Anne MELANSON

Born

24 October 1718 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

25 June 1769 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Anne MELANSON

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Born: 24 October 1718 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Anne MELANSON

Father

Pierre MELANSON

Mother

Anne GRANGER

Grandparents of Anne MELANSON

Paternal grandparents

Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Lawrence (Laurent) GRANGER Marie LANDRY

Anne 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Anne married Joseph DOUCET 16 January 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia . Joseph DOUCET was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada. Joseph died 9 March 1798 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* . Joseph was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Françoise DUGAS.

Anne MELANSON died 25 June 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Anne MELANSON

Anne MELANSON married

Joseph DOUCET
Marriage date: 16 January 1752
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Joseph DOUCET was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Françoise DUGAS

Children of Joseph DOUCET and Anne MELANSON

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1718
24 October 1718
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1752 Marriage / Partner
Anne MELANSON and Joseph DOUCET 16 January 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 33 years old.

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

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.