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Joseph
MELANSON
Born
abt. 1716
,
Acadia, Canada
Died
29 December 1786
,
St-Gabriel-d'Iberville, Territory of Orleans
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Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Joseph MELANSON married 
Madeleine HEBERT
Marriage date: 20 January 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Madeleine HEBERT was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Marguerite LANDRY
Madeleine HEBERTMarriage date: 20 January 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Madeleine HEBERT was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Marguerite LANDRY
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1738 Marriage / PartnerJoseph MELANSON and Madeleine HEBERT 20 January 1738, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1746 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine HEBERT died 29 November 1746, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178629 December 1786
St-Gabriel-d'Iberville, Territory of Orleans
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