Athanase (Tannis) Comeau

Abt 1842 - Bef 1901  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Athanase (Tannis) Comeau
  Born	Abt 1842	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1871	River Hebert Polling District, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	He is called 'Thomas' on this census and is found with his 1st wife and three daughters.
  Occupation	1871  [3]
  	stone cutter
  Occupation	Jul 1873  [4]
  	stone cutter
  Residence	Jul 1873	Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	Jan 1876	Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	miner
  Residence	Jan 1876	Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Census	1891	Town of Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5, 6]
  	He appears on this census with his 2nd wife and their six children.
  Died	Bef Apr 1901  [7]
  	He does not appear on the 1901 census with his family and it is assumed that he has died before the date the 1901 census was taken.
  Occupation	Oct 1908  [8]
  	miner
  Person ID	I14615	Annette - Research
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	John Comeau,   b. Abt 1810, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Louise Melanson,   b. 7 Jan 1815, Menoudie ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth (Lisette) Jukes,   b. Abt 1839, England ,   d. 5 Aug 1873, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	1862	River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4, 9]
  	Son's birth registration in Jul 1873 gives parents' marriage location as Amherst while daughter's birth registration in 1870 gives the marriage location as River Hebert.
  Children	1. Mary Comeau,   b. Abt 1863,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ada Alice Comeau,   b. Abt 1865,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph Comeau,   b. 10 Nov 1868,   d. 28 Oct 1869  (Age 0 years)   4. Anne Elizabeth Comeau,   b. 20 Dec 1870,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John William Comeau,   b. 31 Jul 1873, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Thibodeau,   b. Abt 1859,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Jan 1876	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 10]
  	Witnesses at their marriage were Thomas Thibodeau and Emelie Comeau. The groom was a widower.
  Children	1. Celine\Selina Comeau,   b. 4 Jan 1877, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bertha Maud Comeau,   b. Abt 1880, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Comeau,   b. 27 Feb 1882, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Georgina Alice Comeau,   b. 29 May 1884, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Jane Comeau,   b. 24 Sep 1886, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Allen Comeau,   b. 12 Sep 1889, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles Comeau,   b. 17 Apr 1891, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Dennis Comeau,   b. 2 Nov 1893, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1876;Book:1809;Page:128;#37-mar. [S301] Census: 1871 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, mf reel C-10556 Cumberland;Dist#5,J River Hebert;Enn.Div.#2;p.14;dwelling#41;family#43. mf reel C-10556 Cumberland;Dist#5,J River Hebert;Enn.Div.#2;p.14;dwelling#41;family#43: Como, Thomas M 32 NS Catholic French M Stone Cutter Como, Elizabeth F 26 England C.of Eng. English M Como, Mary F 8 NS C. of Eng. French Como, Ada A F 6 NS C. of Eng. French Como, Anna F 3/12 Dec NS C.of Eng. French [S301] Census: 1871 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, mf reel C-10556 Cumberland;Dist#5,J River Hebert;Enn.Div.#2;p.14;dwelling#41;family#43. [S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1873;Book:1805;Page:199,#295-son's birth. [S146] Census: 1891 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, (Don Lewis trans.)6179 Springhill;family#179. [S313] Census: 1891 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, mf Reel:T-6312,30Cumberland,Sub-dist. Town of Springhill,pp39-40,family173,enn.dt.16Apr1891. Commo, Tannis M 43 M - NS NS NS RC Coal miner Commo, Mary F 32 M W NB NB NB RC Commo, Selina F 14 - D NS NS NB RC Commo, Beth M F 11 - D NS NS NB RC Commo, Ida M F 9 - D NS NS NB RC Commo, Georgina F 7 - D NS NS NB RC Commo, Margaret J F 4 - D NS NS NB RC Commo, John Allen M 2 - S NS NS NB RC [S314] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, 30Cumberland;Sub-distX;PollDiv26Springhill;pp.27-28;fam.225. [S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1908;Book:1811;Page:100,#198-son's mar. [S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1870;Book:1805;Page:136,#507-dau's birth. [S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, mar.