Marguerite MELANSON

Born

abt. 1693 , Acadia, Canada

Died

12 February 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

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Born: abt. 1693 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE

Mother: Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET , Marguerite DOUCET

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Marguerite married Jean Baptiste LANDRY 22 January 1714 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean Baptiste LANDRY was born abt. 1690 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean Baptiste died 23 December 1757 in Centre d'hébergement Sacré-Coeur, Québec, Canada. Jean Baptiste was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Madeleine ROBICHAUD dite CADET.

Marguerite MELANSON died 12 February 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Marguerite MELANSON married

Jean Baptiste LANDRY
Marriage date: 22 January 1714
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: https://archives.novascotia.ca/acadian/archives/?ID=1301

Jean Baptiste LANDRY was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Madeleine ROBICHAUD dite CADET

Children of Jean Baptiste LANDRY and Marguerite MELANSON

Josephte LANDRY

Born: 21 April 1718, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 5 February 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph RAYMOND 13 January 1747 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Born: 9 August 1721, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 2 June 1798, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine BRAULT 14 July 1760 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Paul LANDRY

Born: abt. 1735, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 4 March 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Rosalie BENOIT 25 June 1759 Place: , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

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.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1714 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MELANSON and Jean Baptiste LANDRY 22 January 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1714 marriage

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Josephte LANDRY was born 21 April 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste LANDRY was born 9 August 1721, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1747 Marriage of Child
Josephte LANDRY married 13 January 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Joseph RAYMOND

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)