Elisabeth MELANSON

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22 November 1715 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 December 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Ambroise MELANSON Françoise BOURG

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Born: 22 November 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Ambroise MELANSON

Mother: Françoise BOURG

Paternal grandparents: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE , Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Bernard BOURG , Françoise BRUN

Elisabeth 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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Elisabeth married Olivier THIBODEAU 14 October 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Olivier THIBODEAU was born abt. 1712 in Acadia, Canada. Olivier died 21 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France . Olivier was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Anne Marie AUCOIN.

Elisabeth MELANSON died 20 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Elisabeth MELANSON married

Olivier THIBODEAU
Marriage date: 14 October 1734
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Olivier THIBODEAU was the child of Pierre THIBODEAU and Anne Marie AUCOIN

Children of Olivier THIBODEAU and Elisabeth MELANSON

Isabelle THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1735, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 17 October 1827, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) 5 October 1761 Place: Deschambault, Canada

Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1736, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 11 December 1816, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN 4 February 1771 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Anselme THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 6 June 1822, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte GERMAIN 30 April 1871 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada

Pierre THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 May 1837, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise UNKNOWN 1782 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Marie Anne THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1761,
Died: 30 September 1821, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis BARIL 11 January 1773 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1715
22 November 1715
Port Royal, Acadia

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth MELANSON and Olivier THIBODEAU 14 October 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

She was 18 years old.

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