Eugénie Bourgeois (1868 - abt. 1965)

Born 18 Dec 1868 in Memramcook, Westmorland, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Léger — married 11 Oct 1886 in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Marie Eugénie was born and baptized Dec 18, 1869, in Memramcook. Parents listed as Ambroise Bourgeois and Angèle Dupuis.

Eugénie and Thomas were married in 1886.^[1]

She married Thomas Léger in Haute-Aboujagane on 11 Oct 1886. ^{[2] [3]}

She entered the United States on 9 Dec 1923 and applied for her US citizenship on 8 Feb 1941.^[4]

She passed away about 1965.

• In the 1911 census Eugenie (age 41), Aucun, was the épouse (wife) of Thomas Leger in Upper Aboyagan, New Brunswick.^[5]
• In the 1921 census Eugenie (age 51), Cultivateur, was the married head of household at 25 Upper Aboujagan, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.^[6]
• In the 1950 census Eugenie (age 80) was the widowed mother-in-law of Richard J Duprey in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-KXLZ : 13 March 2018), Thomas Leger and Eugenie Bourgeois, 11 Oct 1886; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 113, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,411.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Search: H Haute-Aboujagane 1885-1899. Accessed on ancestry.ca, November 2022.
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3. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-KXLZ : 13 March 2018), Thomas Leger and Eugenie Bourgeois, 11 Oct 1886; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 113, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,411.
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/515310?mark=d962e105d98650fda601d448b15650dd835f3c66102cb101680a1ee659b973e9
5. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1911; Census Place: 37, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page: 6; Family No: 51
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8947 #7309989 (accessed 28 November 2022)
   Name: Eugenie Leger; Gender: Female; Marital status: Married; Race or Tribe: French; Nationality: Canadian; Age: 41; Birth Date: Dec 1869; Birth Place: New Brunswick; Census Year: 1911; Relation to Head of House: Épouse (Wife); Province: New Brunswick; District: Westmorland; District Number: 35; Sub-District: 37; Sub-District Number: 37; Place of Habitation: Upper Aboyagan; Religion: Roman Catholic; Occupation: Aucun; Other Occupation: NG; Can Read: Oui; Can Write: Oui; Language: F; Family Number: 51;
   Household Members:
   Thomas Leger 46
   Eugenie Leger 41
   Philippe Leger 25
   Ambrois Leger 22
   Willie Leger 20
   Leonie Leger 18
   Sarah Leger 14
   Lina Leger 12
   Melonie Leger 9
   Arthure Leger 7
   George Leger 5
   Crorine Leger 3.
6. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
   Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 37; Census Place: 37, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 4; Line Number: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8991 #8051721 (accessed 28 November 2022)
   Name: Eugenie Leger; Gender: Female; Racial or Tribal Origin: Francaise (French); Nationality: Canada; Marital Status: Married; Age: 51; Birth Year: abt 1870; Birth Place: New Brunswick; Residence Date: 1 Jun 1921; House Number: 25; Residence Street or Township: Upper Aboujagan; Residence City, Town or Village: Parish of Shediac; Residence District: Westmorland; Residence Province or Territory: New Brunswick; Residence Country: Canada; Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head); Father Birth Place: New Brunswick; Mother Birth Place: New Brunswick; Can Speak English?: Oni; Can Speak French?: Oni; Religion: Roman Catholic; Can Read?: Oui; Can Write?: Oui; Occupation: Cultivateur; Employment Type: 6 B; Nature of Work: Pritren B; Municipality: Westmorland; Enumeration District: 49; Sub-District: Shediac (Parish); Sub-District Number: 5; Home Owned or Rented: P; Monthly Rental: BB; Class of House: M D; Materials of Construction: Brick; Number of Rooms: (6) 9; Enumerator: Mathias Asseman; District Description: Upper Aboujagane District, Point du Chene and Shediac Island; Family Number: 29;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Eugenie Leger 51 Chef (Head)
   Philippe Leger 33 Fils (Son)
   George Leger 15 Fils (Son)
   Corine Leger 13 Fille (Daughter)
   Gilberte Leger 3 Fille (Daughter).
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 5174; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 2-38
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62308 #40289862 (accessed 28 November 2022)
   Name: Eugenie Legere; Age: 80; Birth Date: abt 1870; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Place: Canada; Marital Status: Never Married (Single); Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Street Name: Park St.; House Number: 110; Dwelling Number: 106; Farm: No; Acres: No; Citizenship: Yes; Occupation Category: Unable to Work;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Richard J Duprey 41 Head
   Gilberta Duprey 32 Wife
   Shirley A Duprey 14 Daughter
   Carolina J Duprey 10 Daughter
   Eugenie Legere 80 Mother-in-law.

• Baptism : A digitized image of the register entry is available online at : https://www.genealogiequebec.com/membership/voir.aspx?id=H:/Registres/Acadie/Lieux%20de%20A%20%C3%A0%20W/Memramcook/1860/1869/d1p_31090012.jpg (accessed July 2023)
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