Elizabeth (Isabelle) LeBlanc) was born 2 Feb 1817, Lower Cap Pele, , New Brunswick; was christened 25 Jun 1817, Cap Pele; died 6 Feb 1869. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Apr 1836, the parish of Shemogue
• Residence: Feb 1838, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Census: 1851, Shediac Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick
• Census: 1861, the Parish of Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Notes:

Christened:
Her father was a labourer at the time of her baptism and he was absent from the baptism. Her godparents were Jean Dugay and Marguerite Foret.

Census:
She appears on the census with her 2nd husband, Damas, and her son, Simon from her first marriage, and six children from her second marriage.

Census:
Pelagie's name is spelled 'Pegagie' on the Kanner transcription of the 1861 census. However, a look at the entry on the microfilm reel shows that her name is spelled 'Pelagie'. She is found with her second husband and nine of her children.

Notes:

Married:
Damase's mother had died by the time he married. His new bride was the widow of Hilarion Bourk. Witnesses at the marriage were Damase's father, Mathurin, and Pelagie's brother, Joseph Leger. There is a 3rd degree of consanguinity.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Mar 1835, the parish of Bouctouche; a farmer

Dominique married Charlotte Babinault 22 Feb 1819, Memramcook. Charlotte (daughter of Sylvain Babineau and Genevieve Girouard) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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.