To help, I started by looking through some census and marriage records. It seems to me that the records below may all be for the same family. Can anyone confirm either way? If anyone has a copy of Evelyn DeCoste's books, would you be willing to check for this family? Possible marriage record, if Felix is aka Peter. Civil marriage record Jan. 17, 1871 at Havre Boucher; groom: Peter LE BLANC; age 27 [implies b. 1844]; Bachelor; occupation: Fisherman; residence at Chetticamp, C.B., born at Margeree, C.B.; Bellone & Madeline LeBlanc, parents’ occupation: Farmer; bride: Sophia CORNEW; age 26 [implies b. 1846]; Spinster; residence at Cape Jack, born at Same; parents: John & Mary Cornew, parents’ occupation: Farmer. [EA note: bride’s parents: Jean CORNU & Marie COSTE, I think.] 1881 census, Harbour Boucher, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia; FHL Film no. 1375812; NA Film No. C-13176; District 21; Sub-district J; page 35; [Household 143+]; all listed as: ethnic origin: French; born in Nova Scotia; Roman Catholic: - Felix LEBLANC, married, male, age 39 [b. 1842]; occupation: Fisherman - Sophia LEBLANC, married, female, age 40 [b. 1841] - Joseph Lulan LEBLANC, male, age 9 [b. 1872] - John Cleoppes LEBLANC, male, age 7 [b. 1874]; [aka Elisha in 891?] - Mary Jane LEBLANC, female, age 5 [b. 1876]; [aka Milie in 1891?] - William LEBLANC, male, age 3 [b. 1878] - Mary Elleen LEBLANC, female, age 10 months, born June [1880] 1891 census, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia, CAN; County: 27; District: Linwood; [Fam 11]; 1-story wood-construction house with two rooms; all listed as Catholic, born in Nova Scotia, parents born in Nova Scotia, ethnic origin: French Canadian: - Felix LeBLANC, male, married, head, age 50 [implies b. 1841], occupation: sailor & farmer - Sophia LeBLANC, female, married, wife, age 45 [implies b. 1846], able to read & write - Joseph LeBLANC, male, son, age 18 [implies b. 1873], occupation: fisherman - Elisha LeBLANC, male, son, age 17 [implies b. 1874], occupation: farmer, able to read - Milie LeBLANC, female, daughter, age 15 [implies b. 1876] - Wm. John LeBLANC, male, son, age 14 [implies b. 1877], able to read - Mary E. LeBLANC, female, daughter, age 10 [implies b. 1881], able to read & write - Lizzie LeBLANC, female, daughter, age 9 [implies b. 1882], able to read [where in 1901?] - Delia LeBLANC, female, daughter, age 8 [implies b. 1883]; [aka Lena b. 1886 in 1901?] - George LeBLANC, male, son, age 11 [implies b. 1880]; [where in 1901?] - Peter LeBLANC, male, son, age 7 [implies b. 1884] 1901 Nova Scotia Census, Linwood, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia; NA film T-6447; Sub-district G; [Household 11]: - Felix LEBLANC, male, head, married, age 59, born 23 Nov 1843 - Sophy LEBLANC, female, wife, married, age 54 born [blank] May 1846 - Peter LEBLANC, male, son, single, age 17, born 9 Aug 1883 - Lena LEBLANC, female, daughter, single, age 14, born 24 Dec 1886 Thanks in advance for any help! PS, I'll cc the original person with the original query. Best, Eileen Avery In a message dated 10/18/04, [email protected] writes: > original poster ([email protected]).  > link to the message board  > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QOC.2ACE/137 > > My grandmother, Elizabeth Ann (White) Gaffney, was, according to her death > certificate, born in Harve Bouche in 1881, She emigrated to Massachusetts, > with perhaps a brother John, in 1896. Her death certificate indicates that > her parents were Felix and Sophia White. We have some reason to believe, > however, that her original family name was Leblanc. The 1901 Canada lists a > Felix and Sophy Leblanc living in Linwood with their two children, Peter > and Lena, at home. The birthdates of Elizabeth and John fall in precise > sequence with those of Peter and Lena, with Elizabeth and John the oldest. > Any help or guidance would be appreciated. And thanks! >