“ Pierre-Michel LEBLANC
. son of Claude LEBLANC and Marie-
. Josephe LONGUESPEE, his first wife
. born September 23, 1762 at la Pahorie
. baptized September 24, 1762
. (St. Melior-des-Ondes, I.-et-V.)
. sponsors: Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and
. Renee LEMERCIE “6084

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“ CLAUDE LEBLANC, 1723, fils de Jean et de Jeanne Bourgeois, marié à Cobequid, le 9 octobre 1748, à Marie-Josephe Longuespée, fille de Louis et d’Anne Brasseau; en deuxième noces, à Saint-Servan, de Saint-Malo, en février 1763, à Marie Guedry, fille de Pierre et de Marguerite Brasseau, de Port-Royal; et en troisièmes noces, à Saint-Malo, en 1768, à Dorothée Richard, fille de François et de Marie Martin, veuve d’Alexis Comeau. Enfants issus du premier mariage: Jean, 1752; Hélène, 1759; Joseph, 1760; Pierre, 1762. Il était à Cobequid en 1752, à Louisbourg en 1758, à Saint-Malo en 1759, à Belle-Île-en-Mer en 1765 et de nouveau à Saint-Malo en 1768. Il s’embarque sur La Bergère pour la Louisiane, avec sa famille, en 1785. “

Translation:
“ CLAUDE LEBLANC, 1723, son of Jean and of Jeanne Bourgeois, married at Cobequid, 9 October 1748, to Marie-Josephe Longuespée, daughter of Louis and of Anne Brasseau; a second time at Saint-Servan of Saint-Malo in February 1763 to Marie Guedry, daughter of Pierre and of Marguerite Brasseau of Port-Royal; and a third time at Saint-Malo in 1768 to Dorothée Richard, daughter of François and of Marie Martin, widow of Alexis Comeau. Children issued from first marriage: Jean, 1752; Hélène, 1759; Joseph, 1760; Pierre, 1762. He was at Cobequid in 1752, at Louisbourg in 1758, at Saint-Malo in 1759, at Belle-Île-en-Mer in 1765 and again at Saint-Malo in 1768. He embarked on the La Bergère for Louisiana with his family in 1785. “5156

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“ CLAUDE LEBLANC, né en 1723, fils de Jean et de Jeanne Bourgeois, marié à Cobequid, en 1748, à Marie-Josephe Longuespée, fille de Louis et d’Anne Brasseau, de Cobequid, et marié en deuxièmes noces, à Saint-Servan de Saint-Malo, en 1760, à Marie Guidry, veuve de Benjamin Mius. Enfants du premier mariage: Jean de Dieu, 1752; Hélène, 1759. Enfants du deuxième mariage: Joseph, né à Goinière, évêché de Saint-Malo, en 1760; Pierre, né à Saint-Meloise-des-Ondes, évêché de Saint-Malo, en 1762. Vraisemblablement transporté en France lors de la déportation des réfugiés Acadiens de l’île Saint-Jean, en 1758, Marie-Josephe Longuespée et plusieurs de ses enfants moururent durant la traversée. En 1767, Claude LeBlanc était au village Bordicado, Belle-Île-en-Mer, avec le reste de sa famille. “

Translation:
“ CLAUDE LEBLANC, born in 1723, son of Jean and of Jeanne Bourgeois, married at Cobequid in 1748, to Marie-Josephe Longuespée, daughter of Louis and of Anne Brasseau of Cobequid, and married a second time at Saint-Servan of Saint-Malo in 1760 to Marie Guidry, widow of Benjamin Mius. Children from first marriage: Jean de Dieu, 1752; Hélène, 1759. Children from second marriage: Joseph, born at Goinière, diocese of Saint-Malo, in 1760; Pierre, born at Saint-Meloise-des-Ondes, diocese of Saint-Malo, in 1762. Probably transported to France at the time of the deportation of the Acadian refugees from Ile Saint-Jean en 1758, Marie-Josephe Longuespée and several of their children died during the crossing. In 1767 Claude LeBlanc was at the village Bordicado, Belle-Île-en-Mer with the rest of his family. “5128

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The sponsors at the baptism of Pierre-Michel LeBlanc, son of Claude LeBlanc and Marie-Josephe Longuespée, at St. Meliore-des-Ondes, St-Malo, Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, France on 24 September 1762 were Jean-Baptiste Hébert and Renée Lemercie.6084

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“ GENERAL ROLE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ISLE ROYALE AND ISLE ST. JEAN DISTRIBUTED BY PARISHES FOR THE YEAR 1762

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ST. MELIOR

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(du Tamerlay)

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CLAUDE LEBLANC, 25 yrs.
Anne Joseph LongueEpee, 29 yrs., his wife, died September 27, 1762
Jean LeBlanc, 10 yrs., their son
Joseph Firmin LeBlanc, born in 1760, their son
Pierre Michel LeBlanc, born Sepember 23, 1762, their son “5149

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“ The mother of these three boys died at St-Malo in 1762; the family entered France at St-Malo since 1760; members of the family embarked for Louisiana in 1785 on the Bergere; in 1773 at St-Malo; family no. 23 at Bordicado, Sauzon. “5133,5118,5119

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“ Claude LeBlanc, Marie-Josephe Longuespee, his first wife and their children: Jean and Helene LeBlanc disembarked at St-Malo on January 16, 1759 from the ship, le Tamerian. Claude LeBlanc resided with his family in the following parishes:

LaGouesniere 1759 - 1760
St. Melior 1760 - 1764
St-Servan 1764 - 1765

In 1765, this family went to reside on Belle-Île-en-Mer. On March 6, 1767, Claude LeBlanc and his family were residing in the village of Bordicado in the parish of Sauzon on Belle-Île-en-Mer. The declaration of Claude LeBlanc on that date provides the date of his marriage at Cobequid to Marie-Josephe Longuespee. “5160

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“ Déclaration de Claude LeBlanc, du village de Bordicado,

L’an mil sept cent soixante-sept le six Mars a comparu Claude Leblanc demeurant au village de Bordicado paroisse de Sauzon, lequel, en présence de Joseph Babin, Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet et Simon-Pierre Daigre, tous acadiens demeurans en cette isle, témoins, a déclaré être né aux Mines, paroisse de Saint-Charles, au mois d’octobre mil sept cent vingt-trois, frère germain de Jean Leblanc du village de Bernantec, et issu des mêmes ayeuls, marié à Cobeguit, au mois d’octobre mil sept cent quarante-huit à Marie-Josèphe Longue Epée née an dit lieu le premier aoust mil sept cent-vingt cinq de Louis Longue Epée et d’Anne Brosseau; Louis Longue Epée fils de Louis Longue Epée venu de France, marié au Port-Royal à Magdelaine Raimbault. Anne Brosseau, fille de Jean Brosseau venu de France, marié au Port-Royal à Gabriel Forest et tous deux morts au dit lieu.

Du mariage de Claude Leblanc et de Marie-Josephe Longue Epée décédée à Saint-Malo le seize septembre mil sept cent soixante-deux, sont nés, sçavoir:

Jean de Dieu Leblanc à Cobeguit au mois d’octobre mil sept cent cinquante-deux;

Joseph Leblanc en la paroisse de la Goimière évêché de Saint-Malo le deux mars mil sept cent soixante;

Pierre Leblanc en la paroisse de Saint-Meloire-des-Ondes, évêché de Saint-Malo le quatorze septembre mil sept cent soixante-deux;

Ledit Claude Leblanc marié en seconde noce en la paroisse de Saint-Servant de Saint-Malo au mois de fevrier mil sept cent soixante-trois à Marie Guedry, veuve de Benjamin Mius; ledit Benjamin Mius ainsi que les enfans de son mariage tous morts. Et les dits Claude Leblanc et Marie Guedry sans enfans de leur mariage.

Telle est la déclaration de Claude Leblanc, de laquelle lecture lui faite il a dit qu’elle contenoit vérité ed déclaré ne savoir signer de ce interpellé suivant l’ordonnance.

Clos et arrêté à Sauzon sous les seings des quatre témoins dénommés au présent, de messires Joseph Benoist curé de Sauzon, Jean-Louis Le Loutre, prêtre missionnaire, et de nous commis à cet effet, ce jour douze mars dit an.

Signé: Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet, Simon Pr Daigre, Joseph Babin, Jh Benoist, curé de Sauzon, J. L. Le Loutre, ptre miss. et Thebaud, commis. “

Translation:
“ Declaration of Claude LeBlanc of the village of Bordicado

On March 6, 1767 appeared Claude Leblanc living at the village of Bordicado, parish of Sauzon, who in the presence of Joseph Babin, Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet and Simon Pierre Daigre, all Acadians living on this island, witnesses, declared that he was born at Mines, parish of Saint-Charles, in the month of October 1723, brother germain of Jean Leblanc of the village of Bernantec and issue of the same ancestors, married at Cobeguit, in the month of October 1748 to Marie Josèphe Longe Epée who was born at the said place August 1, 1725 of Louis Longue Epée and Anne Brosseau; Louis Longue Epée was the son of Louis Longue Epée who came from France, married at Port-Royal to Magdelaine Raimbault. Anne Brosseau, daughter of Jean Brosseau who came from France, married at Port-Royal to Gabriel Forest and both of them died at the said place.

Of the marriage of Claude Leblanc and Marie-Josephe Longue Epée who died at Saint-Malo on September 16, 1762, were born the following:

Jean de Dieu Leblanc born at Cobeguit in the month of October 1752;

Joseph Leblanc born in the parish of La Goimière, diocese of Saint-Malo, March 2, 1760;

Pierre Leblanc born in the parish of Saint-Meloire-des-Ondes, diocese of Saint-Malo, September 14, 1762.

The said Claude Leblanc married a second time in the parish of Saint-Servant of Saint-Malo in the month of February 1763 to Marie Guedry, widow of Benjamin Mins; the said Benjamin Mins as well as the children of his marriage are all dead. And the said Claude Leblanc and Marie Guedry are without children.

Such is the declaration of Claude Leblanc which was read to him and he said that the contents were right and he declared that he could not sign the statement as required by the ordinance.

Completed and drawn up at Sauzon under the signatures of the four witnesses named as present, of Messire Joseph Benoist parish priest of Sauzon, Jean Louis Le Loutre missionary priest and of us clerk to the action, this 12th day of March of the said year.

Signed: Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet, Simon Pr Daigre, Joseph Babin, Jh Benoist, parish priest of Sauzon, J. L. Le Loutre, miss. priest and Thebaud commis. “5161,4777

In the second edition of Arsenault5128 Joseph LeBlanc and Pierre LeBlanc are listed as the sons of Claude LeBlanc and Marie-Josephe Guédry rather than their actual mother Marie-Josephe Longuespée. This error resulted because Arsenault believed that Marie-Joseph Longuespée died in 1758 during the trip from Ile Saint-Jean to France and that Claude LeBlanc remarried to Marie-Josephe Guédry in 1760 rather than in 1763 as actually occurred. Marie-Josephe Longuespée actually died in September 1762. Arsenault corrected this error in the third edition of his work5156.

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