THE MELANSON FAMILY
Father:
Charles Melanson
[Charles
dit La Ramée] [Pierre
Laverdure]
Note:
Charles and his family were onboard the Pembroke, an English
deportation transport ship that was overtaken by its Acadian
prisoners in later 1755, which had been destined for North
Carolina. After being turned around and sailed up the St.
John River the Acadians disembarked at St. John and made
their way into Quebec. Many were to soon to die in a small
pox edpidemic that hit the area in 1757/58.
Mother:
Anne-Jeanne Bourg [François]
[Antoine]
4th
Generation
Children:
1. Charles
Melanson: b. abt 1702 (SW), Port Royal, Acadia.
Married:
Feb. 18, 1727, Annapolis Royal (Rg), Nova Scotia, to Marie-Anne
Granger: (Claude
& Jeanne Guilbeau) b. Feb 21, 1705 (SW), Port Royal,
Acadia.
Children:
Jean-Baptiste, Anne-Marie, Charles, Joseph, Marie-Josèphe,
Charles dit Litan, Marguerite-Theosite, Pierre, Amable-Poncy,
Claude and Isabelle.
2. Anne
Melanson: b. Sept. 23, 1703 (SW), Port Royal,
Acadia; d. bef 1708, Port Royal, Acadia.
3. Marie
Melanson: b. Aug. 4, 1708, Port Royal, Acadia.
Married:
Aug. 18, 1733, Annapolis Royal (Rg), Nova Scotia, to Charles
dit Boisjoli Bellefontaine Godin: (Gabriel &
Angelique Robert Jane) b. abt 1708 (SW), Acadia.
Children:
No data.
4. Jean
Melanson: b. Mar. 26, 1712 (SW), Annapolis Royal,
Nova Scotia; d. Dec 24, 1757 (SW), Québec City, Québec.
Married:
Jan. 15, 1742, Annapolis Royal (Rg), Nova Scotia, to Marie-Josèphe
Lanoue: (Pierre & Marie Granger) b. Jan 26,
1720, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia; d. Jan 1, 1758, Québec
City, Québec.
Children:
Marie, Anne-Marie, Fèlicité, Marguerite, Pierre and Jean-Baptiste.
5. Anne
Melanson: b. Oct. 29, 1715, Annapolis Royal,
Nova Scotia; d. 24 Dec. 1757, Québec (SW).
Married:
Jan. 17, 1735, Annapolis Royal (Rg), Nova Scotia, to Joseph
Landry: (Pierre & Madeleine Robichaud)
b. abt 1698 (SW), Port Royal, Acadia; d. abt 1744,
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
Children:
No data.
6. Joseph
Melanson: b. Nov 17, 1718 (SW), Annapolis
Royal , Nova Scotia; d. Oct 1, 1757, Québec City,
Québec.
7.
Pierre dit Parrotte Melanson: b. abt 1720
(MCM), Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia; d. bet 1791-1792, Minudie
(?) (SW/MCM/MBM), Nova Scotia.
Note:
Escaped the deportations with his family to Chaleur Bay
in northern New Brunswick until being caught or forced to
surrender in 1761. Was then imprisoned at Fort Edward until
1763. It is not known if Pierre and his family were onboard
the Pembroke.
Married:
Feb. 1, 1746, Annapolis Royal (Rg), Nova Scotia, to Marie-Josèphe
Granger: (Laurent & Anne Bourg) b. Jan 12,
1723 (SW), Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
Children:
Marie-Josèphe, Jean dit Janne, Osite, Pierre, David and
Dominique-Pierre.
8. Claude
Melanson: b. May 29, 1731 , Annapolis Royal
(baptism)(Rg), Nova Scotia;
Married:
abt 1730 (SW), to Anne dite Jeanne Bourg.
Children:
Claude.
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