Marguerite Dugas (1681 - bef. 1729)

Born 1681 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Melanson — married 11 Jan 1701 in Port-Royale, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died before 1729 before age 48 in Grand Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Marguerite Dugas was born in 1681. She was the daughter of Claude Dugas and Françoise Bourgeois. She was baptized at Beaubassin on March 19, 1681. The date of her birth was not mentioned in the register. Her godparents were sieur Alexandre LeNeuf sr du Beaubasssin and Marguerite Bourgeois who named her Marguerite.^[1][2]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marguerite, aged 5, was living with her parents, Claude DUGAS, aged 38, and Francoise BOURGEOIS, aged 25, and seven siblings: Marie, aged 12, Claude, aged 10, Anne, aged 7, Francoise, aged 6, Joseph, aged 6, Jeanne, aged 3, and Agnesse [sic], aged 1. They owned 1 gun and were living on 8 arpents of cultivable land with 25 cattle, 9 sheep, and 11 hogs.^[3]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Marguerite, aged 11, was living with her parents, Claude, aged 44, and Francoise BOURGEOIS, aged 34, and her ten siblings: Marie, aged 17, Claude, aged 16, Francoise, aged 14, Joseph, aged 13, Anne, aged 10, Jeanne, aged 9, Agnes, aged 7, Francois, aged 5, Madeleine, aged 4, and Cecile, aged 1. She was living in the household of her grandparents, Abraham DUGAS, aged 74, and Marguerite DOUCET, aged 66. The family owned 4 guns and was living on 26 arpents of cultivable land with 20 cattle, 30 sheep, and 15 pigs.^[4]

She married Jean Melanson in 1701 in Acadia.^[5] They had 12 children:

1. Marguerite Melanson
2. Anne Melancon
3. Jean Baptiste Melancon
4. Paul Melancon
5. Pierre Melanson
6. Marie Josephe Melanson
7. Alexandre Melancon
8. Jacques Melancon
9. Madeleine Melancon
10. Cecile Melancon
11. Honore Melancon
12. Etienne Melanson

She passed away, most probably at Grand Pré, between July 1724 (Baptism of her son Étienne^[6]) and February 1729 (Marriage of her son jean Baptiste^[7]).

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Registres paroissiaux (Acadie)-Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia:C-3021 Beaubassin (Image 14): http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3021/14?r=0&s=6
2. ↑ IGD: Registres du Fonds Drouin: Acadie: Acadie et Gaspésie 1680-1756 Original Baptism Record
3. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Claude DUGAS 38, Francoise BOURGEOIS 25; children: Marie 12, Claude 10, Francoise 6, Joseph 6, Marguerite 5, Agnesse 1, Jeanne 3; Anne 7; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 25 cattle, 9 sheep, 11 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Agnes was listed as Agnesse, Claude, aged 11, was transcribed as aged 10, and Francoise, aged 10, was transcribed as aged 6.

4. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada "Acadie Recensements 1671 - 1752," Images 62-108;
   at Port Royal: Abraham DUGAS 74, Marguerite DOUCET 66, Claude 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS (his wife) 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Madeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs, 26 arpents, 4 guns. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Madeleine was listed as Magdelene but transcribed as Madeleine, and Cecile was listed as Cecille but transcribed as Cecile. Marie Dugas, born about 1691, would have been 2 years old in 1693, but she was missing from the 1693 census. Another Marie was listed, Marie “Catherine” Dugas, but she was born in 1674.
5. ↑ Nos Origines

   Marguerite 19 ans & Jean 20 ans - 11 Janvier 1701 - Contrat Loppinot, Port-Royal, Canada (Source: S. White)

   Marguerite Dugas
6. ↑ IGD: Registres du Fonds Drouin: Acadie: St-Charles-les-Mines 1724

   Baptism St-Charles-les-Mines, 12 July 1724 - Birth: 12 July 1724 - MELANSON, ESTIENNE - MELANSON, JEAN, Father & DUGAS, MARGUERITE, Mother

   Baptism Étienne Melanson
7. ↑ IGD: Lafrance

   Marriage: St-Charles-les-Mines, 28 Feb 1729 - MELANCON, JEAN BAPTISTE & LEBLANC, MAGDELEINE - MELANCON, JEAN, Father of the groom - DUGAS, MARGUERITE, Mother of the groom, deceased

   Marriage Jean Baptiste Melancon