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René LeBlanc (1731 - aft. 1811)

René LeBlanc
Born in Grand Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
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Husband of — married 1752 [location unknown]
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Died after after age 79 [location unknown]
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Biography

René LeBlanc is one of twins.

Rene LeBlanc and his twin Simon were born 10 November, 1731 and christened 17 November, 1731 in Saint Charles des Mines, Acadie, Nouvelle-Écosse [1][2]

On March 8, 1786, Rene LeBlanc, son of Rene LeBlanc and Marguerite Thebeau, was one of the seventy Acadien heads of families, the founders of Arichat Parish , that thanked the lieutenant governor of Cape Breton, J.F.W. DesBarres, "for the promise of land concessions, the permission to construct a church and school, and the request for tax exemptions."[3]

Son of the notary René LeBlanc and Marguerite Thebeau.

Married at Grand Pre in 1752 to Anne Blanchard, daughter of Rene Blanchard and Marguerite Theriot.

Sources

  1. Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Charles-des-Mines (Grand-Pré, N.-É.) - 1869; Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869 (Image 307): https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/307?r=0&s=4
  2. Jumeaux, Rene et Simon Leblanc, Baptême 17 novembre 1731 Saint Charles des Mines, Acadie, Nouvelle-Écosse url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-27CY-2 This record has not yet been indexed. View the original document. Notes Jumeaux, Rene et Simon Leblanc, Baptême 17 novembre 1731 Saint Charles des Mines, Acadie, Nouvelle-Écosse ne le 10 novembre fils de Rene Leblanc et Marguerite Tebaut
  3. This profile was created from information in the manuscript “The 70 signers of the Founding of Arichat Parish, Cape Breton”, published in 2006 by Lena White, readily available for reference at Ancestory.com. Ms. White attributes the facts and data in her manuscript to: Stephen A. White, article “Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-Breton”, from Cahiers de la société historique Acadienne - Volume 23, Pagination 4 – 26, 1992




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There is a profile with some sources on FamilySearch.org that may be able to improve this profile. It lists all his children and does have some sources. I did not want to edit this profile since it is part of the Acadian project. This is the link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC84-DJ8
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