Marguerite COMEAU

Born

abt. 1700 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

29 August 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean COMEAU Françoise HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1700 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean COMEAU

Mother: Françoise HÉBERT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU , Rose BAYOL

Maternal grandparents: Étienne HÉBERT , Marie GAUDET

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 Ambroise MELANSON 3 January 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Ambroise MELANSON was born abt. 1686 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Ambroise died 7 August 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Ambroise was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS.

Marguerite COMEAU died 29 August 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Marguerite COMEAU

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Marguerite COMEAU married

Ambroise MELANSON
Marriage date: 3 January 1719
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Ambroise MELANSON was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS

Children of Ambroise MELANSON and Marguerite COMEAU

Anne MELANSON

Born: 17 April 1720, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Cecile MELANSON

Born: 28 June 1723, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 15 January 1796, Nantes, France

Francoise MELANSON

Born: 14 January 1725, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 25 January 1801, Baie Ste-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Yves Dit Evan THIBAULT 18 January 1747 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre Ambroise MELANSON

Born: 9 May 1727, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: April 1804, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Anne Marie MELANSON 1758 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean MELANSON

Born: 30 April 1729, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: October 1806, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Anne "Jeanne" TRAHAN 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Brigitte MELANSON

Born: 15 March 1731, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Paul Marin DUGAS 1751 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Modeste MELANSON

Born: 29 March 1734, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Marguerite MELANSON

Born: 20 September 1736, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 8 September 1780, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Anselme BASTARACHE 1756 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie Françoise MELANSON

Born: 20 September 1738, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1795, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Amand LANOUE 1762

Desire MELANSON

Born: 25 June 1739, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Amand MELANSON

Born: 2 May 1741, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1818, Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Marie Anne LEBLANC 29 August 1768 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie-Felicite MELANSON

Born: 7 April 1745, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 31 March 1768, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE 1 February 1761 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite COMEAU and Ambroise MELANSON 3 January 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1720 Birth of Child
Anne MELANSON was born 17 April 1720, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1723 Birth of Child
Cecile MELANSON was born 28 June 1723, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1725 Birth of Child
Francoise MELANSON was born 14 January 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1727 Birth of Child
Pierre Ambroise MELANSON was born 9 May 1727, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1729 Birth of Child
Jean MELANSON was born 30 April 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1731 Birth of Child
Brigitte MELANSON was born 15 March 1731, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1734 Birth of Child
Modeste MELANSON was born 29 March 1734, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1736 Birth of Child
Marguerite MELANSON was born 20 September 1736, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1738 Birth of Child
Marie Françoise MELANSON was born 20 September 1738, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1739 Birth of Child
Desire MELANSON was born 25 June 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1741 Birth of Child
Amand MELANSON was born 2 May 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite MELANSON was born 7 April 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1747 Marriage of Child
Francoise MELANSON married 18 January 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Yves Dit Evan THIBAULT

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