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François Léger (1836 - 1899)

François Léger
Born in Barachois, Westmorland, Colony of New Brunswickmap
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Died at about age 62 [location unknown]
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Biography

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]
  1. Frederick Leger 61
  2. Mary Leger 53
  3. Frank Leger 34
  4. Edward Leger 21
  5. Philip Leger 20
  6. John Leger 15
  7. Dinia Leger 13

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. Baptism (Transcription): Barachois, incluant Tediche et Aboujagane, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Henri, catholique, Baptêmes 1812-1870, Mariages 1820-1870, Sépultures 1812-1870 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 2), Image #139, baptism for François Leger, 8 May 1836, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 17 Aug 2023.
  3. 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: S Shédiac 1863-1899. Accessed on ancestry.ca, October 2021.
  4. 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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