Marie
DUGAS
Born
abt. 1648
,
Port Royal, Acadia
Died
7 July 1737
,
Port Royal, Acadia
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Marie DUGAS married 
Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE
Marriage date: abt. 1663
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDUREMarriage date: abt. 1663
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marriage notes:
"Pierre dit La Verdure, père's second son, Charles dit La Ramée, married Marie, daughter of Abraham Dugas, at Port-Royal in c1663. Unlike his older brother Pierre, Charles remained at Port-Royal, where he died in either 1700 or 1701, in his late 30s. He and Marie had 14 children, including five sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Charles's daughters married into the Basset, St.-Étienne de la Tour, Robichaud, Boudrot, Belliveau dit Bideau, Bourg, Cyr, and Landry families. "
Source: www.acadiansingray.com
Children of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS
Anne MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Married: Jacques ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR 1685 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Married: Alexandre ROBICHAUD 1700 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Cecile MELANSON
Born: 1 May 1671, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 12 June 1753, Queens, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Died: 12 June 1753, Queens, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Married: Abraham BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1684 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Married: Jean Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) 1703 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Ambroise MELANSON
Married: Françoise BOURG 10 November 1705 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Married: Marguerite COMEAU 3 January 1719 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean MELANSON
Born: abt. 1690, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 24 February 1760, Cherbourg, France
Died: 24 February 1760, Cherbourg, France
Married: Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES 22 January 1714 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
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1671 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3.
1671 Port Royal
Charles MELANCON, 28, wife Marie DUGAST 23; Children: Marie 7, Marguerite 5, Anne 3, Cecille 6 months; cattle 40, sheep 6.
1671 Birth of ChildCecile MELANSON was born 1 May 1671, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
1705 Marriage of ChildAmbroise MELANSON married 10 November 1705, Port Royal, Acadia to Françoise BOURG
1712 Marriage of ChildPierre MELANSON married 07 November 1712 , Port Royal, Acadia to Anne GRANGER
1714 Marriage of ChildClaude MELANSON married 22 January 1714, Port Royal, Acadia to Marguerite BABINEAU
1714 Marriage of ChildJean MELANSON married 22 January 1714, Port Royal, Acadia to Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES
1714 Marriage of ChildMarguerite MELANSON married 22 January 1714, Port Royal, Acadia to Jean Baptiste LANDRY
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1719 Marriage of ChildAmbroise MELANSON married 3 January 1719, Port Royal, Acadia to Marguerite COMEAU
1720 Death of ChildFrançoise MELANSON died 11 June 1720, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
1725 Death of ChildPierre MELANSON died 6 August 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1726 Death of ChildMarie MELANSON died 1 February 1726, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
8 July 1737 - Burial
Marie Dugas, died 7 July 1737, about ninety-one years old, widow of the late Charles Melençon
Witnesses: Charles Melençon, son of the deceased; Jean Melençon,
son of the deceased; Ambroise Melençon, son of the deceased; Denis St. Seine; François Robichaux
Witnesses: Charles Melençon, son of the deceased; Jean Melençon,
son of the deceased; Ambroise Melençon, son of the deceased; Denis St. Seine; François Robichaux
Death — 17377 July 1737
Port Royal, Acadia
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St. George St.
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Historical names: Port Royal, Acadia
Website: 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."
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