Laurent Comeau

1815 - Aft 1901  (> 86 years)

• Name	Laurent Comeau
  Born	6 Apr 1815  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptised	14 May 1815	the parish of Memramcook   [1]
  	His godparents were Paul Gautreau and Anne Gautreau, aunt of the child.
  Census	1851	Dorchester Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick   [2]
  	He appears on the 1851 census with his two daughters (ages 7 and 6) and not a wife and a daughter. Marceline is the elder of the two daughters. His wife Magdeleine/Madeleine is deceased by this date. He is ennumerated just before his parents in 1851. See the 1861 census where he is living as a widower with his parents and with his two daughters who are now teenagers. In 1881, 1891 and 1901 census, he is living with his daughter, Marcelline and her husband, Aime Gautreau. Parish Registers show the baptism of daughter, Bibiane, and marriages of both Bibiane and Marcelline indicate they were the daughters of Laurent Comeau and Madeleine Bourgeois.-note by A.Owen, March2014
  Census	1861	Dorchester Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick   [3]
  	He is found living with his elderly parents and his two daughters.
  Occupation	1861	Dorchester Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick   [4]
  	farmer
  Census	1901	Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [5]
  	He is found living with his older daughter and her family.
  Residence	Gautreau Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick   [6]
  Died	Aft Apr 1901  [7]
  Person ID	I14401	Annette - Research
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Francois Comeau,   b. 13 Jan 1783,   d. 24 Jan 1869  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Appoline (Paulonie\Polony) Gautreau,   b. Abt 1796,   d. 1 Jan 1869  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F5860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdeleine Bourgeois,   b. Abt 1823,   d. 18 Mar 1845  (Age ~ 22 years)
  Married	Abt 1843  [6, 8]
  Children	1. Marcelline Comeau,   b. 2 Jan 1844, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bibiane Comeau,   b. Abt 1845,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1901 - Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S264] Ancestry.com. Drouin Collection(Acadia French RC Church Records),1670-1946, Memramcook, NB; St Thomas Parish;1815,B.518-bap. [S102] Census: 1851 Census/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Dorchester Parish (pp.24 of Gillcash transcription,PANB,1981)p.64 of original census. 1851 Census,NewBrunswick,Westmorland,Dorchester Parish(pp.24 of Gillcash transcription,PANB,1981)p.64 of original census: COMO, Lorong M H 34 Acadian Farmer Birth COMO, Marcelin F W 26 Acadian Birth COMO, Bebyan F D 6 Acadian Birth [S99] Census: 1861 Census/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Kanner transcription 1997) Westmorland,Parish ofDorchester,p.16(transcript p.90). Westmorland,Parish of Dorchester,#0016(transcript p.90) COMO, Francis M H 76 CN Farmer RC COMO, Poloney F W 64 CN RC COMO, Lorong M S 45 CN Farmer RC COMO, Marceline F D 17 CN RC COMO, Bebian F D 16 CN RC [S99] Census: 1861 Census/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Kanner transcription 1997) Westmorland,Parish ofDorchester,p.16(transcript p.90). [S354] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Ancestry site;New Brunswick,Dist.24Westmorland,sub-distB-9 Dorchester;pg10,family70. 1901 Canada Census,New Brunswick,Dist.24Westmorland,sub-distB-9; Dorchester; pg10,family70: Gautreau Aime F M 56 Head M NB 19Sept1844 Fr. Cath. Farmer Gautreau Marseline F 57 Wife M NB 2Jan1844 Fr. Cath. Gautreau Alphe M 30 Son S NB 11Mar1871 Fr. Cath. Gautreau Alice F 26 Daug S NB 31May1874 Fr. Cath. Housework Gautreau Albenie M 24 Son S NB 30Mar1877 Fr. Cath. Mariner Gautreau Tilman M 20 Son S NB 8April1880 Fr. Cath. Gautreau Simeon M 17 Son S NB 13May1883 Fr. Cath. Farmer's son Comeau Lauren M 87 Father-in-law W NS 7Feb1814 Fr. Cath. [S502] Book:Histoire des Trois-Rivieres Vol II, COMEAU Genealogy at back of book. [S354] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Ancestry site;New Brunswick,Dist.24Westmorland,sub-distB-9 Dorchester;pg10,family70. [S59] Parish:Memramcook,NB; St Thomas 1806-70 (P01), Microfilm Reel C-3018., p.7,B.23-dau's bap.