Joachim was born in Grande-Digue on 20 Mar 1812 and baptized in Cocagne on 25 Jun 1812, the son of Eugene Léger and Louise Haché.[1][2] He married Perpétue Babineau in Barachois on 23 May 1831.[3]
He passed away in 1869.
Sources
↑ "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1800-1864, Joachim Leger baptism on 25 Jun 1812.
↑ Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #968, baptism for Joachim Leger, 25 Jun 1812, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 4 Jul 2023.
↑ Barachois, incluant Tediche et Aboujagane, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Henri, catholique, Baptêmes 1812-1870, Mariages 1820-1870, Sépultures 1812-1870 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 2), Image # 300, Marriage record / Joachim Léger & Perpérue Babineau / 23 May 1831 digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed July 2021. A dispensation to authorise the marriage of relatives having close consanguinity was granted by church officials to Joachim and Perpetue who were second cousins. To see this relationship click here.
WHITE, Stephen A. « La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94" », Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994).https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/files/umcm-ceaac/wf/wf/pdf/37fam-leger.pdf EUGÈNE LÉGER (à Jacques à Jacques à Jacques), m MARIE-LOUISE GALLANT. Enfants:(Page 11) vii. Joachim, n Grande-Digue 20 mars 1812; m Barachois 23 mai 1831 Perpétue BABINEAU(Laurent & Charlotte Downey).
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