Born in Memramcook, Westmorland, Colony of New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Daughter of Pierre Bourg
and Judith Doiron
Sister of
Marguerite Bourg [half], Pierre Bourque [half], Madeleine Bourque [half], Isabelle Bourque [half], Bénoni Bourque [half], Simon Bourque, Jean Bourque, Marie Anne Bourque, Isabelle Bourque, Anne Bourque, Joseph Bourque, Valentin Bourque, André Bourque and André Bourque
Wife of
Pierre Léger
— married
23 Nov 1842 in Memramcook, Colony of New Brunswick
Descendants 
Mother of
Olive Léger, Onésime Léger, Elizabeth Léger, Dominique Léger, Jean Léger, Philippe Léger, Théotime Léger, Marie Geneviève Legere, PIerre Léger, Valentin P (Legere) Léger, Marie Judith Léger and Marie Joséphine Léger
Died
at about age 86
in St. Anselme, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jun 2012
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Biography
Marie Blanche (Bourque) Leger is a descendant of an Acadian
Marie Blanche Bourque was born on 7 Jun and baptized 7 Sep 1823 in Memramcook, Westmorland, Colony of New Brunswick, daughter of Pierre Bourg (1777 - 1860) and Judith Doiron (~1791 - ~1884).
Marie Blanche (19) married Pierre Leger (24) , son of Pierre Leger and Marie Cormier, on 23 Nov 1842 in Memramcook.
Their children were:
- Onésime Léger (~1844 - 1930)
- Elizabeth Léger (~1846 - 1922)
- Dominique Léger (~1848 - ~1887)
- Jean Léger (~1851 - ~1928)
- Philippe Léger (1852 - 1933)
- Théotime Léger (1855 - 1955)
- Valentin P (Legere) Léger (1860 - 1955)
- Marie Joséphine Léger (1864 - 1940).
Marie Blanche died in 1910 in St. Anselme, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada aged ~87.
Sources
- Baptism : A digitized image of the register entry is available online at : https://www.genealogiequebec.com/membership/voir.aspx?id=H%3a%2fRegistres%2fAcadie%2fLieux+de+A+%c3%a0+W%2fMemramcook%2f1820%2f1823/d1p_34030757.jpg (accessed July 2023)
See also:
- http://famille.genacadie.ca/g8/p7688.htm#i7688
- WHITE, Stephen A. « La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94" », Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/files/umcm-ceaac/wf/wf/pdf/37fam-bourque.pdf. 20 PIERRE BOURQUE (à Pierrot à Jean-Baptiste à Michel), m (2) JUDITH DOIRON. Enfants :x. Blanche, n Memramcook 7 juin 1823; m Memramcook 23 nov 1842 Pierre LÉGER dit LAPOUSSIÈRE (Pierre & Marie Cormier).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie Blanche by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie Blanche by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Justin Russ
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1B2, FTDNA kit #N66807, MitoYDNA ID T13336 [compare] - Angèle (LeBlanc) Barker :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1, haplogroup J, FTDNA kit #N61635, MitoYDNA ID T15001 [compare]
- Christine Balboni :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test
- Clorice Surette :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1B2, FTDNA kit #427697
- M Cole :
Mitochondrial DNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup J1B
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~1.56%
Susanne Surette :
23andMe, GEDmatch M568888 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Rachel (Bourque) King :
23andMe
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~1.37%
Clorice Surette :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T108718 [compare], FTDNA kit #427697
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~0.78%
Myles Legere :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Kathleen LeGault :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Claudette Cormier :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Annette Cormier :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #348700
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Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
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Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
Bourque-45 and Bourque-33 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse. Attached child Marie Legere's marriage record names parents Pierre Léger and Marie Blanche Bourque.
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Pat Songe
Bourg-38 and Bourque-45 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person
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Courtney Reisert
Burch-1317 and Bourque-45 do not represent the same person because: Different names
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by Courtney Reisert
Pat Songe
Bourg-6 and Bourque-45 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person
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Rejected matches › Marie Josephe Bourg (abt.1733-bef.1761) › Marie Emeranthe (Leger) Morin (1799-1854) › › Ane Bolette Marie Bork (1885-) › Mary Ann Burch (1772-abt.1836) › Margaret (Butler) Bourke (1825-)
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