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Sylvia Brine
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Name Sylvia Brine Born 1858 Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia [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 [5]
Residence Nov 1916 Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [6]
Died 14 Dec 1948 [1] Buried Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [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 , d. 14 Mar 1925, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 75 years)
Married 1881 Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [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 , d. 29 Aug 1951, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 67 years)
2. William Comeau, b. 7 Dec 1884, Joggin Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 18 Jun 1968 (Age 83 years)
3. Margaret (Maggie) Comeau, b. 27 May 1886, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 26 Feb 1978, East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 91 years)
4. Stephen\Etienne Comeau, b. 1 Mar 1890, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 16 Oct 1957, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 67 years)
5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Comeau, b. Nov 1892, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 5 Apr 1984, Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age ~ 91 years)
6. Agnes Comeau, b. 6 Sep 1894, Joggin Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1 Sep 1982, East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 87 years)
7. Mary Melissa (Missy) Comeau, b. 5 Apr 1897, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 4 Apr 2002, East Cumberland Lodge, Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 104 years)
8. Joseph (Joe) Edmund Comeau, b. 23 Jul 1898, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 10 Oct 1982, Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Age 84 years)
Family ID F2244 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Sylvia (Brine) Comeau wife of Lorong Comeau
1858 - 1948Sylvia (Brine) Comeau, 1858-1948
Wife of Lorong ComeauSylvia (Brine) Comeau with grand-daughters
L to R: Mary Louise LeBlanc, Sylvia (Brine) Comeau & Alma Perry.
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Sources - [S220] Info:Susan Hill, May 2004 sent email with info. on immediate family of Lorong F Comeau.
- [S151] VitalStats: NS,Provincial Archives,Government Records, website;Cumberland County;yr:1951;p.4337-son's death.
- [S101] Info:Mary Louise (LeBlanc) Middlemiss, conversation Apr2016.
- [S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, bap.-22Jun1858.
- [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 - [S285] Parish:Springhill,Cumberland Co,Nova Scotia, St Johns RC church;LDS Reel 2311566, son's marriage 21Nov1916.
- [S83] Newspaper: NS, Halifax, The Halifax Herald Limited, daug's death notice April 8, 2002.
- [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.
- [S220] Info:Susan Hill, May 2004 sent email with info. on immediate family of Lorong F Comeau.