Marie MELANSON
Born: 1 September 1714, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) 7 November 1735 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Madeleine
PETITOT dite SINCENNES
Born
abt. 1694
,
Port Royal, Acadia
Died
28 January 1760
,
France
Parents & Family of Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES
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Born: abt. 1694 in Port Royal, Acadia
Father:
Denis PETITOT dit ST-SEINE
Mother:
Marie ROBICHAUD
Maternal grandparents:
Étienne ROBICHAUD
, Françoise BOUDROT
Madeleine 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
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Jean MELANSON 22 January 1714 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean MELANSON was born abt. 1690 in Acadia, Canada. Jean died 24 February 1760 in Cherbourg, France. Jean was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS.
Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES died 28 January 1760 in France.
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Spouse & Children of Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES
Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES married 
Jean MELANSON
Marriage date: 22 January 1714
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean MELANSON was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS
Jean MELANSONMarriage date: 22 January 1714
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean MELANSON was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS
Children of Jean MELANSON and Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES
Anne MELANSON
Born: abt. 1716, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Eustache PARR (PART) 3 February 1761
Madeleine MELANSON
Born: 24 September 1718, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 28 March 1803, Nantes, France
Died: 28 March 1803, Nantes, France
Married: Jean GRANGER 23 January 1741 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite MELANSON
Married: Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) 23 January 1741 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Charles MELANSON
Born: 19 January 1725, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Anne BRAULT 17 January 1746 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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What is a "dit/dite" Name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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1714 Marriage / PartnerMadeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES and Jean MELANSON 22 January 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1714 Birth of ChildMarie MELANSON was born 1 September 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1718 Birth of ChildMadeleine MELANSON was born 24 September 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1722 Birth of ChildMarguerite MELANSON was born 7 April 1722, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1725 Birth of ChildCharles MELANSON was born 19 January 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1735 Marriage of ChildMarie MELANSON married 7 November 1735, Port Royal, Acadia to Pierre BREAU (BRAULT)
1741 Marriage of ChildMadeleine MELANSON married 23 January 1741, Port Royal, Acadia to Jean GRANGER
1741 Marriage of ChildMarguerite MELANSON married 23 January 1741, Port Royal, Acadia to Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)
1746 Marriage of ChildCharles MELANSON married 17 January 1746, Port Royal, Acadia to Anne BRAULT
Death — 176028 January 1760
France
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