Napoléon
Léger
Born in Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Michel Léger
and Domitille Thériault
Brother of
Marcelline Léger, Marie Madeleine Léger, André Léger, Sophie Léger, Mélanie Léger, Samuel Anselme Legere and Marie Élise Léger
Husband of
Marie Madeleine Landry
— married
25 Nov 1907 in Cape Bald, , New Brunswick, Canada
Father of
Marie Ida Léontine Léger, Marie Ida Léger, Joseph Gérard Léger, Joseph Gérard Léger, Joseph Alphée Léger, Marie Aurore Elizabeth Léger, Marie Albertina Léger, Marie Alice Léger and Joseph Yvon Léger
Died
at about age 89
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2020
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Biography
Napoléon was born on 23 Aug 1884 and baptized on 1 Sep in Barachois. He was the son of Michel Léger and Domitille Thériault. [1]
He married Madeleine Landry, daughter of Julien Landry and Sylvie Poirier in Cap-Pelé on 25 Nov 1907.[2]
He passed away in 1974. [3]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946"
B > Barachois > 1839-1899
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 1 March 2024) - ↑ Marriage: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Nom LANDRY, MADELAINE Mariè(e) à LEGER, NAPOLEON Date 1907-11-25 Comté WESTMORLAND Paroisse ---- Numéro 2361 Code B4/1907 Microfilm F15927 Marriage Certificate
- ↑ Death:Gilles Pinet - My Acadian Family | Ma famille acadienne Napoléon Léger Citing: Moncton Times Moncton, NB Tuesday, January 15th, 1974 pg 9
- The death of Napolean Leger of Robichaud, Westmorland County, occurred Monday at Dr. Georges Dumont Hospital following a long illness. He was 89. Born at Robichaud, he was a son of the late Michel and Domithilde (Theriault) Leger. He was a retired farmer. His wife, the former Madeleine Landry, died in 1967. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Francis Blanchard (Rita) and Mrs. Normand Maillet (Yvonne), both of Sudbury, Ont., Mrs. Herve Gaudet (Albertine) of Robichaud, and Mrs. Francois Landry (Alice), of Moncton; three sons, Gerard, Alphee and Yvon Leger, all of Robichaud; one sister, Mrs. Bruno Melanson (Elise) of Robichaud; 25 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The body is resting at Frenette's Funeral Home, Shediac. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am. Wednesday at St Henrie-du-Barachois Roman Catholic Church with entombment in the parish cemetery vault to await burial in the spring.
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