Severin Leger (1887 - 1963)

Born 5 Mar 1887 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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Died 30 Jan 1963 at age 75 in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Severin Leger is a descendant of an Acadian

Severin Leger lived in Louisiana.

Severin Leger, son of Hyppolite Leger and Phidelise Duhon, was born in Rayne, Louisiana in 1887.^[1][2]

He married Marie Louise Quebedeau^[3] c.1909.

They were counted on the census in Acadia Parish, Louisiana in 1930,^[4] and in 1940.^[5]

He died in 1963,^[6] and was buried at North Hanks Cemetery in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   LEGER, Severin (Hippolyte & Fidelis DUHON) b. 5 March 1887 (Rayne Ch.: v. 3, p. 122)

2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZL-TXC : 22 February 2021), Severian Ledger, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 August 2021), memorial page for Mrs Marie Louise Kibodeaux Leger (2 Jun 1889–25 Jul 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #51440479, citing North Hanks Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Terry (contributor 47192381).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTJ-T79 : accessed 21 October 2021), Martin Leger in household of Saveran Leger, Police Jury Ward 6, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 1B, line 70, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 782; FHL microfilm 2,340,517.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYRQ-2BB : 5 January 2021), Severin Leger, Ward Six, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-28, sheet 7A, line 33, family 122, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1378.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLDM-746 : 10 January 2021), Severin Leger, Jan 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 August 2021), memorial page for Severin Leger (5 Mar 1887–30 Jan 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #43373038, citing North Hanks Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Terry (contributor 47192381).