Marguerite MELANSON

Born

20 September 1736 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

8 September 1780 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite married Anselme BASTARACHE abt. 1756 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anselme BASTARACHE was born 2 October 1729 in Port Royal, Acadia . Anselme died abt. 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Anselme was the child of Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Angélique RICHARD .

Parents & Family of Marguerite MELANSON

Parents of Marguerite MELANSON

Father

Ambroise MELANSON

Mother

Marguerite COMEAU

Grandparents of Marguerite MELANSON

Paternal grandparents

Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Jean COMEAU Françoise HÉBERT

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

m. Bastarache Anselme
m. Morisset Francois

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite MELANSON

Marguerite MELANSON married

Anselme BASTARACHE
Marriage date: abt. 1756
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Anselme BASTARACHE was the child of Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Angélique RICHARD

Children of Anselme BASTARACHE and Marguerite MELANSON

Marie BASTARACHE

Born: 5 January 1760, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite BASTARACHE

Born: 30 April 1762, Yamachiche, Canada
Died: July 1763, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Charles BASTARACHE

Born: 5 May 1764, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE

Born: November 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1826, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise RIVARD 9 November 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BASTARACHE

Born: 10 April 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1823, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise LESIEUR 4 May 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1736
20 September 1736
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1760 Birth of Child
Marie BASTARACHE was born 5 January 1760, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BASTARACHE was born 30 April 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

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.

1763 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite BASTARACHE died July 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Charles BASTARACHE was born 5 May 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE was born November 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE was born 10 April 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

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.