Biographie Leblanc Isaac

"Obituary" : ISAAC LeBLANC, SR., died at the home of his son, Isaac LeBlanc, on North Second Avenue, Thursday evening, May 15. Mr LeBlanc was more than 100 years old, and was probably the oldest person in this city.  He was known to be past 100 years old, and there being no record of his birth, his exact age is not known. He told friends a few weeks ago that he would soon be 103 years old.   Mr. LeBlanc has been an actice, hard working man throughout his life. He retired from actual labor 20 years ago, when he and his aged wife moved to this city from the country to make their home with their son, Isaac LeBlanc.  Mr. LeBlanc was a large, strong and well proportioned man, and often said he could not remember of ever being ill.  He was in good health until about two weeks ago, and since that time had become weak and was confined to his bed. more or less since that time.  Mr. LeBlanc was born in St. Gabriel, Bondonne, of the County of Bertier, Canada, not far from the city of Quebec.  He lived there and grew to manhood, and at the age of 27 married Miss Julia Carpentier of St. Gabriel.  Later he moved to Connecticut with his wife and family.  He came to Faribault about 38 years ago, and was engaged in farming until he retired twenty years ago.  Mrs. LeBlanc died three years ago, at the age of 88.  She was a strong woman and of unusal health, having had no ailment up until the time of her death. Mr. LeBlanc leaves two sons and two daughters, the survivors of a family of twelve.  The oldest daughter is 66 years old, Mrs. R. Carpentier, who lives in Linwood, Mass. Isaac of this city, with whom he was living at the time of his death, is 64 years old.  The other daughter is Mrs. Sam Rioux, of this city, and the other son, Joseph LeBlanc, resideds at Turtle Lake and Isaac, Jr. He leaves twenty-nine grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.  Mr. LeBlanc was the last of his family, he having had five brothers and three sisters.  It is believed that one of his sisters, Mrs. Louise Hyatt, lost her life in a fire at Candell, Idaho, when that city was destroyed by fire some years ago. She has not been heard from since that time.  The funeral was held Saturday morning at the Sacred Heart church and burial was made in St. Lawrence cemetery.  The pallbearers were Edward Frechette, Henry Peltier, Max Dubeau, Remi Ducharme, Abraham Caron and Dedrick Duffina.
FARIBAULT JOURNAL, 21/MAY/1919; dalbydata.com