François was born on 3 May 1836 baptized in Barachois on 8 May 1836. He was the son of Marcellin Léger and Rosalie Dupuis.[1][2] He passed away at age 64 and was interred in Shediac on 3 Oct 1899.[3]
In the 1871 Census of Canada François was 34 years old and living in Shediac with his father, stepmother and half-siblings. He was registered as being single and working as a seaman.[4]
Frederick Leger 61
Mary Leger 53
Frank Leger 34
Edward Leger 21
Philip Leger 20
John Leger 15
Dinia Leger 13
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Search: B Barachois 1812-1838. Accessed on ancestry.ca, October 2021.
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↑ 1871 Census of Canada. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA%3A Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1871. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada%3A Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels%3A C-9888 to C-9975, C-9977 to C-10097, C-10344 to C-10388, C-10390 to C-10395, to C-10540 to C-10570.' Search: New Brunswick Westmorland Shediac. Accessed on ancestry.ca, October 2021.
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