Amand
MELANSON
(b.
2 May 1741
,
Port Royal, Acadia
d.
abt. 1818
,
Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Amand MELANSON was born 2 May 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia
Amand MELANSON was the child of Ambroise MELANSON and Marguerite COMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS (maternal) Jean COMEAU and Françoise HÉBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Amand married Marie Anne LEBLANC 29 August 1768 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Anne LEBLANC was born 19 July 1746 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie Anne died 7 October 1836 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook). Marie Anne was the child of Etienne LEBLANC and Elisabeth BOUDROT.
Amand MELANSON died abt. 1818 in Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Occupation
Amand MELANSON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Amand MELANSON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Family and Children of Amand MELANSON
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Marie Anne LEBLANC-- Date: 29 August 1768 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Anne LEBLANC was the child of Etienne LEBLANC and Elisabeth BOUDROT
Children of Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC:
Etienne Nazaire MELANSON (b.7 January 1767, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1848, )
m. Marie Josephe "Rose" COMEAU 1795
Marie Anne MELANSON (b.25 April 1769, La Baye Sainte Marie, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre Dominique Pitre SAULNIER 1790
Henri Benoni MELANSON (b.13 May 1778, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 October 1875, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Rosalie DOUCET 13 May 1800 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook)
Jean Baptiste MELANSON (b.24 June 1780, Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada d. March 1855, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Cecile MURAT 19 August 1800
Marie Madeleine MELANSON (b.abt. 1784, Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1824, Belliveau, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Joseph Louis GAUDET 1804
Marie Anne LEBLANC-- Date: 29 August 1768 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, CanadaMarie Anne LEBLANC was the child of Etienne LEBLANC and Elisabeth BOUDROT
Children of Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC:
Etienne Nazaire MELANSON (b.7 January 1767, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1848, )m. Marie Josephe "Rose" COMEAU 1795
Marie Anne MELANSON (b.25 April 1769, La Baye Sainte Marie, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )m. Pierre Dominique Pitre SAULNIER 1790
Henri Benoni MELANSON (b.13 May 1778, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 October 1875, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Rosalie DOUCET 13 May 1800 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook)
Jean Baptiste MELANSON (b.24 June 1780, Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada d. March 1855, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada )m. Cecile MURAT 19 August 1800
Marie Madeleine MELANSON (b.abt. 1784, Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1824, Belliveau, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Joseph Louis GAUDET 1804
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1741 Birth 2 May 1741
Port Royal, Acadia
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.1767 Birth of ChildEtienne Nazaire MELANSON was born 7 January 1767, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Amand was 25 years old.
1768 Marriage / PartnerAmand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC 29 August 1768, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
He was 27 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildMarie Anne MELANSON was born 25 April 1769, La Baye Sainte Marie, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Amand was 28 years old.
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.1778 Birth of ChildHenri Benoni MELANSON was born 13 May 1778, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amand was 37 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildJean Baptiste MELANSON was born 24 June 1780, Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amand was 39 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1800 Marriage of ChildHenri Benoni MELANSON married 13 May 1800, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook) to Rosalie DOUCET
Added: 3/27/2017 2:23:40 PM
- Updated: 12/12/2025 11:23:03 PM
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