Captain Jean-Baptiste Légère

Abt 1761 - 1818  (57 years)

• Name	Jean-Baptiste Légère
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1761  [1]
  Married	Abt 1785 (24 years)  [1]
  Victorie Cormier, the daughter of Alexis Cormier and Élisabeth Gauthier. She died about 1792. Issue: 1. Marie Légère (1787-____) 2. Vénéranda Légère c1788-1868)
  Married	23 Jun 1794 (33 years)	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Félicité Robichaud, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Robichaud and Félicité Cyr. She was born say 1774 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada and died in 1848 in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada. After Jean-Baptiste's death, she remarried Mathurin Landry. Issue: 1. Jean-Urban Légère (1795-____) 2. Sophie Légère (1796-1872) 3. Félicité Légère (c1797-1878) 4. Geneviève Légère (c1798-1861) 5. Domitilde Légère (c1802-1827) 6. Joseph Légère (c1802-1882) 7. Germain Légère (c1805-1861) 8. Anne-Marie Légère (1807-1890) 9. Stanislas-Olivier Légère (1809-1888) 10. Pierre-Ephrem Légère (1811-1890) 11. Augustin Légère (1812-1871) 12. Gervais Légère (1816-____) 13. Luce Légère (1816-1816) 14. Toussaint Légère (1817-1818)
  Military	1799 (38 years)  [1]
  He was a Captain in the militia from 1799 to 1818.
  Death	19 Apr 1818	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 7 sisters
  1. Charlotte Légère,   b. Abt 1760, Canada d. 3 Apr 1857, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 97 years) + 2. Captain Jean-Baptiste Légère,   b. Abt 1761   d. 19 Apr 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 57 years) ▻Félicité Robichaud,   b. Shippagan, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1848, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   m. 23 Jun 1794   + 3. Judith-Clothilde Légère,   b. 1763   d. Oct 1813, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 50 years) ▻Victor-Firmin Boucher,     ▻Victor-Firmin Boucher,     + 4. Madeleine Légère,   b. 10 Jul 1764   d. 15 Nov 1807, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 43 years) ▻Thadée Landry,   b. Abt 1758, Canada d. 10 Aug 1818, Pokemouche, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 60 years) m. Abt 1782     5. François Légère,   b. Abt 1765   6. Marie Légère,   c. 27 Sep 1772, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1813, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 40 years)   7. Élisabeth Légère,   b. Abt 1773, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1836, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 63 years) + 8. Cryille Légère,   b. 6 Mar 1776, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Jan 1858, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 81 years) ▻Vénérande Savoie,   b. 31 Jul 1780, Néguac, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 26 Nov 1819, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 39 years) m. 1796     9. Victore Légère,   b. 20 Oct 1778, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 Dec 1855, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 77 years)   10. Claire Légère,   b. 21 Jan 1781, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Nov 1801, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada  (Age 20 years)
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Jacques Légère dit La Rosette,   b. Abt 1663, Lorosette, France (not found) d. 27 Mar 1751, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia) Maternal Line: Marie-Josephte Herbert
  Person ID, Branch	I12216
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Oliver Légère,   b. Abt 1734, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia) d. 10 Jun 1818, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Marie-Josephte Herbert
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Félicité Robichaud,   b. Shippagan, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1848, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Marriage	23 Jun 1794	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 33 years and 6 months - She : ??.
  Children	1795 to  [1]
  1. Jean-Urban Légère (1795-____) 2. Sophie Légère (1796-1872) 3. Félicité Légère (c1797-1878) 4. Geneviève Légère (c1798-1861) 5. Domitilde Légère (c1802-1827) 6. Joseph Légère (c1802-1882) 7. Germain Légère (c1805-1861) 8. Anne-Marie Légère (1807-1890) 9. Stanislas-Olivier Légère (1809-1888) 10. Pierre-Ephrem Légère (1811-1890) 11. Augustin Légère (1812-1871) 12. Gervais Légère (1816-____) 13. Luce Légère (1816-1816) 14. Toussaint Légère (1817-1818)
  Children	> 1. Pierre-Ephrem Légère,   b. 2 Jan 1811, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 3 Jan 1890, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F9462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 23 Jun 1794 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Marriage - 23 Jun 1794 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, British North America Death - 19 Apr 1818 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S203] Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet - Dictionnaire Généalogique, (Canada: Tous Droits Réservés, 1985).