Jean Antoine
MELANÇON (MELANSON)
(b.
abt. 1733
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
14 March 1816
,
Louiseville, Lower Canada
)
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Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) was born abt. 1733 in Acadia, Canada
Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) was the child of Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MELANÇON (MELANSON) dit LAVERDURE and Marguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONT (maternal) Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie Anne RICHARDJean Antoine 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
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Antoine married Françoise BENOIT abt. 1761 in Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise BENOIT was born abt. 1734 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Françoise died 28 August 1806 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Françoise was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT.
Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) died 14 March 1816 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Family and Children of Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON)
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Françoise BENOIT-- Date: abt. 1761 Place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Françoise BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT
Francoise Benoit married Jean Antoine Melanson, son of Paul Melanson and Marie Theriot, circa 1761
Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p117.
Children of Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Françoise BENOIT:
Benjamin MELANCON (b.8 June 1762, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 31 December 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique MARTINEAU 21 September 1794 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Marguerite MELANCON (b.abt. 1766, d. 19 October 1793, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEMAY 14 August 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Jean-Baptiste MELANCON (b.15 August 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 August 1846, Louiseville, Canada East )
m. Françoise CARON 12 February 1798 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Marie-Josephte MELANCON (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1852, Maskinongé, Canada East )
m. Joseph SICARD 24 November 1794 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Pierre MELANCON (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Anne AYOTTE 29 October 1792 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
Françoise BENOIT-- Date: abt. 1761 Place: , Province of Massachusetts BayFrançoise BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT
Francoise Benoit married Jean Antoine Melanson, son of Paul Melanson and Marie Theriot, circa 1761
Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p117.
Children of Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Françoise BENOIT:
Benjamin MELANCON (b.8 June 1762, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 31 December 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada )m. Angélique MARTINEAU 21 September 1794 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Marguerite MELANCON (b.abt. 1766, d. 19 October 1793, Louiseville, Lower Canada )m. Joseph LEMAY 14 August 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Jean-Baptiste MELANCON (b.15 August 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 August 1846, Louiseville, Canada East )m. Françoise CARON 12 February 1798 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Marie-Josephte MELANCON (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1852, Maskinongé, Canada East )m. Joseph SICARD 24 November 1794 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Pierre MELANCON (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Marie Anne AYOTTE 29 October 1792 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
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1762 Birth of ChildBenjamin MELANCON was born 8 June 1762, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.1768 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste MELANCON was born 15 August 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Marriage of ChildMarguerite MELANCON married 14 August 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Joseph LEMAY
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildPierre MELANCON married 29 October 1792, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Marie Anne AYOTTE
1793 Death of ChildMarguerite MELANCON died 19 October 1793, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
1794 Marriage of ChildBenjamin MELANCON married 21 September 1794, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Angélique MARTINEAU
1794 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte MELANCON married 24 November 1794, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Joseph SICARD
1798 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste MELANCON married 12 February 1798, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Françoise CARON
1806 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrançoise BENOIT died 28 August 1806, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
1816 Death 14 March 1816
Louiseville, Lower Canada
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