François
Leger
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Olivier Leger
and Marie Josèphe Hébert
Brother of
Charlotte Leger, Jean Baptiste (Leger) Léger, Judith (Legere) Léger, Marie Madeleine Leger, Marie Léger, Isabelle (Legere) Leger, Cyrille Leger, Victoire Léger and Claire Leger
Husband of
Marie-Rosalie Bourg
— married
1786 (to 1804) [location unknown]
Husband of
Hélène Poirier
— married
2 Feb 1807 in Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Marie Rose Leger, François Joseph Léger, Eusèbe Léger, Pierre Leger, Victoire Leger, Simon Léger, Marie Madeleine Leger and Etienne Leger
Died
at about age 76
in Grande-Digue, Kent, Colonie du Nouveau-Brunswick
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Biography
François was born about 1759. He married Marie-Rosalie Bourque around 1786. He later married Hélène Poirier in 1807.[1][2] François passed away on 23 Aug 1835 in Grande-Digue.[3][4] The age noted in his burial record was about 76 years, the husband of Helene Poirier.
Sources
- ↑ LAFRANCE, Institut généalogique Drouin (genealogiequebec.com, subscription required). Acte Number: 7992383, Image: d1p_31280830.jpg. Marriage for Francois Leger and Helene Poirier, 02-Feb-1807, Parish: Grande-Digue (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation-de-Wellington), Groom's Deceased Spouse: Rosalie Bourg, Bride's Father: Joseph Poirier, Bride's Mother: Marguerite Arseneau.
- ↑ Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 (F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #193, marriage for Francois Leger and Helene Poirier, 2 Feb 1807, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017, accessed 18 May 2023.
- ↑ LAFRANCE, Institut généalogique Drouin (genealogiequebec.com, subscription required). Acte Number: 7989851, Image: d1p_31280941.jpg. Burial for Francois Leger, 24-Aug-1835, Parish: Grande-Digue (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation-de-Wellington), Death: 23-Aug-1835, Age: 76, Spouse: Helene Poirier.
- ↑ Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #129, burial for Francois Leger, 24 Aug 1835, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017 accessed 3 Jun 2023.
See also:
- White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). (Leger) https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/files/umcm-ceaac/wf/wf/pdf/37fam-leger.pdf. 18. i. François, n v 1759; m (1) v 1786 Marie-Rosalie BOURQUE (Jean & Marie Arsenault); m (2) Grande-Digue 2 fév 1807 Hélène POIRIER (Joseph & Marguerite Arsenault); d Grande-Digue 23 août 1835.
- Gilles Pinet, My Acadian Family | Ma famille acadienne, François Léger
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with François by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- John White
:
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- Jason Grant :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup T2b7a2, FTDNA kit #82582, MitoYDNA ID T12623 [compare]
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~3.12%
Maria Goguen :
23andMe, GEDmatch A112569 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Rachel (Bourque) King :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Pauline (Eisner) Bouvier :
23andMe, GEDmatch M822190 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Pierre Thibault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A413773 [compare], Ancestry member thibs
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~3.12%
Ron Cormier :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Roger Nowlan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T025805 [compare], FTDNA kit #75302
-
~1.95%
Lise Léger :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Marilyn Despres :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Danielle (Leger-Ryan) Miholics :
23andMe, GEDmatch BD9020063 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M061283 [compare]
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~1.56%
Tony LeBlanc :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
David Blanchard :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Tim Baehr :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tbaehr1
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~1.56%
~3.12%
G. Ouellet :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Mary McAllister :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A523467 [compare], Ancestry member mcallister4ma
-
~1.56%
Sheryl Breault :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Eric Eisner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M014005 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Robert Bouthillier :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael Rowe :
23andMe, GEDmatch PG2771123 [compare]
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~0.78%
Pauline (Richard) Amador :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Ross :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Lirette) Ouellette :
23andMe, GEDmatch PX5150062 [compare], yourDNAportal JEN024b1c7e
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HE6301748 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Corrina Chasles :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A912852 [compare], Ancestry member FrCDNgrl8
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #In86449
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Yvon Robichaud :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Michael Doiron :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HP1323498 [compare], Ancestry member Michael_P_Doiron842864
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~0.78%
Matthew Evans :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mattevans1977
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jo-Ann Gallant :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Rodrigue Savoie :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
B Gauvin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
V Godin :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Dani Babineau :
23andMe, GEDmatch DG6784785 [compare]
-
~0.39%
N. Meads :
23andMe
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Daniel StPierre :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MH1455071 [compare], Ancestry member dstpierre25
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