Another connected tidbit. From a previous posting to the list, one of the children of Augustus/Augustin LAVANDIER/LEVANGIE & his 1st wife Angelique MATHE' later died at Weymouth, Massachusetts. Here is the record info: Death record, Weymouth, Massachusetts: DELOREY, Elizabeth A. (Levangie)- wife of Wm. A. d. 3-17-1922 Place of death: 52 Putham St., Weymouth Age 54 yrs, 10 mo., 11 dys. [implies b. 6 May 1868]; Res.Weymouth; Occ: At Home; Condition: married; Place of Burial: St. Francis Xavier, Weymouth; Father: Augustus Levangie, birthplace: N.S. [Augustin LAVANDIER] Mother: Jane Mattis, birthplace: N.S. [Angelique MATHÉ]. Best, Eileen In a message dated 4/30/04, [email protected] writes: > From "West Havre Boucher, Linwood, Frankville: A Journey to the Past" by > Evelyn DeCoste, p. 149: > > "The property of Herman Hendsebee was originally owned > by Augustus Levangie, always referred to as "P'tit Usin."  Augustus' > first marriage was to Angelique Mathe'.  From this marriage there were > 10 children: Alexander 1848 (m. Mary Jane O'Neil); Celeste Sarah 1850 > (m Louis Lavandier); Ludvinie "Devine" (m. Timothe Lavandier; m. > Fidele Briand); Jeremiah "Remi" 1854 (m. Marguerite Lavandier); > Michel 1856 (m. Marie Sophie Breau); Marie c. 1858 (m. Simon D'Orly); > Ursule 1860 (m. Charles De Coste); Angelique "Jane" 1862 (m. > Alexander De Coste); Philomene 1865 (not in the 1871 census); Elizabeth > 1867 [m. William Alexander Delorey]."  > > "In 1878, after the death of his wife, Augustus married Anne > "Nancy" Cote' the widow of Edouard DeCoste.  Edouard DeCoste, who > drowned on the Kate in 1876 at the age of 34, and Nancy had four > children: Elie Henry 1869; Edouard Peter 1871; Anne Brigitte 1874 (m. > Joseph Deslauriers of Linwood); Joseph Louis 1876 (born shortly after > his father's death.  Died at 1 month." > > "Augustin and Nancy had two children: Elizabeth Jeanne 1880 > and David Arthur 1883." > > "After Augustus' death Nancy continued to live here with her > daughter Elizabeth "Lizer."  Older people in the community remember > that Lizer liked to play the accordeon.  At one time one of the neigh- > bours had made a pot of fudge and as was the custom, put it outside to > harden.  However, it was stolen by a passerby, and after Lizer got word > of it she composed a song in French "Le pot a fudge!"  Nancy died > in the late 1930's.  One remarkable event that took place at her death was > that her body was sent down from Antigonish on the train, and her > casket remained at the station until her funeral.  There was no wake. > Lizer continued to live alone in her old homestead.  A bad fall caused > her to break a hip and after passing some time in the hospital, she stayed > with Paul and Josephine Levangie for a short time before moving in > with Amelia Boucher.  She died in 1960.  After her passing the property > was listed with her stepsister Brigitte Deslauriers." > > Regards, > Mary (DeLorey) Ferguson > >