Ambroise MELANSON

Born

abt. 1686 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

7 August 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

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Born: abt. 1686 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE

Mother: Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET , Marguerite DOUCET

Ambroise 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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Ambroise married Françoise BOURG 10 November 1705 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Françoise BOURG was born abt. 1683 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Françoise died 15 December 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Françoise was the child of Bernard BOURG and Françoise BRUN.

Ambroise married (2) Marguerite COMEAU 3 January 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite COMEAU was born abt. 1700 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 29 August 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jean COMEAU and Françoise HÉBERT.

Ambroise MELANSON died 7 August 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Spouse & Children of Ambroise MELANSON

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Ambroise MELANSON married

Françoise BOURG
Marriage date: 10 November 1705
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise BOURG was the child of Bernard BOURG and Françoise BRUN

Children of Ambroise MELANSON and Françoise BOURG

Joseph MELANCON

Born: 23 September 1708, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Jean MELANSON

Born: 5 October 1710, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 11 April 1782, Locmaria, France

Madeleine MELANSON

Born: 27 January 1714, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Pierre BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) dit GRAND PIERRE 31 January 1735 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Ambroise MELANCON

Born: 27 January 1714, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Anne HEBERT 26 November 1733 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie MELANSON

Born: 27 January 1714, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 28 October 1733, Port Royal, Acadia

Marguerite MELANSON

Born: 22 November 1715, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Elisabeth MELANSON

Born: 22 November 1715, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 20 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Olivier THIBODEAU 14 October 1734 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Ambroise MELANSON married

Marguerite COMEAU
Marriage date: 3 January 1719
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite COMEAU was the child of Jean COMEAU and Françoise HÉBERT

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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1686 Port Royal
Charles MELANSON 44, Marie DUGAS 38; children: Isabelle 13, Charles 11, Madeleine 9, Marie 7, Francoise 4, twins Pierre and Ambroise 10 month; 1 gun, 6 arpents, 20 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal
Charles MELANCON 46, Marie DUGAS 42, Charles 18, Madeleine 16, Marie 12, Francoise 10, Pierre & Ambroise (twins) 8, Claude 5, Jeanne 3; 20 cattle, 25 sheep, 12 pigs, 35 arpents, 4 guns

1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Charles MELLANSON 57; Marie DUGAST (wife) 52; Charles 23; Marie 18; Ambroise and Pierre, twins, 13; Claude 11; Jean 8; Marguerite 5; 15 cattle, 9 sheep 9 hogs, 35 arpents, 76 fruit trees, 2 guns.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Port Royal
Charles MELANSON 53; Marie DUGAST (wife) 49; Pierre and Ambroise, twins, 15; Claude 12; Jeanne 10; 30 cattle, 22 sheep, 35 arpents, 2 guns.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1701 Port Royal
Marie DUGAS widow of Charles MELANSON 50; Ambroise and Pierre (twins) 15, Claude 12, Jean 10, Marguerite 8; 2 guns, 9 cattle, 8 sheep. 8 hogs, 10 arpents.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1705 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise MELANSON and Françoise BOURG 10 November 1705, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1708 Birth of Child
Joseph MELANCON was born 23 September 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1710 Birth of Child
Jean MELANSON was born 5 October 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1714 Birth of Child
Ambroise MELANCON was born 27 January 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1714 Birth of Child
Madeleine MELANSON was born 27 January 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1714 Birth of Child
Marie MELANSON was born 27 January 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MELANSON was born 22 November 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 Birth of Child
Marguerite MELANSON was born 22 November 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise BOURG died 15 December 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1719 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise MELANSON and Marguerite COMEAU 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)

1733 Death of Child
Marie MELANSON died 28 October 1733, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1733 Marriage of Child
Ambroise MELANCON married 26 November 1733, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Anne HEBERT

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

1734 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth MELANSON married 14 October 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Olivier THIBODEAU

1735 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MELANSON married 31 January 1735, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Pierre BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) dit GRAND PIERRE

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)

Death — 1757
7 August 1757
Québec, Canada, New France

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