Marie Celeste (LeBlanc) Surette (1906 - 2000)

Born 4 Sep 1906 in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Denis Harvey Surette — married 27 Nov 1937 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 19 Sep 2000 at age 94 in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Celeste (LeBlanc) Surette is a descendant of an Acadian

Marie Celeste LeBlanc was the daughter of Jacques Raymond LeBlanc and Marie Flora Pothier.^[1]
She was born September 4, 1906^[1][2] in Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia^[3][4], and was baptised September 9, 1906 at St. Michael's^[1] in Tusket Wedge.^[4]
She grew up in the family home located on the Nicholas Road in Tusket Wedge.^[3][4]
She married Denis Harvey Surette, the son of Maximin Denis Surette and Marie Surette, on November 27, 1937 in Medford, Massachusetts.^[1]
The couple had at least 2 children^[5]:

1. Harvey R.^[5]
2. Dennis S.^[5]

Marie Celeste died September 19, 2000 in Wakefield, Massachusetts^[2], and was buried at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts.^[5]

Census Data
1940 U.S. Census:
Harvey Surette-Head, residing on Elm Street in Somerville Massachusetts age 39, born in Canada, occupation-Ship mechanicfor wholesale seafood company
Celeste Surette-Wife, age 33 born in Canada
Harvey Surette-Son, age 11 months, born in Massachusetts^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "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 274, Lines 181B & 181B3.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR4-BBX : 13 June 2019), Celeste M Surette, 2000.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Stephen G. Surette "Tusket Wedge", prepublication edition printed in 1973 by the author, Page 35
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} <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. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 November 2019), memorial page for Celeste M LeBlanc Surette (4 Sep 1906–19 Sep 2000), Find A Grave Memorial no. 194661144, citing Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Diane (contributor 47878506) : The Boston Globe, 20 September, 2000, p. 35 SURETTE - Of Stoneham, Sept. 19, Celeste M. (LeBlanc). Wife of the late Harvey D. Surette. Devoted mother of Harvey R. of NH and Dennis S. of Stoneham. Loving sister of Grace McNally of Wakefield and Marie Haslam of Stoneham. Also survived by 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral from the A. E. Finnegan & Son Home for Funerals, 322 Main St., Stoneham Friday at 9:15 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Patrick's Church, Stoneham at 10 AM. Visiting hours Thursday 4 to 7 PM. Interment in Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to The American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.Last accessed online November 2, 2019 at: Obituary
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-83T5?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-KFT%3A790102901%2C794259501%2C799669901%2C799707101 : accessed 15 February 2021), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Somerville City, Somerville, Ward 2 > 21-32 Somerville City Ward 2 > image 3 of 49; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.