THE MELANSON FAMILY

Father: Pierre dit Pierrotte Melanson [Charles dit Charlot] [Jean] [Charles dit La Ramée] [Pierre Laverdure]

Mother: Anne- dite Nannette Richard

Anne Married 2nd: to David Melanson (Pierre's 1st cousin)

6th Generation

Children:

1. Isabelle Melanson: b. abt Dec.1779 (MBM); d. June 1828, Memramcook (MBM), New Brunswick.

Married: abt 1803, Minudie (MBM) to Joseph dit Piaujeau Belliveau: (Joseph dit Jospiau & Marie-Josèphe Gaudet) b. abt 1796 (SWi).

Children: Anne, Marguerite, Francois, Henriette and Pierre. Note: alteast 3 of the first children are not listed here.

2. Perpétue Melanson: b. abt 1783 (MBM); d. Apr. 25, 1862, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Married: abt 1799 (MBM) to Romain dit Roma Melanson: (Jean dit Janne & Modeste Forest); d. bef 1851 (MBM).

Children: Apolonie, Pierre and Marie-Anne.

3. Raphael Melanson: b. abt 1785 (MBM); d. Apr. 26, 1859, Grand-Digue (Rg), NB at 73 years of age (was a resident of Cocagne, NB where his death was also recorded).

Married: abt 1804, to Francoise Bourque (Joseph dit Chaculot & Anne-Marie Forest). b. July 21, 1786 (MBM); d. Feb. 14, 1818, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Children: Laurent, Francois, Rosalie, Pierre and Anne.

Married 2nd: Jan. 18, 1819, Memrmacook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Reine Ouellet: (André & Marugerite Cormier) d. abt 1788 (MBM).

Children: André, Thaddée, Dominique (died in infancy), Francoise, Marguerite, Henriette and Dominique.

4. Eustache Melanson: b abt 1789 (MBM); d. Dec. 14, 1862, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Married: Feb. 5, 1811, Memramcook (Rg) to Rosalie Bourque: (Joseph dit Chaculot & Anne-Marie Forest).

Children: Maximin, David, Joseph, Anne, Pierre and Jean.

Married 2nd: May 18, 1843, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Louis Léger: (Joseph & Anne Gaudet) d. abt 1788 (MBM).

Married 3rd: Nov. 6, 1855, Grand-Digue (Rg), New Brunswick, to Cécile Haché: (Maurice & Gertrude Déspres) b. Nov. 21, 1810, Grand-Digue (Rg), New Brunswick; d. Dec. 31, 1875, Grand-Digue (MBM), New Brunswick.

5. Modeste Melanson: b. abt 1792 (MBM); d. Dec. 27, 1827, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Married: Nov. 7, 1815, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Romain dit Roma Melanson: (David & Marugerite LeBlanc) b. abt 1794, Minudie (MBM), Nova Scotia;  d. Apr. 27, 1852, Cocagne (Rg), New Brunswick.

Children: Laurent, Anne, Marie, François and Israël.

Romain dit Roma married 2nd: Feb. 2, 1829, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Marie Pellerin: (Joseph & Marie Bourgeois) b. abt 1804; d. Feb. 17, 1887, Cocagne (MBM), New Brunswick.

Children: Simon, Modeste, Marguerite, Hyppolite, Thaddée, Dosithée, Louis, Grégoire and Jean.

6. Pierre Melanson: b. abt 1793 (MBM); d. Oct. 17, 1877, Memramcook (MBM), New Brunswick.

Married 1st: Aug. 20, 1816, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Marie Vienneau: (Francois & Marie-Cécile Cormier) d. abt 1799 (MBM); d. Feb. 6, 1818, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Married 2nd: May 3, 1819, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Marthe Ouellet: (André & Marugerite Cormier) d. abt 1785 (MBM); d. Jan. 28, 1863, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Children: Maximin, Justine, Bénoni, Eustache, Marguerite and Jude.

7. Joseph dit Joseph à Nannette Melanson: b. abt 1797 (MBM); d. Apr. 1, 1868, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Married: Nov. 26, 1816, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick, to Madeleine Landry: (Joseph & Madeleine Gaudet) b. abt 1796 (MBM); d. Dec. 11, 1862, Memramcook (Rg), New Brunswick.

Children: Marie, Jean, Modeste, Élisabeth (Isabelle), Célestin-Theodore, unnamed male (died in infancy), Pierre dit Pierrott, Rosalie, unnamed female (died in infancy), Hippolyte, Justine, Raphael, Denis and Édouard.

9. Marie Melanson: b. abt 1798 (MBM); d. June 1, 1872, Scoudouc (Rg/CR), New Brunswick.

Married: Nov. 16, 1818, Memramcook, New Brunswick, to Francois Melanson: (David & Marguerite LeBlanc) b. abt 1797 (MBM), Minudie, Nova Scotia; d. July 21, 1869, Scoudouc (Rg/CR), New Brunswick.