[SSBCO] and [BLEAU]

My husband and I are moving from our 100+ year old home in Niskayuna, NY. We decided to clear out along the detached garage, and discovered 735 old bricks. Most are BLEAU, with a few SSBCO. We stacked them all and would love to sell them to someone who would appreciate them, but aren't sure of the best place to advertise them. Any ideas? Thanks!

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  1. Hi Michelle,

    This is a tough question. Are there any other brands in the "collection" than the SSBCOs and BLEAUs? and are the brick used or new?.

    Perhaps posting a flyer relative to the bricks' availability at a local "Community Bulletin Board", as at a supermarket, may be helpful.

    Fred

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  2. I work in Schenectady 407 Front street. They just tore down the American Locomotion building. The one next to us that's what the bricks were in the rubble Bleau.

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  3. I realize you posted this years ago, but if you have ANY of those bricks I would be more than interested. MY ancestor's own the Bleau brick company.

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    1. Hey I just found a bunch in my yard. Troy ny

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  4. Christine that's awesome it's hard to find people who are related to these people who help build our society. If you need any information on Bleau bricks let me know. Joe Bleau was my buddy's Uncle he has the molds for these bricks and pictures.
    edevlin32@gmail.com

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  5. Christine that's awsome. It's hard to find people related to these people who helped built our structure and Societies. If you have any questions about bleau bricks let me know. Joe Bleau was my buddy's Uncle. He has molds and pictures from his uncle

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  6. Can you have your friend contact me
    Bleau brick was my great-grandfathers company

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    1. Jackie can you email me directly so I can give him you info he was also asking me a few questions the other day

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    2. Contact me at RealEstateSizzle@gmail.com, not sure of your contact info

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    3. My great grandparents owned this brickyard as well! My grandfather's name is Loren Bleau. My father shares the same name. Who are your parents Jackie?

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  7. Bleau was my grandmother's name. She was one of 8 children born to Theophile. Her name was Beatrice. Her siblings were Theophile, Ephraim, Midor David(likely related to you), Elizabeth, Emma, Alphonse and Helen. My Uncle Midor lived in New York, so I didn't see his family often, but there were many children. The other siblings I saw pretty often. My mother is likely in "Loren's" generation. She is 83. I grew up in Western Mass. Let me know if you can put the connection together.

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  8. Also, you can find me on Ancestry.com
    my profile is JAC5757

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  9. A friend mentioned that they are demolishing a building on Weaver St , downtown Schenectady . Mostly Bleau bricks .She was able to "save" many.
    Jan 1 2016

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  10. My great great grandfather's name was Joseph Bleau. He was born in Canada, lived in Coxsackie NY where his daughter Anna was born, but they moved when she was still an infant to Amsterdam NY where he worked as a brick maker. Could he be related to the owners of the Bleau Brick factory?

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  11. Can anyone share the history of Bleau? I have 2 chimneys with them in it Thank you

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