Victoire Légère

1840 - 1908  (68 years)

• Name	Victoire Légère
  Birth	1840	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America   [2, 9]
  History	1 Jul 1867 (27 years)	Dominion of Canada established
  Census	1871 (31 years)	New Bandon, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  In the 1871 Canadian Census, she was recorded as age XX, living in New Bandon, Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
  Residence	After 1874 (35 years)	Rang-Saint-Georges, Paquetville, Glan County, New Brunswick, Canada The village of Paquetville was colonized in 1873 and the parish was created in 1897. The Rang-Saint-Georges post office opened in 1929 but closed in 1963.   [9]
  She and her husband were two of the first settlers.
  Census	1881 (41 years)	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  In the 1881 Canadian Census she was recorded, age 41, living in Caraquet, New Brunswick.
  Census	1891 (51 years)	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  In the 1891 Canadian Census she was recorded, age 50, living in Caraquet, New Brunswick.
  Census	1901 (61 years)	Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  In the 1901 Canadian Census she was recorded, age 60, living in Paquetville, New Brunswick.
  Death	28 Feb 1908	Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [7, 8]
  	Death Certificate of Victoire Légère
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Jean-Louis Légère,   b. 1 Nov 1825, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 21 Mar 1897, Bertrand, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Marie-Claire Légère,   b. 1 Feb 1828, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1860  (Age 31 years)   3. Marcelline Légère,   b. 9 Nov 1829, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 30 Nov 1829, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 0 years)   4. Charles Légère,   b. 10 Aug 1831, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 10 Aug 1897, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 66 years)   5. Romain Légère,   b. 20 Apr 1833, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Oct 1908, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 75 years)   6. Oliver Légère,   b. 14 Oct 1835, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 7 Apr 1885, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 49 years)   7. Marcelline Légère,   b. 10 Jan 1838, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   8. Luc Légère,   b. 4 Jan 1839, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Jun 1914, Maisonnette, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 75 years) + 9. Victoire Légère,   b. 1840, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 28 Feb 1908, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 68 years) ▻ Jean-Louis-Israël Boudreau,  m. 7 Jan 1860   10. Phoebée Légère,   b. 17 Dec 1843, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 Apr 1887, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Half siblings	4 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of Auguste Cormier and Marguerite Haché)
  1. Adèle Cormier,   b. 16 Sep 1841, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   2. Aimé Cormier,   b. 1843, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 May 1876, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 33 years)   3. Isaac Cormier,   b. 1846, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   4. François-Jean Cormier,   b. 22 Feb 1846, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   5. Basilice Cormier,   b. 4 Feb 1848, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 Nov 1892, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 44 years)   6. Marie-Reine Cormier,   b. 3 Feb 1850, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Jun 1876, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 26 years)   7. Justine Cormier,   b. 1852, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   8. Marie-Angèle Cormier,   b. 14 Mar 1855, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jacques Légère dit La Rosette,   b. Abt 1663, Lorette, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France d. 27 Mar 1751, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France Port-Royal became Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia when the English took control  (Age 88 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Élisabeth Melanson  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1060	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Fabien Légère,   b. Abt 1797, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Feb 1866, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Marguerite Haché,   b. 12 Sep 1810, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1857, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Jean-Louis-Israël Boudreau,   b. 1 Jan 1833, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 17 Nov 1923, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1860	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  	Marriage Record of Victoire Légère and Jean Boudreau
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years and 1 month - He : 27 years.
  Children	7 sons and 4 daughters
  >   1. Marie Boudreau,   b. 4 Nov 1860, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America ▻ Joseph Chiasson  m. 18 Apr 1887 >   2. Fabian Boudreauu,   b. 21 Aug 1862, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 20 Sep 1932, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years) ▻ Marguerite Godin  m. 6 May 1884 >   3. Henriette Boudreau,   b. 3 Jul 1865, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 25 Dec 1933, Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 68 years) ▻ Germain Thériault  m. 26 Aug 1894     4. Césaire Boudreau,   b. 7 Feb 1868, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1870, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 1 year) >   5. Césaire Boudreau,   b. 25 Jan 1870, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada ▻ Marie-Léontine Paulin  m. 7 Jan 1896     6. Joseph Boudreau,   b. Abt 1871, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1872, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 1 year) +   7. Pierre Joseph Boudreau,   b. 20 Mar 1872, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 7 Jun 1947, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years) ▻ Priscille Haché  m. 5 Feb 1894;   Virginie Godin  m. 25 May 1937 >   8. Phoebée Boudreau,   b. 8 Mar 1874, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Apr 1944, Lamèque, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years) ▻ André Haché  m. 21 Aug 1893;   Lange Savoie  m. 5 Feb 1935 >   9. Joseph Boudreau,   b. 23 Mar 1876, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 7 Jun 1917 (Age 41 years) ▻ Hélène Thériault  m. 15 Jun 1909   10. Charles Boudreau,   b. 1880, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 4 Oct 1894, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 14 years) > 11. Joséphine Boudreau,   b. 1 Dec 1881, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada ▻ Onésime Cormier  m. 1 Jul 1901;   John Godin  m. 30 Oct 1921
  Family ID	F979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Victoire Légère(1840 – 1908) 2Fabien Légère(Abt 1797 – 1866) 4Cryille Légère(1776 – 1858) 8Oliver Légère(Abt 1734 – 1818) 16Jacques Légère(Abt 1695 – 1752) 17Anne Amireau(1691 – ) 9Marie-Josephte Herbert 18 19 5Marie-Vénérande Savoie(1780 – 1819) 10Jean-François Savoie(1750 – 1810) 20Jean Savoie dit Djanne(1710 – 1791) 21Anne Landry(1718 – 1803) 11Anne Poirier 22Charles Poirier( – 1798) 23Madeleine Landry 3Marguerite Haché(1810 – 1857) 6Isaac Haché(Abt 1781 – ) 12René Haché dit Gallant(1744 – 1815) 24François Haché dit Gallant(1707 – ) 25Anne Boudrot(1719 – ) 13Margarete Blanchard(1753 – 1796) 26Captain Oliver Blanchard(1726 – 1796) 27Catherine Amirault dite Mirau(Abt 1735 – 1817) 7Marie-Madeleine Thibodeau(1785 – 1868) 14Pierre Thibadau(Abt 1735 – 1819) 28Pierre Thibodeau( – 1723) 29Marie-Josèphte Boudrot(Abt 1701 – ) 15Ann Landry 30Alexis Landry(1721 – 1798) 31Marie Thériault dite Bernard(1719 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1840 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America Marriage - 7 Jan 1860 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America Census - 1871 - New Bandon, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Residence - After 1874 - Rang-Saint-Georges, Paquetville, Glan County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1881 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1891 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1901 - Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 28 Feb 1908 - Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S129] Library and Archives Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Year: 1871; Census Place: New Bandon, Gloucester, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10387; Page: 25; Family No: 72. [S126] Library and Archives Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Year: 1881; Census Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13186; Page: 38; Family No: 141. [S212] Library and Archives Canada, 1891 Census of Canada , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), Year: 1891; Census Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6299; Family No: 154. [S213] Library and Archives Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1901; Census Place: Paquetteville, Gloucester, New Brunswick; Page: 15; Family No: 107. [S1607] Gabriel Drouin, Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Marriage Record of Victoire Légère and Jean Boudreau. [S103] Chiasson, Angelina, Boudreau Genealogy, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1986). [S207] Chiasson, Angelina, Annotated Pedigree Charts, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1993). [S55] Death Certificate, Death Certificate of Victoire Légère. [S203] Thériault, Fidèle, Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet - Dictionnaire Généalogique, (Canada: Tous Droits Réservés, 1985). 🟡 [S203] Thériault, Fidèle, Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet - Dictionnaire Généalogique, (Canada: Tous Droits Réservés, 1985) . 🟡 [S103] Chiasson, Angelina, Boudreau Genealogy, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1986) . 🟠 [S207] Chiasson, Angelina, Annotated Pedigree Charts, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1993) . 🟢 [S1607] Gabriel Drouin, Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Marriage Record of Victoire Légère and Jean Boudreau .