Paul
"dit Larosette"
Leger
aka Legere
Born about in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Leger
and Marie Marguerite Bourg
Brother of
Charles (Legere) Leger, Isabelle Léger, Simon Leger, Collette Legere, Moïse Legere, François Leger, Louis Leger, Madeleine Legere and Modeste Legere
Husband of
Marie Melanson
— married
10 Sep 1810 in Grande-Digue, Colony of New Brunswick
Descendants 
Father of
Agnes Leger, Hyppolite Léger, Damien Léger, Maximin Leger, Marguerite Léger, Frédéric Léger, Anne Léger, Julien Leger, Antoinette Léger, Philippe Legere and Marie Leger
Died about
at about age 77
in Cap Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Feb 2015
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Biography
Paul Leger is a descendant of an Acadian
- Paul dit Larosette Leger was born about 1792. He was the son of Charles Leger. He passed away about 1869. He married Marie Melanson, daughter of Casimire Melanson and Anne Surette.[1][2][3]
- Marie Bourq married Charles Leger, son of Francois Leger and Madeleine Comeau. [4]
- Jean-Baptiste dit Jane Bourg 1740 - & Marie Hebert b ? died 1780
- Marie Bourg b. 1763, m. Charles Leger 1749-1837
- Children:
- Charles Leger 1779-1827, m. Rosalie Brun 1781-1861
- Isabelle Leger 1781-1859, m. Victor Leblanc
- Simon Leger 1783-1827, m. Elisabeth Leblanc
- Colette Scholastique Leger 1787-1842, m. Maximin Leblanc
- Moise Leger 1791 -1861, m. Marie Theriot 1795-1823 m. Marie Leblanc
- Paul Leger 1792-1869, m. Marie Melanson
- Francois Leger 1794-1868, m. Marguerite Bonnevie
- Louis Leger 1796 - 1845, m.Marguerite Forest 1799-1860
- Madeleine Leger 1799 -
- Modest Leger 1804-1842, m. Maximin Melanson
- Name Paul Leger
- Gender Male
- Wife Marie Melanôcon
- Daughter Marie Leger[5]
- Name Marie
- Gender Female
- Christening Date 30 May 1838
- Christening Place Saint-Timothee, Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick
- Birth Date 26 Mar 1838
- Name Agnes[6]
- Gender Female
- Christening Date 11 Jan 1813
- Christening Place Saint-Timothee, Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick
- Birth Date 14 Jan 1812
- Father's Name Paul Leger
- Mother's Name Marie Melancon
Biographie
- Marie Melanson est née vers 1791.3,4
- Marie Melanson a épousé Paul Léger, fils de Charles Léger dit Larosette et Marie Bourg, le 10 sep 1810 à Notre Dame de la Visitation, Grande Digue, Kent, Nouveau Brunswick, Canada; Témoins; Charles Léger, frère, Moyse Léger, frère, Louis Bonnevie, ami, Marie Thériot, amie de l'épouse.2,3,4,5
- Marie Melanson est décédée le 24 déc 1888; 99a.1
- Marie Melanson a été inhumée le 27 déc 1888 à Sainte Thérèse d'Avila, Cap Pelé, Westmorland, Nouveau Brunswick, Canada.1
- Les enfants de Marie Melanson et Paul Léger:
- Agnès Léger+1,2 n. 14 jan 1812, d. 19 jan 1890
- Hyppolite Léger+7 n. 11 nov 1813, d. 5 avr 1889
- Damien Léger+1,7 n. 5 avr 1816, d. 18 oct 1904
- Maximin Léger+1,7 n. 19 mar 1819, d. 18 déc 1899
- Marguerite Léger+1,7 n. 14 nov 1821, d. 29 déc 1893
- Frédéric Léger+1 n. 26 avr 1824, d. 3 mar 1893
- Anne Léger+1,7 n. 9 oct 1826, d. 29 nov 1851
- Julien Léger+1,7 n. 29 juin 1828, d. vers 1859
- Antoinette Léger+7 n. 15 juil 1832, d. 10 juin 1906
- Philippe Léger+7,5 n. 2 fév 1835, d. avant 1911
- Marie Léger+1 n. 26 mar 1838, d. 28 nov 1918
Sources
- ↑ LAFRANCE, Institut généalogique Drouin (genealogiequebec.com, subscription required). Acte Number: 7992393, Image: d1p_31280843.jpg. Marriage for Paul Leger and Marie Anne [transcription error] Melancon, 10-Sep-1810, Parish: Grande-Digue (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation-de-Wellington), Groom's Father: Charles Leger, Groom's Mother: Marie Bourk, Bride's Father: Casimire Melancon, Bride's Mother: Anne Suret.
- ↑ (Transcription of marriage record) 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 #197, marriage for Paul Leger and Marie Melancon, 10 Sep 1810, 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.
- ↑ La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des « Retrouvailles 94 » MELANSON, published online
Here
- CASIMIR MELANSON (à Charles à Charles à Charles à Charles), m ANNE SURETTE. Enfant :
- ↑ Bourg Family p. 19
- ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5W-YG7 : 27 November 2014), Paul Leger in entry for Marie , 26 Mar 1838; citing , 26 Mar 1838, reference 2:2L3LKB3; FHL microfilm 928,969.
- ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL54-RS7 : 27 November 2014), Paul Leger in entry for Agnes , 14 Jan 1812; citing , 14 Jan 1812, reference 2:2L3L7X3; FHL microfilm 928,969.
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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Leger-1863 and Leger-721 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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Jacqueline Girouard
Legere-192 and Leger-721 appear to represent the same person because: same name, parents, birth and death years
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Jacqueline Girouard
This man is married to his mother? No sources
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Rejected matches › Hypolite Paul Leger (1803-1861)
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