Jean Dit Janne MELANSON

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12 August 1749 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Pierre MELANSON Marie Josephe GRANGER

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Born: 12 August 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Pierre MELANSON

Mother: Marie Josephe GRANGER

Paternal grandparents: Charles MELANSON , Anne Jeanne BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Laurent GRANGER , Marie BOURG

Jean Dit Janne 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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Jean Dit Janne married Ursule Modeste FOREST 20 November 1773 in Franklin Manor, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule Modeste FOREST was born abt. 1756 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Ursule Modeste died 1 March 1836 in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Ursule Modeste was the child of Charles FOREST and Marie CHIASSON.

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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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Jean Dit Janne MELANSON married

Ursule Modeste FOREST
Marriage date: 20 November 1773
Marriage place: Franklin Manor, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ursule Modeste FOREST was the child of Charles FOREST and Marie CHIASSON

Children of Jean Dit Janne MELANSON and Ursule Modeste FOREST

Henriette MELANSON

Born: 15 January 1777, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 17 February 1868, Saint-Anselme, Dieppe, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre BABIN 1795

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Birth — 1749
12 August 1749
Port Royal, Acadia

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean Dit Janne MELANSON and Ursule Modeste FOREST 20 November 1773, Franklin Manor, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Henriette MELANSON was born 15 January 1777, , New Brunswick, Canada

Jean Dit Janne was 27 years old.

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