Jean MELANSON

Born

26 March 1712 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

15 May 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

Jean married Marie Josephe LANOUE 15 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie Josephe LANOUE was born 27 January 1720 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie Josephe died 1 January 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie Josephe was the child of Pierre LANOUE and Marie GRANGER .

Parents & Family of Jean MELANSON

Parents of Jean MELANSON

Father

Charles MELANSON

Mother

Anne Jeanne BOURG

Grandparents of Jean MELANSON

Paternal grandparents

Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

François BOURC (BOURG) Marguerite BOUDROT

Jean 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean MELANSON

Jean MELANSON married

Marie Josephe LANOUE
Marriage date: 15 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephe LANOUE was the child of Pierre LANOUE and Marie GRANGER

Marriage notes:

Marie-Josephe Lanoue married Jean Melanson, son of Charles Melanson and Anne Bourg, on 15 January 1742 at Port Royal

Source: Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes; p959

Children of Jean MELANSON and Marie Josephe LANOUE

Marie Josephe MELANCON

Born: 21 November 1742, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 21 August 1824, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Louis AIDE dit CRÉQUY 20 June 1762 Place: , Canada

Married: Isidore TOUSIGNANT 25 January 1773 Place: Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne MELANSON

Born: 25 March 1745, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 2 April 1825, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre AUGER 10 February 1766 Place: Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite MELANCON

Born: abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 6 March 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie BEAUDET (BAUDET) 24 October 1774 Place: Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite MELANSON

Born: November 1747, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 11 December 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre MELANSON

Born: 13 April 1750, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Jean Baptiste MELANSON

Born: 18 April 1753, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 1 July 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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

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Birth — 1712
26 March 1712
Port Royal, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean MELANSON and Marie Josephe LANOUE 15 January 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe MELANCON was born 21 November 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MELANSON was born 25 March 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean was 33 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marguerite MELANSON was born November 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean was 35 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Pierre MELANSON was born 13 April 1750, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean was 38 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste MELANSON was born 18 April 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean was 41 years old.