Victor Staley LeBlanc (1905 - 1981)

Born 24 May 1905 in Plymouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died 24 Jan 1981 at age 75 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Victor LeBlanc is a descendant of an Acadian

Victor Staley LeBlanc was the son of Robert LeBlanc and Annie Forbes.^[1]
He was born May 24, 1905^[1] in Plymouth, Nova Scotia^[2], and was baptised May 25, 1905 at St. Michael's^[1] in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia.^[3]
He married Elizabeth Ina Pothier, the daughter of Levi Augustin Pothier and Marie Louise Jacquard, on June 23, 1936 in Comeau's Hill, Nova Scotia.^[4]

Census Data
1911 Canadian Census: Nova Scotia: District 53-Yarmouth: Sub-District 13-Plymouth: House-80: Family-80
Bertha LeBlanc - Head, age 42, born September 1869
Charles Franklin LeBlanc - Son, age 22, born February, 1889: Occupation - Carpenter
Angus Lloyd LeBlanc - Son, age 20, born October 1890: Occupation - Carpenter
David Melvin LeBlanc - Son, age 17, born May 1875: Occupation - Fisherman
Bernice Isabella LeBlanc - Daughter, age 14, born March 1897
James Andrew LeBlanc - Son, age 12, born February 1899
William Robert LeBlanc - Son, age 8, born December 1902
Victor Staley LeBlanc - Son, age 6, born May 1905
Alfred Herman LeBlanc - Son, age 5, born June 1906
Robert Lemont LeBlanc - Son, age age 2, born April 1909^[5]

1921 Canadian Census:
Bertie LeBlanc-Head, residing in Plymouth, age 51
Frank LeBlanc-Son, age 31, occupation-carpenter
James LeBlanc-Son, age 21, occupation-labourer
Nellie LeBlanc-Daughter, age 20
William LeBlanc-Son, age 18, occupation-farmer
Victor LeBlanc-Son, age 16
Alfred LeBlanc-Son, age 15
Robert LeBlanc-Son, age 12^[6]

Victor LeBlanc is a descendant of an Acadian

Victor Stanley Pothier was from Comeau Hill, Nova Scotia.
He Married Elizabeth Ina Pothier, the daughter of Levi Augustin Pothier and Marie Louise Jacquard, on June 23, 1936 at St. Michael's. in Wedgeport, NS.^[7]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192989874/victor-s-leblanc: accessed 22 June 2023), memorial page for Victor S. LeBlanc (1905–24 Jan 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192989874, citing Our Lady Of Calvary Cemetery, Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by R M (contributor 48789648).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "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 270, Lines 1756 & 17569.
2. ↑ "Robert LeBlanc And the Old mill At Plymouth" by Doreen A. Anderson published in "The Argus" Quarterly Newsletter of the Argyle Historical and Genealogical Society Vol. 2, No, 3, Fall 1990: Sources listed: N.S. Census, 1871, 1881 & 1891; Yarmouth County Deeds; Yarmouth County Probate Records; personal knowledge of Mrs. Maude LeBlanc of Plymouth, N.S., widow of the late Bill LeBlanc and a daughter-in-law of Robert & Bertie (Forbes) LeBlanc.
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]
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives:Vital Statistics:Ina Elizabeth Pothier and Victor S. Leblanc married 1936 in Yarmouth County:Item can be found in Registration Year: 1936 - Book: 81 - Page: 118:Last accessed online April 9, 2017 at: Marriage Registration
5. ↑ Library Archives Canada: 1911 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District 53-Yarmouth: SubDistrict 13-Plymouth: House 80: Family 80: Last accessed online October 4, 2018 at: 1911 Canadian Census
6. ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Censuses: 1921 Canadian Census: Province-Nova Scotia: District-Yarmouth and Clare #64: SubDistrict-Municipality of Argyle #15: Page 5: House-45: Family-45: Last accessed online March 6, 2019 at: 1921 Census
7. ↑ "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 348, Line 119976.