Rosalie MELANSON
Born: 9 September 1802, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1888, St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1888, St Marie Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Joseph Josué POTHIER 1821
Jean Baptiste
MELANSON
Born
24 June 1780
,
Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
March 1855
,
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 24 June 1780 in Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father:
Amand MELANSON
Mother:
Marie Anne LEBLANC
Paternal grandparents:
Ambroise MELANSON
, Marguerite COMEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Etienne LEBLANC
, Elisabeth BOUDROT
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Jean Baptiste married Cecile MURAT 19 August 1800 in Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile MURAT was born 22 November 1780 in At Sea*. Cecile died 22 March 1855 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada .
Jean Baptiste MELANSON died March 1855 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada .
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Jean Baptiste MELANSON married Cecile MURAT
Marriage date: 19 August 1800
Marriage place: Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cecile MURATMarriage date: 19 August 1800
Marriage place: Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 178024 June 1780
Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1800 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste MELANSON and Cecile MURAT 19 August 1800, Baie-Sainte-Maria, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildRosalie MELANSON was born 9 September 1802, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 22 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
Death — 1855March 1855
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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