Pierre MELANSON

(b. abt. 1686 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 6 August 1725 , Port Royal, Acadia )

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Pierre MELANSON was born abt. 1686 in Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre MELANSON was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET and Marguerite DOUCET

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Pierre married Anne GRANGER 07 November 1712 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anne GRANGER was born abt. 1684 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne died 13 October 1749 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne was the child of Lawrence (Laurent) GRANGER and Marie LANDRY.

Pierre MELANSON died 6 August 1725 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Pierre MELANSON married

Anne GRANGER-- Date: 07 November 1712 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Anne GRANGER was the child of Lawrence (Laurent) GRANGER and Marie LANDRY

Children of Pierre MELANSON and Anne GRANGER:

Marie Josephe MELANSON (b.6 December 1713, Port Royal, Acadia d. 19 October 1793, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Claude DUGAS 29 MAY 1731 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre MELANSON (b.11 December 1715, Port Royal, Acadia d. 24 December 1783, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Elizabeth-Isabelle RICHARD 12 January 1751 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne MELANSON (b.24 October 1718, Port Royal, Acadia d. 25 June 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph DOUCET 16 January 1752 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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1686 Port Royal
Charles MELANSON 44, Marie DUGAS 38; children: Isabelle 13, Charles 11, Madeleine 9, Marie 7, Francoise 4, twins Pierre and Ambroise 10 month; 1 gun, 6 arpents, 20 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal
Charles MELANCON 46, Marie DUGAS 42, Charles 18, Madeleine 16, Marie 12, Francoise 10, Pierre & Ambroise (twins) 8, Claude 5, Jeanne 3; 20 cattle, 25 sheep, 12 pigs, 35 arpents, 4 guns

1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Charles MELLANSON 57; Marie DUGAST (wife) 52; Charles 23; Marie 18; Ambroise and Pierre, twins, 13; Claude 11; Jean 8; Marguerite 5; 15 cattle, 9 sheep 9 hogs, 35 arpents, 76 fruit trees, 2 guns.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Port Royal
Charles MELANSON 53; Marie DUGAST (wife) 49; Pierre and Ambroise, twins, 15; Claude 12; Jeanne 10; 30 cattle, 22 sheep, 35 arpents, 2 guns.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1701 Port Royal
Marie DUGAS widow of Charles MELANSON 50; Ambroise and Pierre (twins) 15, Claude 12, Jean 10, Marguerite 8; 2 guns, 9 cattle, 8 sheep. 8 hogs, 10 arpents.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1712 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MELANSON and Anne GRANGER 07 November 1712 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1713 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe MELANSON was born 6 December 1713, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Pierre MELANSON was born 11 December 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1718 Birth of Child
Anne MELANSON was born 24 October 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Death
6 August 1725
Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre is buried at: Garrison Graveyard
St. George St.

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

Added: 8/20/2010 6:12:10 PM - Updated: 6/9/2017 12:01:47 PM