Scholastique Léger (1831 - 1916)

Born 1 Mar 1831 in Grande-Digue, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

Ancestors

Wife of Raphael Poirier — married 21 Jan 1850 in Grande-Digue, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1916 at age 85 in Grande-Digue, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

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Scholastique Léger is a descendant of an Acadian

Biography

Scholastique Leger was born on 1 Mar 1831 and baptized on 13 Mar 1831 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, the daughter of Fidele Leger and Marie Babineau.^[1][2] Scholastique was born March 1st 1832 per the 1901 Census.^[3]

Raphael Poirier, son of François Poirier and Anne Boudreau, of Shediac Parish married Scholastique Legere daughter of Fidele Leger and Marie Babyno of the same parish on January 21st 1850 in Kent, New Brunswick. They had the consent of their fathers. Witnesses were Fidèle Leger and Eustache Poirier. ^{[4][5][6] [7]}

A 3rd degree of cansanguinity is noted. Their common ancestors were: Ambroise Poirier and his wife Marie Gaudet as well as René LeBlanc and his wife Anne Thériot.

She passed away on April 24, 1916 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick.^[8]

Census

In 1871 she was French and Catholic living in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.^[9]

She was living in the same place in 1881.^[10]

The Poirier family is living in Dundas parish, Kent, New Brunswick in 1891. Page 1, Lines 1-10.^[11]:

1. Raphael Poirier age 66, he and both his parents born in N.B.
2. Colestic age 58, wife of Raphael, she and both her parents born in N.B.
3. Marie Poirier age 38, daughter
4. Anne age 35, daughter
5. Marine Poirier age 33, daughter
6. Euphimie age 31, daughter
7. Leon Poirier age 19, son
8. Fidèle Poirier age 26, widower, described as lodger
9. Emma age 2, described as lodger
10. August age 2 months, described as lodger

They lived in their son Leon's home in Kent, New Brunswick in 1901: 1901 Dundas parish, Kent, New Brunswick. Page 14, Lines 32 to 48 lists the Poirier family as follows^[12]:

1. Léon Poirier DOB 22 March 1873
2. Ezelda Poirier DOB 8 March 1881, wife of Léon
3. Catharine DOB 12 Jan 1897, daughter
4. Alphonse DOB 27 Jan 1901, son
5. Raphile Poirier DOB 3 May 1824, father
6. Scolastique DOB 1 Mar 1832, mother
7. Marie Poirier DOB 2 Jul 1851, sister
8. Anna DOB 10 May 1854, sister
9. Marine Poirier DOB 11 Feb 1858, sister
10. Euphémie (known as Phemie) DOB 26 Aug 1859, sister

Next door is Léon's brother's family:

1. Fidelle Poirier DOB 10 Aug 1865
2. Euphémie Hébert DOB 15 Oct 1871, wife of Fidelle
3. Emma DOB 2 Feb 1889, daughter
4. Elma DOB 17 Aug 1891, daughter
5. Irine(?) DOB 6 Sep 1896, daughter
6. Albert DOB 8 Jul 1898, son
7. Edmund DOB 11 Jun 1900, son

The Poirier families are living in Shediac Bridge, Dundas parish, Kent, New Brunswick in 1911. Page 10, lines 20 to 36. Léon is living with his family, his sisters and their widowed mother.^[13]

1. Léon Poirier DOB March 1874
2. Ezelda Poirier DOB Apr 1875, wife of Léon
3. Eva (was called Catharine) DOB Jan 1897, daughter
4. Alphonse DOB Jan 1901, son
5. Arthur DOB Mar 1905, son
6. Colestic DOB Mar 1830, mother
7. Anna DOB May 1859, sister
8. Marinne Poirier DOB Jan 1860, sister

Next door is his brother's family. Elma, now written Alma, is noted to be Fidèle's niece.:

1. Fidèle Poirier DOB Aug 1865
2. Euphémie Hébert DOB Oct 1872, wife of Fidèle
3. Irenne DOB Sep 1896, daughter
4. Edmund DOB Jun 1899, son
5. Ovilla DOB Jan 1903, son
6. Ledane(sp.?) DOB Mar 1905, son
7. Henrie Poirier
8. Joseph Poirier DOB Apr 1910, son
9. Alma DOB Aug 1892, niece

Sources

1. ↑ "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing G > Grande-Digue > 1800-1889.
2. ↑ 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 #1245, baptism for Scholastique Leger, 13 Mar 1831, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017, accessed 16 Jun 2023.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 December 2019, Scolastique Poirier in household of Leon Poirier, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 14, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. 1901 Census Family Search
4. ↑ Ancestry, Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 Grande-Digue, 1800-1889. Page 193 of 694. Marriage Ancestry (paid subscription)
5. ↑ Marriage (Transcription): 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 #268, marriage for Raphael Poirier and Scholastique Leger, 21 Jan 1850, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017, accessed 28 Aug 2023.
6. ↑ "New Brunswick Marriage Registers, 1789-1889," images, FamilySearch: 21 May 2014, Kent > 1844-1887 > image 64 of 638; Provincial Archives, Fredericton. Marriage Record Image Family Search
7. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, 3 April 2020, FamilySearch , Raphael Poirier and Scholastique Leger or Legere, 21 Jan 1850; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 112, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797. Marriage Family Search
8. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch: 17 August 2019, Scholastique Poirier, 24 Apr 1916; citing Grande-Digue, Kent, New Brunswick, certificate 2346c, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,343. Death Certificate Image Family Search
9. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch : 24 October 2018, Scolastique Poirier in household of Raphaël Poirier, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 1871 Census Family Search
10. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch: 20 May 2019, Colostie Poirier in household of Raphaél Poirier, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Raphaél Poirier, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 1881 Census Ancestry
11. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1891 Census
12. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1901," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 16 Jun 2023). Item ID Number: 34142106, Image Number: z000026711, entry for Scolastique Poirier, Age: 69, Marital Status: Married, Relationship: Mother, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 17, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: C, Page Number: 14, Family Number: 125, Microfilm: T-6441.
13. ↑ Library and Archives Canada 1911 Census