David MELANSON

Born

abt. 1755 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

abt. 1825 , Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Parents & Family of David MELANSON

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Born: abt. 1755 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of David MELANSON

Father

Pierre MELANSON

Mother

Marie Josephe GRANGER

Grandparents of David MELANSON

Paternal grandparents

Charles MELANSON Anne Jeanne BOURG

Maternal grandparents

Laurent GRANGER Marie BOURG

David 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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David married Marguerite LEBLANC abt. 1776 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LEBLANC was born abt. 1756 Marguerite died 22 January 1810 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph Andre LEBLANC and Marguerite HEBERT.

David MELANSON died abt. 1825 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, 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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of David MELANSON

David MELANSON married

Marguerite LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1776
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Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Joseph Andre LEBLANC and Marguerite HEBERT

Children of David MELANSON and Marguerite LEBLANC

Pierre MELANSON

Born: 15 February 1777, Menoudie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 13 December 1825, Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Rosalie FOREST (FORÈT) 1800

Dominique MELANSON

Born: abt. 1783, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1850, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Isabelle Elisabeth PORELLE 1804 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

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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.

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.