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Sylvia Brine

Sylvia Brine

Female 1858 - 1948  (90 years)

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  • Name Sylvia Brine 
    Born 1858  Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Her tombstone gives a birth date of 1858. On the 1911 census her date of birth is given as Jun 1857. Mary Louise Middlemiss said that Sylvia was born in Ragged Reef in the family home there.
    Gender Female 
    Baptised 22 Jun 1858  [4
    • She was baptized with the surname 'Brun'. Her godparents were Paul Brun and Flora Bourque.
    Census 1911  Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence Nov 1916  Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Died 14 Dec 1948  [1
    Buried Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5210  Annette - Research
    Last Modified 2 May 2016 

    Father Fidele Brine\Brun,   b. 5 Jun 1835 
    Mother Margaret (Maggie) Burke 
    Family ID F3005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lorong (Laurent) F Comeau,   b. 26 Oct 1849, Cape Bald, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1925, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1881  Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8
    • Witnesses at their marriage were Laurent J Burl and Jane Brien.
    Children 
     1. Lawrence L Comeau,   b. 26 Nov 1883, Cape Bald, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1951, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. William Comeau,   b. 7 Dec 1884, Joggin Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1968  (Age 83 years)
     3. Margaret (Maggie) Comeau,   b. 27 May 1886, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1978, East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Stephen\Etienne Comeau,   b. 1 Mar 1890, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1957, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Comeau,   b. Nov 1892, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1984, Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years)
     6. Agnes Comeau,   b. 6 Sep 1894, Joggin Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1982, East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Mary Melissa (Missy) Comeau,   b. 5 Apr 1897, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 2002, East Cumberland Lodge, Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years)
     8. Joseph (Joe) Edmund Comeau,   b. 23 Jul 1898, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1982, Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F2244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sylvia (Brine) Comeau wife of Lorong Comeau
    Sylvia (Brine) Comeau wife of Lorong Comeau
    1858 - 1948
    Sylvia (Brine) Comeau, 1858-1948
    Sylvia (Brine) Comeau, 1858-1948
    Wife of Lorong Comeau
    Sylvia (Brine) Comeau with grand-daughters
    Sylvia (Brine) Comeau with grand-daughters
    L to R: Mary Louise LeBlanc, Sylvia (Brine) Comeau & Alma Perry.

  • Sources 
    1. [S220] Info:Susan Hill, May 2004 sent email with info. on immediate family of Lorong F Comeau.

    2. [S151] VitalStats: NS,Provincial Archives,Government Records, website;Cumberland County;yr:1951;p.4337-son's death.

    3. [S101] Info:Mary Louise (LeBlanc) Middlemiss, conversation Apr2016.

    4. [S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, bap.-22Jun1858.

    5. [S145] Census: 1911 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, Enumeration Dist.14:Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.
      She appears with her husband and six of her children.
      Household#39
      Como Lorong Joggins Mines M Head M Oct 1848 62
      Como Silvia F Wife M Jun 1857 53

    6. [S285] Parish:Springhill,Cumberland Co,Nova Scotia, St Johns RC church;LDS Reel 2311566, son's marriage 21Nov1916.

    7. [S83] Newspaper: NS, Halifax, The Halifax Herald Limited, daug's death notice April 8, 2002.

    8. [S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, marriage - no date given but is written on a page with 1881 at the top.


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