Jacques Leger dit La Rosette was born Abt. 1663 in France, and died 27 March 1751 at Port Royal, Acadia.
Wife Madeleine Trahan was born Abt. 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia, and died 8 December 1742 at Port Royal, Acadia. They were married Abt. 1694 at Port Royal, Acadia.
Their children were:
1- Jacques Leger b: Abt. 1695 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 1752
+Anne Amireau b: 14 December 1691 Cap Sable, Acadia (baptism: 23 May 1705 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: 12 January 1717 Port Royal, Acadia
2- Marie Anne Leger b: Abt. 1697 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 25 November 1751
+Francois Michel b: Abt. 1690 Port Royal, Acadia; m: 5 February 1715 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 12 July 1759
3- Marie Leger b: Abt. 1699 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in a shipwreck on way to France
+Jean Robichaud b: Abt. 1694 Port Royal, Acadia; m: 23 November 1717 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 6 November 1758
4- son Leger b: Abt. 1701 Port Royal, Acadia
5- Francoise Leger b: September 1703 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 7 October 1703 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); d: 28 August 1706 Port Royal, Acadia
6- Marie Francoise Leger b: 14 October 1706 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 14 November 1706 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); d: Bef. 1752
+Jean Bertrand b: Abt. 1692 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1722 Acadia; d: 20 December 1757 Quebec
7- Jean Leger b: 28 January 1709 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 3 February 1709 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); d: Bef. 2 August 1762
+Marie Marguerite Comeau b: 24 September 1710 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 25 September 1710 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: 2 May 1730 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 11 August 1756 Port La Joie, Ile St. Jean
8- Madeleine Leger b: 23 November 1711 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 2 February 1712 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); d: Bef. 8 February 1762
+Alexis Doucet b: 18 October 1704 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 19 October 1704 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: Abt. 1729 Acadia; d: Bef. 8 February 1762
9- Francois Leger b: 14 October 1714 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 14 October 1714 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal)
+Madeleine Comeau b: 4 September 1720 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 10 November 1720 Port Royal); m: 25 May 1739 Port Royal, Acadia
10- Marguerite Leger b: 16 April 1717 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 16 April 1717 Port Royal, Acadia); d: 15 January 1721 Port Royal, Acadia
11- Elisabeth Leger b: 10 September 1719 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 10 September 1719 Port Royal, Acadia)
Notes for Jacques Leger:
- 1698 Acadian census: Jacques Leger 30, Magdelaine Trahan 21, Jacques 3, Anne 1/2; 9 cattle, 14 sheep, 6 hogs, 6 1/2 arpents, 20 fruit trees, 1 gun.
- 1700 census: Jacques Leger 37, Madelaine Bezier 22, Jacques 5, Marie 2; 4 cattle, 7 sheep, 3 arpents, 1 gun.
- 1701 census: La Rozette (Jacques Leger) 37, Jeanne LaRiviere 27, Pierre 6, Marie 3; 1 gun, 12 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 hogs, 6 arpents.
- 1703 census: Jacques Legers, wife, 2 boys, 2 girls.
- 1707 census: Jacques Leger, wife, 1 boy <14, 3 girls <12
- 1714 census: Jacques Leger, wife, 3 boys, 4 girls
- Léger/Légère Family: The pioneer of the Léger/Légère family in Acadia was a drummer in the French army by the name of Jacques Léger dit Larosette. He apparently started his career in Acadia at Fort Nashwaak on the Saint John river but was found at Port-Royal in 1693 where he had just married a 15-year-old girl, Madeleine Trahan. Thus, at the age of 30, Jacques Léger abondoned military life to become a farmer at Port-Royal. His birth place in France is not known. Like most French soldiers of the time, he adopted a surname, in his case Larosette (the small rose). He does not appear to be related to the Légers of Quebec who have different roots. Of his three sons, Jacques, Jean and François Léger, the first two escaped the roundup by the British troops. However, François and his family were deported to Connecticut in 1755. Jacques Léger (junior) married Anne Amirault in 1717 and settled on the Petitcodiac river in 1769. ….. Several villages of communities have borne the name Léger/Légère. The town of Dieppe was formerly known as Legere and Leger Corner. The name was changed to Dieppe in 1946. There was also a community called "Légère" in the vicinity of Rivière-du-Portage where the post office bore that name since around 1889 after the first postmaster, Isaïe Légère. [Excerpt, Telegraph-Journal, Saturday, August 6, 1994; p. A4, Fidele Theriault of Fredericton, New Brunswick]
Parents of Jacques Leger - unknown
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