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Damien LeBlanc
1861 - 1938 (76 years)-
Name Damien LeBlanc Born 11 May 1861 St Andre, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada [1, 2] - His son Theophile's marraige record gives his father's birth location as St Andre, NB.
Gender Male Baptised 23 May 1861 Cap Pelé, Westmorland County, New Brunswick [3] Residence 23 May 1861 the parish of Cap Pele [4] Census 1881 Shediac Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick [5] Occupation Nov 1881 the parish of Barachois, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada [6] a farmer Education Feb 1928 [7] and his marriage record indicates that he knew how to read and write Occupation , it has been said, boss of 13 lumber camps during his lifetime [8, 9] - Family stories heard from various relatives have said that Damien LeBlanc used to go to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and to various parts of New Brunswick on contracts to cut lumber. He would take a group of men with him and was boss of the lumber camp.
Occupation 1881 census Shediac Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick [5] a farmer living with his in-laws Occupation St Andre, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada [10] farmer Residence on 1901 census Shediac sub-district, Westmorland, NB [11] Died 30 Mar 1938 St Andre de Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada [10, 12] Buried 1 Apr 1938 Haute Aboujagane Cemetery, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada [10, 13] - His grandson, Damien s/o Peter maintains his grave and stone and showed me (A Owen) where his grave was located in the Haute Aboujagane Cemetery in the summer of 1999. It confirmed that I had found the correct grave in 1974.
Damien LeBlanc
Damien LeBlanc/1862-1938Notes - T04-spouse S02-104 Shed. Par,Dist. of Tidish-#34-White,Damien M Son 6 yrs. S03-Shediac Dist#1-p.14-15, #47-LeBlanc,Damien M 10 yrs. S04-Dist&par. Shediac,Div.#1-p.47,178 204-no longer with family of Andrew T20-chart A13-marr.info.;b.yr.
Person ID I880 Annette - Research Last Modified 9 Jan 2012
Father Andre LeBlanc, b. 30 Jun 1826, Tidiche,,NB , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Henriette Vienneau, b. 26 Dec 1826, Tidiche, N.B. , d. Apr 1892 (Age 65 years) Family ID F233 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Philomene Leger, b. 25 Jan 1864, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick , d. 11 Jun 1947, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 83 years) Married 1881 [14, 15, 16, 17] Children 1. Julien Andre (Andrew) LeBlanc, b. 12 Nov 1881, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick , d. 30 Nov 1911, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick (Age 30 years) 2. Pierre Eugene (Peter) LeBlanc, b. 30 Jan 1885, Cap Pele, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 16 Dec 1966 (Age 81 years) 3. Anne Elizabeth (Elizabeth M) LeBlanc, b. 6 Nov 1887, Upper Aboujagane, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 13 Jun 1960, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 72 years) 4. Marie Melanie (Melinda) LeBlanc, b. 15 Jul 1889, Cormier Village, , New Brunswick , d. 11 Jan 1988, Toronto, Ont. (Age 98 years) 5. Marie Henriette LeBlanc, b. 21 Apr 1892, d. 29 Jun 1892 (Age 0 years) 6. Theophile LeBlanc, b. 30 Mar 1893, Cormier Village, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 11 Dec 1959 (Age 66 years) Family ID F234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Damien LeBlanc
1861-1938Damien LeBlanc 1861-1938
Photo is taken from the group picture taken at the lumber camp.Damien LeBlanc with his men at the lumber camp
Damien LeBlanc is in the 2nd row, 4th from the left. Positioned above his left shoulder is an earlier photo of the men in his lumber camp. Notice that the earlier photo contains a smaller group of men.
Damien's son, André/Andrew LeBlanc, is sitting in the 1st row, 5th from the left.Damien LeBlanc 1861-1938
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Sources - [S69] Parish:Cap Pele, NB; Ste-Therese 1813-1959, Microfilm Reel F-1892., reel F-1892, baptism dated 23 May 1861.
Godparents are Honore Dupuis and Euphemie LeBlanc. - [S107] VitalStats: NB,Westmorland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;mfilm:F19694;ref:B4/1928;#3713-son's marriage.
- [S69] Parish:Cap Pele, NB; Ste-Therese 1813-1959, Microfilm Reel F-1892., page 21, bap#113.
Godparents are Honore Dupuis and Euphemie LeBlanc.
Godparents were Honore Dupuis and Euphemie LeBlanc. - [S69] Parish:Cap Pele, NB; Ste-Therese 1813-1959, Microfilm Reel F-1892., reel F-1892, baptism dated 23 May 1861.
- [S98] Census: 1881 Census of Canada/New Brunswick/Westmorland, reel C-13184;33-Westmorland;dist:E1-Shediac Parish;div.#1;p.32;hh#127;family#136&137.
He is living with his in-laws, Family #136 at house # 127, and his wife in
Family #137 at house # 127
LeBlanc,Damien M 20 NB RC French Farmer son M - [S264] Ancestry.com. Drouin Collection(Acadia French RC Church Records),1670-1946, Barachois, NB; St Henri Parish;p.261,B.71-son's bap.
- [S107] VitalStats: NB,Westmorland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;mfilm:F19694;ref:B4/1928;#3713-marriage.
- [S29] Info:Aunt Diane (Mrs Ivan Christopher) (T05), notes from conversation in 1970's.
- [S110] Info:Eva (Vienneau) LeBlanc, conversation in 1970's.
- [S107] VitalStats: NB,Westmorland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, microfilm:F19344;Vol.115;#16595-death.
- [S97] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/New Brunswick/Westmorland, Westmorland,sub-dist:Shediac G-7,page 12,family 88.
- [S24] Cemetery:NB, Aboujaggan R.Cath (C13).
Tombstone reads Damien LeBlanc 1862 - 1938. - [S73] Info:Damien LeBlanc.
- [S40] Info:Charts from Leger family Tree (T20), Chart A13.
Marriage year. - [S37] Info:Aristide LeBlanc (T17), info. from 1970's.
- [S28] Info:Granny (Mrs.Thadee Vienneau) & Aunt Mad.(T04), conversation in 1971.
- [S39] Info:Esther Leger (T19), info. obtained in 1970's.
- [S69] Parish:Cap Pele, NB; Ste-Therese 1813-1959, Microfilm Reel F-1892., reel F-1892, baptism dated 23 May 1861.