Benoni
MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Born
16 August 1720
,
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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Born: 16 August 1720 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Father:
Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre MELANÇON (MELANSON) dit LAVERDURE
, Marguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONT
Maternal grandparents:
Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
, Marie Anne RICHARD
Benoni was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benoni married Marguerite BENOIT abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite BENOIT was born 28 April 1721 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Marguerite died 6 June 1780 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT.
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Spouse & Children of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON)
Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) married Marguerite BENOIT
Marriage date: abt. 1742
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT
Marguerite BENOITMarriage date: abt. 1742
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT
Marriage notes:
Marguerite Benoit married Benoni Melancon, son of Paul Melanson and Marie Theriot, circa 1742
Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p116.
Children of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marguerite BENOIT
Joseph MELANSON
Born: abt. 1745, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD 17 October 1774 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne MELANSON
Married: Marie Anne LEBLANC 23 November 1778 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Amable HEBERT 12 November 1804 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Marguerite MELANSON
Married: Claude LORANGER dit RIVARD 15 October 1770 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
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Birth — 172016 August 1720
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
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