Jean Antoine married Françoise BENOIT
abt. 1761
in Province of Massachusetts Bay
.
The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise BENOIT
was born
abt. 1734
in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .
Françoise died
28 August 1806
in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
Françoise was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT.
Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) died
14 March 1816
in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
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1762 Birth of Child Benjamin MELANCON was born 8 June 1762, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
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.
1768 Birth of Child Jean-Baptiste MELANCON was born 15 August 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
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.
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1762 Birth of Child
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.
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)
1786 Marriage of Child
1793 Death of Child
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