Other Events:

• Census: 1861, the Parish of Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Notes:

Census:
Note by A.Owen: There is a daughter born either late in 1853 or early in 1854. Her name cannot be determined from the mixup of names and ages for this family on the 1861 census. She would have been age 7 or 8 on the census.

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:

• Residence: Bef Jan 1806, Petitcoudiac
• Occupation: Jun 1822, Didiche (Tidiche), Westmorland County, New Brunswick; labourer

Notes:

J02-p.164-b.&d.dts,marr.info. for 2 marr. P03-p.326,M.2-marr.dt;minor son of Francois & Anastasie Bourgeois. P03-p.344,M.4-2nd marr.dt;widower of Susanne Arseneau.

Mathurin married Susanne Arsenault 7 Jan 1806, Grande Digue. Susanne (daughter of Pierre dit Brrjo Arsenault and Marguerite Poirier) was born Abt 1785; died Bef May 1826; was buried 7 Dec 1815, Grand Digue,,NB. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

J02-p.164-marr.info;daug of Pierre & Marguerite Poirier. P03-p.326, M.2-marr dt;minor daug of Pierre & Marguerite Poirier.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at the marriage were Paul LeBlanc, uncle of the groom, and Urbain Arsenault, brother of the bride.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Jan 1813, this village in the parish of Shemogue; a labourer
• Occupation: Sep 1819, the parish of Cap Pele; a labourer or 'farmhand'
• Occupation: Apr 1824, the parish of Shemogue; working as a labourer
• Occupation: Mar 1827, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer

Notes:

Occupation:
The baptism entry for his daughter, Susanne, said that he was a labourer in this village.

Simon married Elizabeth (Isabelle) LeBlanc 20 Jul 1807, the parish of Shemogue. Elizabeth (daughter of Paul LeBlanc and Marie Babin) was born 1789, Cap Pele, N.B.; died 1861. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: May 1824, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick
• Residence: Oct 1832, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Residence: Jan 1838, Ste Therese de Botsford
• Census: 1851, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick
• Census: 1861, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick

Notes:

Married:
There was a 3rd to 3rd degree of consanguinity. Simon was of major age and Elizabeth was of minor age at the date of their marriage. They were married in the presence of Charles Leger and Fabien Melanson for the groom, and Victor Leblanc and Paul Forest for the bride.

Other Events:

• Residence: Bef 1807, Fox Creek (St.Anselme)
• Residence: 1807, Tidiche(Cape Bald ) with his brother, Paul,

Notes:

from Irene Terrio - name,marr.info.Born at "aux Mines" (Halifax) around 1762, he was at L'Entree(near Halifax) with his family in 1768 and the following year at Minudie and later Fox Creek. He and his brother,Paul, left Fox creek in 1807 to settle at Tidiche(Cape Bald or Cap Pele). Their father, Joseph, went with them to Tidiche where he died at age 97. J02-p.159-info for 2 marriages;b.&d.dts. M01-p.200-b.&d.dts,marr.info.;p.208-Francois died at age 87

Francois married Anastasie Bourgeois Abt 1782, Fox Creek. Anastasie (daughter of Pierre Benjamin Bourgeois and Anne LeBlanc) was born 1764, Pisiguit; died 1828. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 12 Jul 1768, Pisiguit

Notes:

Baptised:
She was baptized at the age of 4 years.

Pierre married Marguerite Poirier Abt 1765, Malpeque, , Prince Edward Island. Marguerite (daughter of Ambroise Poirier and Marie Gaudet) was born Abt 1748; died 7 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick; was buried 23 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet]

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.

Other Events:

• Residence: Jul 1807, Didiche, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
• Residence: May 1821, Didiche, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; a labourer

Notes:

Irene-born in "aux Mines(Halifax)";later parents moved to L'Entree(near Halifax) in 1768 and in 1769 to Minudie and later to Fox Creek. Paul and his brother, Francois, left Fox Creek in 1807 to settle at Tidiche(Cape Bald or Cap Pele). Their father Joseph went with them. J02-p.159-b.&d dts,marr.info.;death dt of 28 Aug M01-p.200-b.dt,d.dt of 28 Sep;marr.info. J03-p.120-marr.info.
Feb 2007 - I have removed where he was born - contested

Paul married Marie Babin Abt 1781. Marie (daughter of Pierre Babin and Madeleine Bourg) was born 29 Oct 1761, Franklin Manor; died 1 Sep 1817, Tediche. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jul 1807, Didiche, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Notes:

Irene-under LeBlanc notes for husband M01-p.200-marr.info. & p.81-marr.info,b.dt&loc. J02-p.159-marr.info;daug of Pierre & Madeleine Bourque. -p.61-b.dt&loc,marr.info;d.dt&loc. J03-p.120-b.dt&loc;d.dt&loc;marr.info.