Marie Anne MELANSON

Born

26 March 1731 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

7 January 1804 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Marie Anne married Pierre SAVOIE 27 July 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada .
Pierre SAVOIE was born abt. 1731 in Acadia, Canada. Pierre died 13 May 1811 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada. Pierre was the child of François Xavier SAVOIE and Marie Josephe RICHARD .

Parents & Family of Marie Anne MELANSON

Parents of Marie Anne MELANSON

Father

Claude MELANSON

Mother

Marguerite BABINEAU

Grandparents of Marie Anne MELANSON

Paternal grandparents

Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Jean BABINEAU Marguerite BOUDROT

Marie 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

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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 Marie Anne MELANSON

Marie Anne MELANSON married

Pierre SAVOIE
Marriage date: 27 July 1761
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Pierre SAVOIE was the child of François Xavier SAVOIE and Marie Josephe RICHARD

Children of Pierre SAVOIE and Marie Anne MELANSON

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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 — 1731
26 March 1731
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie Anne MELANSON and Pierre SAVOIE 27 July 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 30 years old.

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.