Joseph LeBlanc

#1311, b. 1730
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Last Edited:20 Aug 2010
FatherRene LeBlanc
MotherAnne (Esther?) Landry

Outline of Life Events:

EventDescription
BirthJoseph LeBlanc was born in 1730 at Grand Pré, St. Charles aux Mines Parish, Acadia, Canada.1
MarriageHe married first Marguerite Trahant.
Death, WidowHe was left a widower when his wife, Marguerite, died in 1757 at Liverpool, England.1
MarriageJoseph LeBlanc married second Anne Hebert, daughter of Jean Hebert and Marguerite Trahan, in 1758 at Liverpool, England.1
AcadianImmJoseph LeBlanc and Anne Hebert immigrated on 10 May 1785 from the port of Paimboeuf, France to LA, on the ship Le Bon Papa, arriving in Louisiana 29 Jul 1785. This was one of the 7 ships sponsored by Spain for the Acadian refugees in France. Joseph and Anne were the first couple on the passenger list. Traveling with them were children Joseph, Simon, Blanche, and Marie, and widowed step-mother Esther Courtney.2,1

Citations:

  1. [S20] Janet B Jehn. Acadian Descendants. Covington, KY: s.n., ca 1972.
  2. [S456] Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. Website. Online http://www.acadian-home.org/frames.html