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Name	Joseph Comeau
Born	24 Mar 1819	Nova Scotia [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Baptised	28 Jul 1819	the parish of Minudie [1]
	His godparents were Thanis Como and Perpetue Melancon.
Occupation	grindstone cutter [3]
Occupation	labourer [4]
Died	Bef 1871
	He died before the 1871 Nova Scotia census was taken. His wife is a widow on this census and living with her son, Sylvain, and other children.
Buried	St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [5]
	His tombstone gives his birth year as 1817.-Discrepancy with Baptism entry...note by A.Owen,Jan2013.
Person ID	I14418	Annette - Research
Last Modified	11 Jan 2013

Father	Raphael Comeau, b. 22 Oct 1788, Elysian Fields, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Modeste Melanson, b. Abt 1800, d. 10 Jun 1870 (Age ~ 70 years)
Family ID	F5862	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary\Marie Bourgeois, b. 4 Dec 1818, Nova Scotia , d. 1900 (Age 81 years)

Married Y [6]

Children

	1. Amos Comeau, b. 24 Oct 1841, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 17 Mar 1927, New Brandon, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 85 years)
	2. Sylvine Como, b. 12 Aug 1843, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 30 Aug 1924, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 81 years)
	3. Philoman Como, b. Abt 1847, Memramcook, Westmorland County, New Brunswick , d. 19 Dec 1935, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 88 years)
	4. Raphael Como, b. Oct 1849, d. 1877 (Age ~ 27 years)
	5. Apollonie (Polonie\Pauline) Como, b. 17 Aug 1852, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia , d. 28 Sep 1906, Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 54 years)
	6. Simon Como, b. 29 Oct 1855, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia , d. 18 May 1877 (Age 21 years)
	7. Francois\Francis (Frank) Como, b. 4 Aug 1859, Nova Scotia , d. 30 May 1877 (Age 17 years)

Family ID F5950 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos
Joseph Como, husband of Mary Bourgeois
1819 - 18xx
Father of Capt. Sylvine Como.
tintype

[S264] Ancestry.com. Drouin Collection(Acadia French RC Church Records),1670-1946, Memramcook, NB; St Thomas Parish,1819,p.79,B.777-bap.
[S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1924;bk:107;p.717-son's death.
[S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1872;bk:1809;p.71;#1-son's mar.
[S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1872;Book:1809;Page:219;#148-dau's mar.
[S11] Cemetery:Cumberland Co.Cemeteries, none., p.54;C166a.
[S35] Info:Irene (Terrio) Melanson (T15).

Joseph Comeau