As a follow-up, here is the 1881 census listing for this family [from the Family History website] http://www.familysearch.org/ All were listed as: born in Nova Scotia; Roman Catholic; ethnic origin - French: Agustes LAVANGIE, married, male, age 55, occupation: Farmer Anne LAVANGIE, married, female, age 36 [Anne COTE] Michael LAVANGIE, male, age 24, occupation: Seaman Mary LAVANGIE, female, age 22 Jane LAVANGIE, female, age 18  Elizabeth LAVANGIE, female, age 15  Eliza Jane LAVANGIE, female, age <1 Born: Oct; 6/12 Henery Elie DECOST, male, age 11  Peter Edward DECOST, male, age 10  Bridget Ann DECOST, female, age 7  Thomas FOUGERE, male, age 17, occupation: Servant ------------ 1881 Census, Harbour Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia Family History Library Film   1375812 NA Film Number   C-13176 District   21 Sub-district   J Page Number   32 Household Number   133 I don't know who Thomas FOUGERE was. Best, Eileen In a message dated 4/30/04, Ib4eexcept writes: > Hello all, > > I believe that the person listed in the news article is Anne COTE. I have > found Nancy to be a common nickname for Anne among the families I've been > researching [please note that there should be an accent over the E in the surname > COTÉ]. > > Anne COTE b. 15 Oct 1847 [dau of Pierre COTE 1812- d.? & Isabelle CROIX b.? > - d.?] >      m. [1] 25 Jan 1869 Edouard/Edward COSTE/DeCOSTE [son of Elie/Elisha > COSTE ca1796-bef 1844 & Felicite LAVANDIER/LEVANGIE ? -1892]. I list one child: > Bridget Anne who m. Joseph DESLAURIERS/DELOREY. >      m. [2] 28 Jan 1878 Augustin LAVANDIER/LAVANGIE b.? [son of Luc/Luke > LAVANDIER/LAVANGIE ca1795-1876 & Madeleine COSTE b.? -d.?]. I don't have their > children. Augustin was the widower of Angelique MATHE with at least one > daughter, Elizabeth, at the time of his marriage to Anne COTE. > > Confirmation or corrections would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > Eileen Avery > > In a message dated 4/29/04, [email protected] writes: > > The Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow,N.S.-Thursday, Feb.12, 1942 > > Aged Woman Hurt In Fall >    Antigonish, Feb.11- Mrs. Nancy LEVANGIE, of Frankville, a woman of > between 94 and 100, who walked two and a half miles to church at Havre > Boucher one Sunday morning recently is in St.Martha;s Hospital suffering > from a broken hip. Mrs. Lavangie's strength at so advanced an age- some of > her neighbours believe she is closer to the century mark than the > conservative 94 years shown in the hospital records- has won the admiration > of those who know her. Everybody is sorry to learn of the mishap. Mrs. > Lavangie has lived in the same house at Frankville for 80 years. She was > twice married, the first husband the late Mr. DeCoste, a widower, with a > large family, died some 70 years ago. Three sons and a daughter form this > union are living, the sons each being over 75 years old, Her husband's first > family was also marked by longevity; about ten years ago eight of his > children who were Mrs. Lavangie's stepchildren, were living, all past > eighty. >    Her second husband, Agustus Lavangie, died in 1917 at the age of 101. > Since the death of her second husband, Mrs. Lavangie and her daughter, > Eliza, have occupied the old home at Frankville. > > >