Marguerite MELANSON

Born

7 April 1722 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

9 October 1808 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean MELANSON Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES

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Born: 7 April 1722 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean MELANSON

Mother: Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES

Paternal grandparents: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE , Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Denis PETITOT dit ST-SEINE , Marie ROBICHAUD

Marguerite 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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Marguerite married Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) 23 January 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 3 November 1713 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jean Baptiste died 5 July 1786 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Jean Baptiste was the child of Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Marguerite MELANSON died 9 October 1808 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite MELANSON married

Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)
Marriage date: 23 January 1741
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was the child of Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Children of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marguerite MELANSON

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born: 9 December 1741, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 27 September 1795, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie RICHARD 7 January 1772 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles BELIVEAU

Born: 20 May 1744, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 2 March 1811, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Elisabeth Isabelle DOUCET 10 January 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born: 22 April 1750, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 10 April 1822, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DOUCET 10 January 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois BELIVEAU

Born: 17 October 1758, American Colonies
Died: 22 October 1828, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Anne POIRIER 5 February 1787 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1722
7 April 1722
Port Royal, Acadia

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MELANSON and Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) 23 January 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 18 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 9 December 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Charles BELIVEAU was born 20 May 1744, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 22 April 1750, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Francois BELIVEAU was born 17 October 1758, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

Marguerite was 36 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married 7 January 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Rosalie RICHARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Charles BELIVEAU married 10 January 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie Elisabeth Isabelle DOUCET

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married 10 January 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Louis DOUCET

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) died 5 July 1786, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

1787 Marriage of Child
Francois BELIVEAU married 5 February 1787, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Anne POIRIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Child
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) died 27 September 1795, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marguerite was 73 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1808
9 October 1808
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 86.

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