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- Francois Leger was born 14 Oct 1714 to Jacques Leger dit Rosette and Madeleine Trahan and was baptized the same day with his godfather being his elder brother Jacques Leger fils and his godmother being Francoise Comeau.(RG 1, Vol.26, p.130)
He married Magdeleine Comeau, the daughter of Abraham Comeau and Marguerite Pitre on 25 May 1739 at the same church where they'd both been baptized.(RG 1, Vol. 26a, p.192)
They had the following children, all baptized at Port Royal, except for the last:
1. Joseph Leger bn. 11 Apr 1740 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.201)
2. Jean Baptiste Leger bn. 22 Sep 1741 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.211)
3. Marie Josephe Leger bn. 8 Mar 1743 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.242)
4. Scholastique Leger bn. 20 Sep 1744 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.278)
5. Francois Leger bn. 22 Feb 1746 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.308)
6. Charles Leger bn. 15 Jun 1749 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.386)
7. Marguerite Leger bn. 6 Mar 1751 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.427)
8. Anne Leger bn. 11 Apr 1753 (RG 1, Vol.26a, p.483)
9. Paul Leger bn. abt. 1759 in New York according to his marriage record. (SM Ch.: v.4, #32)
The entire family was deported by the British to Connecticut in 1755 during Le Grand Derangement and his name appeared on the 14 Aug 1763 list of Acadian Families in Connecticut who desired to go to France and indicated there were 10 people in his family wishing to do so. It's not certain why the family wishing to go to France was one person short. Had a child died? Perhaps a child had married; if so it's likely it was a daughter since no other Leger's were on the list. Regardless, they did not go to France, but reportedly ended up in Santo Domingo (St. Domingue in French and now called Haiti), where many Acadians died.
Three of their children, Marie, Scholastique, and Paul eventually ended up in Louisiana where they had families. When Marie wed Pierre Michel in New Orleans on 3 Mar 1766, her parents are named, but noted as deceased(SLC, B5, 190). The first record that mentions the parents are deceased is Paul's marriage on 23 July 1789(SM Ch.: v.4, #32). It seems likely they died much earlier given the number of deaths that occurred in Santo Domingo and that their youngest child was in Louisiana at least by 1 Jan 1777 when he was included in a census of Cabanocey as a 19-year old hired hand of Paul Martin. Some believe he was orphaned much earlier and came to Louisiana with his sisters before 1766.
Unfortunately it is not known for certain when Francois and his wife died or even where. It is definitely known that his wife did not died in Port Royal in 1754 as her current memorial indicates.
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1714 - Deceased
(Age 83 years)