Frederick
MELANSON
(b.
2 March 1834
,
Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
3 April 1897
,
Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Frederick MELANSON was born 2 March 1834 in Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Frederick MELANSON was the child of Etienne Nazaire MELANSON and Marie Anne THIBODEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean Castin THIBODEAU and Anne Marie SAULNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Frederick married Catherine Bourque SAULNIER 12 November 1861 in Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine Bourque SAULNIER was born 10 August 1835 in Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Catherine Bourque died 19 January 1930 in Sluice Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Catherine Bourque was the child of Celestin SAULNIER and Elizabeth SURETTE.
Frederick MELANSON died 3 April 1897 in Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Catherine Bourque SAULNIER-- Date: 12 November 1861 Place: Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine Bourque SAULNIER was the child of Celestin SAULNIER and Elizabeth SURETTE
Children of Frederick MELANSON and Catherine Bourque SAULNIER:
Marc MELANSON (b.October 1879, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Rose COMEAU 1903
Catherine Bourque SAULNIER-- Date: 12 November 1861 Place: Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, CanadaCatherine Bourque SAULNIER was the child of Celestin SAULNIER and Elizabeth SURETTE
Children of Frederick MELANSON and Catherine Bourque SAULNIER:
Marc MELANSON (b.October 1879, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Marie Rose COMEAU 1903
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1834 Birth 2 March 1834
Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerFrederick MELANSON and Catherine Bourque SAULNIER 12 November 1861, Meteghan, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 27 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1879 Birth of ChildMarc MELANSON was born October 1879, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Frederick was 45 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1897 Death 3 April 1897
Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 63.
Added: 9/15/2025 4:38:41 PM
- Updated: 11/10/2025 7:20:49 PM
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