Jean-Baptiste Légère

1812 - 1880  (68 years)

• Name	Jean-Baptiste Légère
  Birth	19 Jul 1812	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Birth Record of Jean-Baptiste Légère
  Census	1861 (48 years)	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  In the 1861 Canadian Census he was recorded, age 49, living in Caraquet, New Brunswick. He was listed as being a catholic.
  Death	21 Oct 1880	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 8 sisters
  + 1. Fabien Légère,   b. Abt 1797, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Feb 1866, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 69 years) ▻ Marguerite Haché,  m. 26 Oct 1824   2. Marie Légère,   b. Abt 1799, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada bur. 12 Nov 1821, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 22 years)   3. Séraphie Légère,   b. Abt 1799, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Apr 1871, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 72 years)   4. Télesphore Légère,   b. Abt 1801, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 17 Mar 1864, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 63 years)   5. Marie Légère,   b. Abt 1804, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 8 Aug 1808, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 4 years)   6. Marguerite Légère,   b. 25 Mar 1806, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 4 May 1880, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 74 years) + 7. Joseph Légère,   b. 19 Mar 1808, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 01 Aug 1884, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 76 years) ▻ Marguerite Thériault,  m. 11 Nov 1828 + 8. Claire Légère,   b. 30 Jun 1810, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 09 Jan 1880, Paquetville, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 69 years) ▻ Marcel-Dosithe Pinet,  m. 11 Nov 1828 > 9. Jean-Baptiste Légère,   b. 19 Jul 1812, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 21 Oct 1880, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 68 years) ▻ Geneviève Dugas,  m. 11 Feb 1833   10. Hyacinthe Légère,   b. 4 Aug 1814, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 16 Aug 1814, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 0 years)   11. Olive Légère,   b. 16 Mar 1816, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1846, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 29 years)   12. Marthe Légère,   b. 26 Apr 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 26 Apr 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 0 years)   13. Adélaïde Légère,   b. 16 Nov 1819, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1847, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  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)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Madeleine Landry  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I12284
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Cryille Légère,   b. 6 Mar 1776, Caraquet, Gloucester County, Colony of Nova Scotia, British North America That part of the colony that is now New Brunswick. d. 2 Jan 1858, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Marie-Vénérande Savoie,   b. 31 Jul 1780, Néguac, Northumberland County, Colony of Nova Scotia, British North America That part of the colony that is now New Brunswick. d. 26 Nov 1819, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Geneviève Dugas,   b. 27 Apr 1812, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 Jun 1867, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1833	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 7 months - She : 20 years and 10 months.
  Children	From 1835 to 1854  [3]
  1. Marcel Légère (1835-1897) 2. Marthe Légère (c1836-____) 3. Louise Légère (c1838-____) 4. Charlotte Légère (1840-1892) 5. Olive Légère (1843-1919) 6. Hypolite Légère (c1845-1860) 7. Judith Légère (c1849-1910) 8. Charles Légère (1852-1923) 9. Octavie Légère (1854-____)
  Family ID	F7893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jean-Baptiste Légère(1812 – 1880) 2Cryille Légère(1776 – 1858) 4Oliver Légère(Abt 1734 – 1818) 8Jacques Légère(Abt 1695 – 1752) 16Jacques Légère dit La Rosette(Abt 1663 – 1751) 17Madeleine Trahan(Abt 1678 – 1742) 9Anne Amireau(1691 – ) 18François Amireau dit Tourangeau(1664 – ) 19Marie Pitre(Abt 1666 – ) 5Marie-Josephte Herbert 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Marie-Vénérande Savoie(1780 – 1819) 6Jean-François Savoie(1750 – 1810) 12Jean Savoie dit Djanne(1710 – 1791) 24Germain Savoie(Abt 1682 – 1749) 25Geneviève Babineau(Abt 1693 – Aft 1732) 13Anne Landry(1718 – 1803) 26Charles Landry dit Charlot(Abt 1688 – 1727) 27Catherine-Josèphe Broussard(Abt 1690 – 1732) 7Anne Poirier 14Charles Poirier( – 1798) 28Joseph Poirier 29Jeanne Arsenault 15Madeleine Landry 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jul 1812 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Marriage - 11 Feb 1833 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1861 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 21 Oct 1880 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S215] Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, 1861 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1001-1002. [S1607] Gabriel Drouin, Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Birth Record of Jean-Baptiste Légère. [S203] Thériault, Fidèle, Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet - Dictionnaire Généalogique, (Canada: Tous Droits Réservés, 1985).