Thérèse
Elisabeth
(Tessie)
LeBlanc
Born in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmond Leblanc
and Madeleine Anne LeBlanc
Sister of
Françoise Édith (LeBlanc) Murphy, Marguerite LeBlanc, Denis Demetrius LeBlanc, Anselme Benoît LeBlanc, Roger Elisée LeBlanc, Laurianne Leblanc, Marie Flossie (LeBlanc) Pothier, Anne Catherine (LeBlanc) Pothier, Georges Ulysses LeBlanc and Edmond Staley LeBlanc
Wife of
Georges Nathan LeBlanc
— married
9 Aug 1943 in St. Michael'sin Wedgeport, NS
Mother of
Bernard Joseph LeBlanc
Died
at age 64
in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2015
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Biography
Tessie LeBlanc is a descendant of an Acadian
Baptized: November 12, 1900
Funeral: April 12, 1965
Lifespan: 64 years
Therese Elizabeth "Tessie" LeBlanc was the postmistress for the Central Wedgeport Post Office.[1]
She was buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Wedgeport, NS: Section A, Row 21, Marker 343.[2]
"Le Petit Courrier - April 22, 1965, page 5 (translated)
It is with regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Tessie LeBlanc. Mrs. LeBlanc was 65 years old and was sick for close to a year. She was postmistress for 25 years.
She leaves to mourn: a son Bernard of Sydney, N.S.; two brothers, Eddie of Melrose, Mass and Ulysse of Sydney; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Murphy, Mrs. Mathurin Pothier, Flossie, and Mrs. Eloi LeBlanc, Lorraine, all of Wedgeport. Her husband, Nathan, died three years ago.
Interment took place Monday morning. Requiem mass was celebrated by Father Gerald LeBlanc, vicar of Meteghan, and nephew of the deceased. Father Adolphe LeBlanc acted as deacon and Father Franklyn Pothier as subdeacon. The porters were Patrick and Michael Murphy, Joseph, Chester, Louis and Cecil LeBlanc, all nephews of the deceased."
Census Data
1901 Candaian Census:
Edmond LeBlanc-Head, age 45, born February 29, 1855, occupation-gen. merchant
Madelene LeBlanc-Wife, age 39, born November 11,1861
Francis H. LeBlanc-Daughter, age 18, born May 26, 1882
Erite M. LeBlanc-Daughter, age 17, born March 1, 1884
Dennis LeBlanc-Son, age 14, born March 23, 1887
Roger E. LeBlanc-Son, age 10, born April 9, 1890
Lorrian LeBlanc-Daughter, age 8, born March 2, 1893
Flossie LeBlanc-Daughter, age 6, born June 16, 1894
Catherine LeBlanc-Daughter, age 5, born September 21, 1895
Ulicee LeBlanc-Son, age 3, born february 26, 1898
EdmondS. LeBlanc-Son, age 2, born February 28, 1899
Tessie E. LeBlanc-Daughter, age 4 months, born November 12, 1900
Grace M. Murphy-Lodger, age 13, born November 13, 1887, occupation-student[3]
1911 Canadian Census:
Madeleine LeBlanc-Head, Widow, residing in Wedgeport, age 49, born October 1861, occupation-retail
Roger Elizea LeBlanc-Son, age 21, born April 1890, occupation-salesman
Laurianne LeBlanc-Daughter, age 19, born March 1892
Flossie Emmie LeBlanc-Daughter, age 16, born June 1894
Anne Catherine LeBlanc-Daughter, age 14, born September 1896
Ulysis George LeBlanc-Son, age 13, born February 1898
Edmund Staley LeBlanc-Son, age 12, born February 1899
Theresa LeBlanc-Daughter, age 10, born November 1900[4]
1921 Canadian Census:
Madeleine A. LeBlanc-Head, widow, residing on Main Street in Wedgeport, age 60, ocupation-post master
Katie LeBlanc-Daughter, age 25, occupation-saleswoman
Ulysse G. LeBlanc-Son, age 23, occupation-purser
Theresa LeBlanc-Daughter, age 20, occupation-saleswoman
Mamie Surette-Lodger, age 17, occupation-servant[5]
Sources
- ↑ Unidentified newspaper clipping reporting the marriage of George Nathan LeBlanc and Miss Tessie LeBlanc:Available on WikiTree at: Newspaper Clipping
- ↑ Argyle Township Courthouse Archives: Survey of St. Michael's Cemetery in Wedgeport, NS
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1901 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #42: SubDistrict-Tusket Wedge #15: Pages 16 &17: House-119: Family-119: Last accessed online December 10, 2018 at: 1901 Census Page 16 and 1901 Census Page 17
- ↑ Library nd Archives Canada: Censuses: 1911 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth #53: SubDistrict-Wedgeport #19: Page 21: House-163: Family-170: Last accessed online Marh 7, 2019 at: 1911 Census
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1921 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth and Clare #64: SubDistrict-Town of Wedgeport #17: Page 8: House-60: Family-62: Last accessed online March 7, 2019 at: 1921 Census
- Book: Bref Historique et Genealogie Les Familles Du Bas-De-Tousquet (Wedgeport) 1767 a 1900 Paroisse Saint-Michel de Wedgeport
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- Pauline (Eisner) Bouvier :
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Rick Murphy :
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Tammy Murphy :
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Pam Murphy :
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Aimee LeBlanc :
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Simone Pothier :
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