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{{Short description|Canadian Fishery officer (1887–1926)}}

{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Agipit Leblanc
| name = Agapit Leblanc
| image = Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.jpg
| image = Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.jpg
| alt = Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.
| alt = Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.
| caption = Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.
| caption = Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.
| birth_date = 1887
| birth_date = 1887
| birth_place = [[Bouctouche, New Brunswick]]
| birth_place = [[Grand-Bouctouche|Bouctouche, New Brunswick]], Canada
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1926|1887}}
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1926|1887}}
| death_place = [[Nova Scotia]]
| death_place = Bouctouche, New Brunswick
| nationality = [[Canada]]
| nationality = [[Canada]]
| other_names =
| other_names =
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| occupation = Fishery Officer
| occupation = Fishery Officer
}}
}}
'''Agipit Leblanc''' was 39 years old when he died on October 20, 1926, while investigating illegal smelt fishing.<ref name=memorial/> He was the first [[Canadian]] Fishery officer to be murdered while on duty.<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/><ref name=Dfo2011-02-10/><ref name=Dfo2011-02-11/><ref name=Dfo2015-07-09/><ref name=Cbc2015-07-09/>
'''Agapit Leblanc''' (1887–1926) was a Canadian Fishery officer from [[Bouctouche, New Brunswick]]. He was 39 years old when he died on October 20, 1926, while investigating illegal smelt fishing.<ref name="memorial" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Expect Arrests In Kent Co. Murder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-gleaner/154622640/ |access-date=September 4, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Gleaner]] |date=March 26, 1928 |page=2}}</ref> He was the first [[Canadian]] Fishery officer to be murdered while on duty.<ref name="IciRadioCanadaGloria" /><ref name="Dfo2011-02-10" /><ref name="Dfo2011-02-11" /><ref name="Dfo2015-07-09" /><ref name="Cbc2015-07-09" /> His body was found in the Bouctouche Bay on October 24, 1926,<ref>{{cite news |title=Will Investigate Death Of LeBlanc |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-gleaner/154622620/ |access-date=September 4, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Gleaner]] |date=October 25, 1926 |page=2}}</ref><ref name="Newspaper">{{cite news |title=FISHERY INSPECTOR LEBLANC MURDERED |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/421271968/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)]] |date=28 October 1926 |language=en |page=10}}</ref> weighted down with rocks. His murderers were never found.<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/> Doctors testified that Leblanc's face had been shot with numerous small pellets from an apparent long-range distance due to the minor skin damage he received. They stated that Leblanc also suffered non-fatal blows, ultimately dying from shock.<ref name="Newspaper"/>
His body was found underwater, weighted down with rocks. His murderers were never found.


According to his family, Leblanc had received anonymous death threats in the weeks prior to his murder, including a picture of a coffin with the annotation<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/>:
According to his family, Leblanc had received anonymous death threats in the weeks prior to his murder, including a picture of a coffin with the annotation:<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/>
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:''"Here's your coffin if you don't stop coming to find us on the sea."''<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/>
:''"Here's your coffin if you don't stop coming to find us on the sea."''<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/>
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They pointed out that the murder occurred during the [[prohibition of alcohol]].<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/>
They pointed out that the murder occurred during the [[Prohibition in Canada|prohibition of alcohol in Canada]].<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria/>


==Namesake of a Hero-class vessel==
==Namesake of a Hero-class vessel==
⚫
In 2011 the [[Department of Fisheries and Oceans]] announced that the nine new vessels of what had been known as the ''"Mid-shore patrol vessels"'' would be named after individuals known for their heroism, who had died in the line of duty.<ref name=Dfo2011-02-10/><ref name=Dfo2011-02-11/><ref name=Dfo2015-07-09/><ref name=Cbc2015-07-09/> The seventh of the nine vessels was named after Leblanc. [[Gail Shea]], [[Minister of Fisheries and Oceans]] officiated at her commissioning on July 9, 2015.


==See also==
⚫
In 2011 the [[Department of Fisheries and Oceans]] announced that the nine new vessels of what had been known as the ''"Mid-shore patrol vessels"'' would be named after individuals known for their heroism, who had died in the line of duty.<ref name=Dfo2011-02-10/><ref name=Dfo2011-02-11/><ref name=Dfo2015-07-09/><ref name=Cbc2015-07-09/>
*[[List of solved missing person cases: pre-1950|List of solved missing person cases]]
The seventh of the nine vessels was named after Leblanc. [[Gail Shea]], [[Minister of Fisheries and Oceans]] officiated at her commissioning on July 9, 2015.


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=memorial>
<ref name=memorial>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url =
| url = https://nbpom.com/fisheries-officer-agapit-d-leblanc/
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| title = Fisheries Officer Agapit D. LeBlanc
https://nbpom.com/fisheries-officer-agapit-d-leblanc/
| publisher = New Brunswick Peace Officers' Memorial
| title =
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|access-date = 2023-10-09}}
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Fisheries Officer Agapit D. LeBlanc
| publisher = [[nbpom.com/]]
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|access-date = 2023-10-09}}
</ref>
</ref>
<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria>
<ref name=IciRadioCanadaGloria>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url = http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2015/07/19/007-gloria-agapit-leblanc.shtml
| url = http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2015/07/19/007-gloria-agapit-leblanc.shtml
| title = The granddaughter of Agapit LeBlanc pays tribute to him
| trans-title = The granddaughter of Agapit LeBlanc pays tribute to him
| publisher = [[Ici.Radio-Canada.ca]]
| publisher = [[Ici.Radio-Canada.ca]]
| title = La petite-fille d'Agapit LeBlanc lui rend hommage
| title = La petite-fille d'Agapit LeBlanc lui rend hommage
| language = [[French language|French]]
| language = fr
| accessdate = 2015-12-15
| accessdate = 2015-12-15
| author = Amélie Gosselin
| author = Amélie Gosselin
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<ref name=Cbc2015-07-09>
<ref name=Cbc2015-07-09>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url = http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/newbrunswick/story/1.3145528
| url = https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3145528
| title = A. LeBlanc named for slain Bouctouche fisheries officer
| title = A. LeBlanc named for slain Bouctouche fisheries officer
| publisher = [[CBC News]]
| publisher = [[CBC News]]
| date = 2015-07-09
| date = 2015-07-09
| accessdate = 2015-12-15
| access-date = 2015-12-15
}}
}}
</ref>
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[[Category:1920s missing person cases]]
[[Category:1926 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian civil servants]]
[[Category:Canadian murder victims]]
[[Category:Fisheries and Oceans Canada]]
[[Category:Formerly missing people]]
[[Category:Missing person cases in Canada]]
[[Category:People from Bouctouche]]
[[Category:People killed in action]]
[[Category:People murdered in New Brunswick]]

Latest revision as of 08:56, 4 September 2024

Agapit Leblanc
Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.
Fishery officer Agapit Leblanc.
Born1887
Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Died1926 (aged 38–39)
Bouctouche, New Brunswick
NationalityCanada
OccupationFishery Officer
Known forMurdered in the line of duty

Agapit Leblanc (1887–1926) was a Canadian Fishery officer from Bouctouche, New Brunswick. He was 39 years old when he died on October 20, 1926, while investigating illegal smelt fishing.[1][2] He was the first Canadian Fishery officer to be murdered while on duty.[3][4][5][6][7] His body was found in the Bouctouche Bay on October 24, 1926,[8][9] weighted down with rocks. His murderers were never found.[3] Doctors testified that Leblanc's face had been shot with numerous small pellets from an apparent long-range distance due to the minor skin damage he received. They stated that Leblanc also suffered non-fatal blows, ultimately dying from shock.[9]

According to his family, Leblanc had received anonymous death threats in the weeks prior to his murder, including a picture of a coffin with the annotation:[3]

"Voici ton cercueil si tu n'arrêtes pas de venir nous trouver sur la mer"
"Here's your coffin if you don't stop coming to find us on the sea."[3]

They pointed out that the murder occurred during the prohibition of alcohol in Canada.[3]

Namesake of a Hero-class vessel

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In 2011 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced that the nine new vessels of what had been known as the "Mid-shore patrol vessels" would be named after individuals known for their heroism, who had died in the line of duty.[4][5][6][7] The seventh of the nine vessels was named after Leblanc. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans officiated at her commissioning on July 9, 2015.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fisheries Officer Agapit D. LeBlanc". New Brunswick Peace Officers' Memorial. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ "Expect Arrests In Kent Co. Murder". The Daily Gleaner. March 26, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Amélie Gosselin (19 July 2015). "La petite-fille d'Agapit LeBlanc lui rend hommage" [The granddaughter of Agapit LeBlanc pays tribute to him] (in French). Ici.Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  4. ^ a b "Announcement of new mid-shore patrol vessels Named in honour of Canadian heroes". 2011-02-10. Archived from the original on 2013-12-23. On October 20, 1926, he was killed in the line of duty while investigating illegal fishing vessels in New Brunswick.
  5. ^ a b "Canadian Coast Guard's "Hero Class" Of Vessels". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 2011-02-11. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2014-12-01. CCGS A. LeBlanc, after Fishery Officer Agapit LeBlanc, of Bouctouche, New Brunswick. Mr. Leblanc joined the Canadian Fisheries and Marine Service in 1920. He was killed on October 20, 1926, while investigating illegal fishing vessels. His murder remains unsolved.
  6. ^ a b "The Canadian Coast Guard Welcomes the Arrival of the CCGS A. LeBlanc, a New Patrol Vessel". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 2015-07-09. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Today the Canadian Coast Guard inaugurated its newest Hero-class mid-shore patrol vessel, CCGS A. LeBlanc into the fleet.This vessel will be used mainly to enforce fisheries regulations in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  7. ^ a b "A. LeBlanc named for slain Bouctouche fisheries officer". CBC News. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  8. ^ "Will Investigate Death Of LeBlanc". The Daily Gleaner. October 25, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "FISHERY INSPECTOR LEBLANC MURDERED". The Gazette (Montreal). 28 October 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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