Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor  Elisabeth  MELANSON

  (b. 22 November 1715 Port Royal, Acadia   d. 20 December 1757 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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Elisabeth MELANSON was born 22 November 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia

Elisabeth MELANSON was the child of Ambroise MELANSON   and   Françoise BOURG and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS (maternal)  Bernard BOURG and Françoise BRUN

Elisabeth was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement


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Elisabeth  married  Olivier THIBODEAU 14 October 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Olivier THIBODEAU  was born abt. 1712 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie).  Olivier died 21 December 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Olivier was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Anne Marie AUCOIN.

Elisabeth MELANSON died 20 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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birth1715 Birth
22 November 1715
Port Royal, Acadia
marriage1734 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth MELANSON and Olivier THIBODEAU 14 October 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

She was 18 years old.
death1757 Death
20 December 1757
Québec, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 42.
Added: 12/13/2015 12:15:04 PM - Updated: 12/21/2023 6:24:01 PM

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