Our Maritime Ties

Family: Raphael Comeau / Modeste Melanson (F5862)

m. 20 May 1818

• Father | Male Raphael Comeau

  
  

  Born	22 Oct 1788	Elysian Fields, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Married	20 May 1818  [1, 2, 3]	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	Mathurin Comeau | F1217 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anastasie Leger | F1217 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Modeste Melanson

  
  

  Born	Abt 1800
  Died	10 Jun 1870
  Buried		the parish cemetery, Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Father	Romain (Roma) Melanson | F4196 Group Sheet
  Mother	Perpetue Melanson | F4196 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Joseph Comeau

  
  

  Born	24 Mar 1819	Nova Scotia
  Died	Bef 1871
  Buried		St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Spouse	Mary\Marie Bourgeois | F5950
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Frederic Comeau

  
  

  Born	25 Dec 1822	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
  Died	30 Nov 1890	Scoudouc, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Buried
  Spouse	Genevieve Cormier | F6736
  Married		Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Laurent Comeau

  
  

  Born	Abt 1836	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Marguerite LeBlanc | F6691
  Married	8 Jan 1861	St Anselme, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Gregoire Comeau

  
  

  Born	2 Jul 1842	Nova Scotia, Canada
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Emilie Bourgeois | F6750
  Married	25 Nov 1873	Memramcook, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Spouse	Sara Bourque | F6755
  Married

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Both bride and groom were from the parish of Minudie. The marriage was performed by the missionary priest from Memramcook. Witnesses at the marriage were Victor le Brun and Pierre Caumeau and many others.

  
  

• Sources

  [S264] Ancestry.com. Drouin Collection(Acadia French RC Church Records),1670-1946, Memramcook, NB; St Thomas Parish;pp.58,59-mar. [S92] Periodical: La Societe Hist. Acad., Mar 1967, Vol II, No.4,(J03), p.125. [S264] Ancestry.com. Drouin Collection(Acadia French RC Church Records),1670-1946, Memramcook, NB; St Thomas Parish,1818,p.70,M.139-mar.