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On 6 Jul 2020 Simone Leger wrote on Leger Name Study:

Hello everyone. Just wondering if anyone can confirm the following information. Ancestors of "Jacques dit La Rosette Leger 1662 - 1751. Gabriel Leger 1642 -1678 Louis Leger 1604 - 1659 Deville Leger ( ligier, liger) 1585 - 1615 Jean (jehan) Francois Leger dit Boucher 1556 - 1614 Thank you! Simone Leger ( Stewart)

Answer 1

Hi Simone,

The parents of Jacques Léger, my 7th great-grandfather, are not known. No records have been found yet that prove his parentage. Stephen White in the Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes does not give his parents’ names.

Gisèle Cormier, Acadians Project coordinator