Amand MELANSON

Born

2 May 1741 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

abt. 1818 , Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Ambroise MELANSON Marguerite COMEAU

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Born: 2 May 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Ambroise MELANSON

Mother: Marguerite COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE , Marie DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Jean COMEAU , Françoise HÉBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Amand married Marie Anne LEBLANC 29 August 1768 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Anne LEBLANC was born 19 July 1746 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie Anne died 7 October 1836 in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook). Marie Anne was the child of Etienne LEBLANC and Elisabeth BOUDROT.

Amand MELANSON died abt. 1818 in Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Amand MELANSON married

Marie Anne LEBLANC
Marriage date: 29 August 1768
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Marie Anne LEBLANC was the child of Etienne LEBLANC and Elisabeth BOUDROT

Children of Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC

Etienne Nazaire MELANSON

Born: 7 January 1767, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1848,

Married: Marie Josephe "Rose" COMEAU 1795

Marie Anne MELANSON

Born: 25 April 1769, La Baye Sainte Marie, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre Dominique Pitre SAULNIER 1790

Henri Benoni MELANSON

Born: 13 May 1778, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 10 October 1875, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Rosalie DOUCET 13 May 1800 Place: Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook)

Jean Baptiste MELANSON

Born: 24 June 1780, Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: March 1855, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Cecile MURAT 19 August 1800

Marie Madeleine MELANSON

Born: abt. 1784, Grosses Coques, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1824, Belliveau, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Joseph Louis GAUDET 1804

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Birth — 1741
2 May 1741
Port Royal, Acadia

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

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Etienne Nazaire MELANSON was born 7 January 1767, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)

Amand was 25 years old.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Amand MELANSON and Marie Anne LEBLANC 29 August 1768, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie Anne MELANSON was born 25 April 1769, La Baye Sainte Marie, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Amand was 28 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Henri Benoni MELANSON was born 13 May 1778, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Amand was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste MELANSON was born 24 June 1780, Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia, Canada

Amand was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Henri Benoni MELANSON married 13 May 1800, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Church Point) (Little Brook) to Rosalie DOUCET

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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Last updated: 12/12/2025 11:23:03 PM

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