Born in Tusket Wedge, British Colony of Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Anselme LeBlanc
and Marie Anne (d'Entremont) LeBlanc
Sister of
Jean Baptiste LeBlanc, Joseph LeBlanc, Marc LeBlanc, Remi LeBlanc, Marguerite (LeBlanc) Boudreau, Madeleine (LeBlanc) Pothier, Pierre LeBlanc, Cyriaque LeBlanc, Dorothée (LeBlanc) Pothier, Marie Anne (LeBlanc) Boudreau, Marguerite Monique (LeBlanc) Pothier and Marie LeBlanc
Wife of
Jean Baptiste Pothier
— married
4 Nov 1856 in St. Michael's in Tusket Wedge, British Colony of Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
Marie Natalie Pothier, Louis Pothier, Catherine Pothier, Anne Celestine Pothier, Colombe (Pothier) Surette, Jean Martin Pothier, Georges Guillaume Pothier, Marie Josephine Pothier, Françoise Adèle Pothier, Benjamin Pothier and François Leopold Pothier
Died
at age 40
in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Léonice (LeBlanc) Pothier is a descendant of an Acadian
Biography
Leonice LeBlanc was the daughter of Anselme LeBlanc and Marie Anne d'Entremont.[1]
She was born November 12, 1835[2] in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia[3][4], and was baptised November 8, 1836 at St. Michael's[2] in Tusket Wedge.[4]
She grew up in the family home located along the central stretch of the Main Road in Tusket Wedge.[3][4]
She married Jean Baptiste Pothier, the son of Seraphin Pothier and Monique Duon, on November 4, 1856 at St. Michael's[5] in Tusket Wedge.[4]
The couple settled into the home her huband had built on the Main Rd in Tusket Wedge[3] where they raised their family of 11 children [6]:
1. Marie Natalie born in 1857[7]
2. Louis born in 1858[6]
3. Catherine born in 1860[8]
4. Anne Celestine born in 1862[6]
5. Colombe born in 1864[6]
6. Jean Martin born in 1866[6]
7. Georges Guillaume born in 1867[9]
8. Marie Josephine born in 1869[10]
9. Francoise Adele born in 1870[11]
10. Benjamin born in 1872[12]
11. Francois Leoplod born in 1874[13]
Leonice died in 1876, and her funeral was held May 24, 1876 at St. Michael's.[5]
Census Data'
1871 Canadian Census:
Jean B. Potier, age 44, occupation-caulker
Leonisse Potier, age 35
Nathalie Potier, age 13
Catherine Potier, age 10
Celestine Potier, age 8
Colombe Potier, age 6
George G. Potier, age 4
Francoise A. Potier, age 7 months[14]
Sources
- ↑ "Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish Wedgeport 1767-1925" ISBN 0-9735513-0-5. Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive Centre Wedgeport, NS Canada BOW 2B0, Published 2004. Page 245, Line 16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nova Scotia Archives:Acadians: An Acadian Parish Reborn Post–Deportation Argyle – First 50 Years of Catholic Parish Records 1799-1849:Leonise LeBlanc:RG 1 Vol. SM1 p.104 :Last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Baptismal Registration
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Stephen G. Surette "Tusket Wedge" a prepublication edition printed in 1973 by the author. Page 17,
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Argyle Township Court House Archives:Town of Wedgeport Fonds The community of Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, prior to 1910, was part of the Municipality of the District of Argyle and was known as Tusket Wedge. In 1908 residents petitioned the Provincial Government for town incorporation and on 16 May 1910, the Town of Wedgeport was officially incorporated. The communities currently known as Upper Wedgeport, Wedgeport, and Lower Wedgeport, became a single town, separate from the Municipality of Argyle. On 22 December 1947, the Town of Wedgeport was disincorporated and rejoined the Municipality of the District of Argyle; Last accessed online January 26, 2017 at: [1]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish Wedgeport 1767-1925" ISBN 0-9735513-0-5. Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive Centre Wedgeport, NS Canada BOW 2B0, Published 2004. Page 263, Line 16B
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish Wedgeport 1767-1925" ISBN 0-9735513-0-5. Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive Centre Wedgeport, NS Canada BOW 2B0, Published 2004. Page 334, Line 1172 thru Page 335, Line 1172B.
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Mary N. Potier, died 1876 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1876 - Book: 1818 - Page: 120 - Number: 123:Last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Death Registration for Marie Natalie Pothier
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Catherine Pothier, born 1860 in Wedgeport, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 69600658:Last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Birth Registration for Catherine Pothier
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:William Pothier, died 1937 in Wedgeport, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1937 - Book: 156 - Page: 1293:Last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Death Registration for Georges Guillaume Pothier
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Mary J. Potier, died 1869 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1869 - Book: 1818 - Page: 44 - Number: 133:Last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Death Registration for Marie Josephine Pothier
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Francoise Adele Potier, born 1870 in Tusket Wedge, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1870 - Book: 1823 - Page: 123 - Number: 379:last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Birth Registration for Francoise Adele Pothier
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Benjamin Potier, born 1872 in Tusket Wedge, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1872 - Book: 1823 - Page: 173 - Number: 395:last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Birth registration for Benjamin Pothier
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Francis L. Potier, born 1874 in Half Wedge, Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1874 - Book: 1823 - Page: 228 - Number: 333:Last accessed online December 27, 2017 at: Birth Registration for Francois Leopold Pothier
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1871 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yartmouth #192: SubDistrict-Plymouth #A: Page 53: House-164: Family-175: Last accessed online January 10, 2019 at: 1871 Census
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