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Name	Leo Adelbert Como
Born	9 Mar 1885 [1]
Gender	Male
Baptised	19 Apr 1885	Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [1]
	His godparents were Charles DesBarres and Agusta Melonson.
Occupation	Express Messenger for CNR working on the train between Halifax and Montreal [2, 3]
		Leo A Como (1878 - 1965) Express Messenger on the CNR mail train that travelled between Halifax and Montreal. Photo taken at the Maccan train station, Nova Scotia.
Occupation	Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada [4]
	hotel clerk after his retirement from the CNR
Residence	Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
	Leo Como worked on the mail train until retirement. His wife lived in Joggins while he worked on the CNR Express Messenger mail train which travelled between Halifax and Montreal. Leo would travel back and forth from Halifax to Joggins to visit his wife, Phoebe.
Residence	Aug 1924	Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [5]
Residence	Nov 1933	Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [6]
Died	21 Apr 1965	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [7]
		Funeral Home Card for Leo A Como (1885-1965)
Buried	Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [7]
		Headstone-Leo A Como & Wife, Pheobe Babineau COMO/LEO A COMO/1885 - 1965/PHEOBE A BABINEAU/1883 - 1972/
Notes	Leo worked around the Como Hotel as a youngster and adult. Then he worked for the Maritime Coal and Railway Company and held positions from engineer, driver, conductor and finally superintendent. Afterwards, he went to work for the CNR and was Express Messenger, travelling to various parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. Money was also transported by train then. - from Noma (Como) LeBlanc, daughter, 1993.
Person ID	I8594	Annette - Research
Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

Father	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)
Mother	Margaret (Maggie) Melanson, b. 1848, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 18 Dec 1916 (Age 68 years)
Family ID	F5771	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Phoebe Agnes Babineau, b. 8 Sep 1883, d. 28 Sep 1982 (Age 99 years)

Married 16 Jun 1904 [8, 9]

Witnesses at their marriage were Charles Hache and Annie Babineau.

Children

	1. Noma Dorothy Como, b. 30 Oct 1909, d. 13 Sep 2001, Chatham, , Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
	2. Frederick Edgar Como, b. 27 May 1914, d. 9 Jul 1994 (Age 80 years)

Family ID F3619 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Leo Adelbert Como, son of Sylvine & Maggie Como (1885 - 1965)
		Henry, Leo & Bertha Como Children of Margaret (Melanson) & Sylvine Como. Taken around 1888. Tintype
		Sylvine Como & son, Leo Adelbert Como Taken about 1888. Tintype
		Leo, Bertha & Henry with father, Sylvine Como Taken December 1916 after their mother, Margaret (Melanson) Como died.
		Phoebe & Leo Como, daug Noma, grandson Ron Phoebe (Babineau) and her husband Leo Como, their daughter Noma (Como) LeBlanc, and their grandson, Ronald LeBlanc. Photo taken in Sydney, Nova Scotia in early 1940s.
		Leo Como & daughter Noma (Como) LeBlanc Photo taken in 1946 in Blenheim, Ontario, Canada.
		Leo A Como 1885-1965 Husband of Phoebe Babineau.

Sources

[S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, p.3-bap.
[S377] Info:Jackie (LeBlanc) Sevcik, email Jan2013.
[S189] Info:Carm (LeBlanc) Jacklin, conversation Apr2008.
[S377] Info:Jackie (LeBlanc) Sevcik, conversation Jan2013.
[S189] Info:Carm (LeBlanc) Jacklin, obituary for Captain Sylvine Como 5Sep1924.
[S439] Newspaper: Images of clippings in Ella (Burke) Ouellette's Scrapbook, Funeral for Mrs Sylvine Babineau, Nov 1933.
[S11] Cemetery:Cumberland Co.Cemeteries, none., p.76,B18.
[S44] Info:Aunt Noma or Carm Jacklin (T24).
[S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, p.338- mar.

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