The photos above and below were unidentified tintypes among the
effects of my grandmother, Lena (Moisant) Marcotte. Although to the naked
eye, there were no discernible inscriptions, when I scanned the tintype and
adjusted the brightness and contrast, the handwriting became visible.
"Grandma Moisant" and "single" refer to Lena's grandmother Alexine (Leblanc)
Moisant. An arrow points to the younger woman in the photo. A comparison of
birthdates and other family photos reveals that the young man in the photo is Alexine's
brother, Alfred "Fred" Leblanc. The seated woman is Marie-Josephine Hebert,
and the seated man is Julien Leblanc. I spent a lot of time trying to
enhance the circular white object to see if it was just a defect on the
tintype or a purse, basket, or whatever. I can't be certain, but on close
examination under a magnifying glass, it appears that the top edge of the white
bundle shows the edge of a small bonnet, and a baby's face. If so, that would
be Robbie Leblanc, who was born 19 years later than Alexine.

The photo below was a companion photo the the one above, same size, shape, etc.
Comparisons with other family photos reveal that these are Elizabeth "Lizzie"
Leblanc, and Exelora "Laura" Leblanc. If the photos were made as presumed,
in 1885, Lizzie would have been age 16 or 17, and Laura would have been 17 or 18.
Alexine would have been about age 19 in the above photo.

JULIEN LEBLANC

Reference:

Kankakee County Adminsitration Building

189 East Court Street

Kankakee, IL 60901

1763-1900 Marriage Registry

Groom: Julius White

Bride: Marie Ebert

Date of Marriage: 4/24/1865

Volume 00B

Ltc 00001228

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Reference:

12th Regimental Cavalry of Illinois 12th Illinois Cav - Civil War Roster (select 12th Illinois Cav from Unit dropdown menu)

White, Julius E Company, 12 CAV mustered from: Bourbonnais

The 12th cavalry was present at the battles of Harper's Ferry, Antietam, Hagerstown and Gettyburg. The 12th Cavalry suffered 234 casualties during the war, 192 of which were from disease.

E Company was organized at Springfield, Illinois, and mustered February 24, 1862. Their first assignment was guarding Confederate prisoners at Camp Butler, Illinois. They were sent to West Virginia on June 20, 1862, and a long series of reassignments followed. This Julius White (anglicized name of Julien LeBlanc) is not the same as Colonel. (later General) Julius White, of Chicago, assigned to the HQ 37th Infantry.

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Reference:

1880 Census Records

Cloud County, Kansas

Nelson Township

Entry # 69

Julius White age 44 born: Canada

Mary White age 34 born Canada

Children:

Alice, age 14    (Alexine)

Elizabeth, age 10

Fredie, age 8  

Note: "Alice" = Alexine, who later resumed used of her given French name: Alexine LeBlanc.

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Parents of Julien LeBlanc?

I'm still searching for birth records, but so far have not even been able to determine in which city Julien was born. Because of the above-mentioned information related to the photo of Julien brother Pierre living in Nashua, NH, and Tom White's iformation about that Julien's son also named Julien being married in Illinois, I think there is enough evidence to conclude that our Julien's father was this Julien Leblanc, Sr., and that Julien's mother was Genevieve Kemineur dit Laflamme.

Additional evidence:

This Julien Leblanc, Sr. was also the second cousin of our Jean-Bptiste Hebert (Sophie Richard's husband). Julien, Sr. and Jean Baptiste Hebert were both the great grandsons of Pierre Gamache and Marie-Genevieve Belanger. Julien through Pierre's son Aubin, and Jean Baptiste through Pierre's son Lazare. Julien Leblanc Jr. and Marie-Josephine Hebert would have been 3rd cousins. Sophie's mother, Cecile Quemeneur dit LAFLAMME was the grat grandaughter of Francois Quemeneur and Marie-Madeleine Chamberlain. Marie Genevieve Kemineur dit LAFLAMME was the great, great, great grandaughter of Francois and Marie-Madeleine...i.e., Cecile and Marie-Genevieve were second cousins, twice-removed. Sophie Richard was also a descendant of the aforementioned Pierre Gamache's sister Elisabeth Gamache, who married Sophie's great grandfather, Pierre Richard.

According to family records, Julien was born 15 Aug 1836 in Canada, and died 28 August 1904 , in Aurora, Kansas.

If you have any information that will help, please contact me at mmarcotte@ou.edu