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Marguerite Melanson (abt. 1693 - 1758)

Marguerite Melanson
Born about in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 22 Jan 1714 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at about age 65 in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
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PLEASE NOTE: There were two daughters born to this family named Marguerite. The elder sister died before adulthood.

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Marguerite Melanson, daughter of Charles (Melanson) Melanson dit La Ramée (bef.1642-abt.1700) and Marie Dugas (abt.1648-1737), was born about 1693. She is on the census of Port-Royal, age 5 in 1698.[1] She is sometimes confused with her older sister also named Marguerite Melanson. This older sister apparently died before marriage, but is on the census of 1671, age 5.[2][3] This Marguerite was on the census of 1701, age 8 years with her now widowed mother and siblings.[4]

Marguerite married 22 January, 1714 Jean Baptiste Landry (abt.1690-bef.1758), son of Pierre Landry and the late Magdelaine Robuchaux at Annapolis Royal, Acadie. Signed by Denis St Sceine and Michel Richard.[5][6]

Known Children:

  1. Pierre Landry (1715-1733)
  2. Marie Joseph Landry (1718-1758)
  3. Jean Baptiste Landry (1721-1798)
  4. Marguerite Landry (1726-1802)
  5. Brigitte Landry (1730-1758)
  6. Élisabeth Landry (abt.1732-bef.1755) (this child has no source)
  7. Charles Landry (abt.1733-1758)

This family was to be deported to North Carolina on the Pembroke in 1755. The passengers of the Pembroke are the only important group of Acadians on the way to being deported who succeeded in escaping the Deportation. It is at once tragic and ironic to know that having succeeded in escaping the Deportation, these Acadians only reached Quebec City to die in the epidemic of "picote" or "petite variole" (smallpox). Jean Baptiste, Marguerite and three of their children (Jean Baptiste, Marguerite and Brigitte) are thought to be among the passengers.[7][8]

Marguerite died a widow at about age 65 on 12 February, 1758 in Quebec and was buried the next day.[9][8]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Acadian Genealogy", hosted by Tim Hebert; 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie; accessed 16 March, 2019
    Text: 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.
  2. ↑ "Acadian Genealogy", hosted by Tim Hebert; 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie; accessed 19 March, 2019, also: graph of original census (archived link)
    Charles MELANCON, 28, wife Marie DUGAST 23; Children: Marie 7, Marguerite 5, Anne 3, Cecille 6 months; cattle 40, sheep 6.
  3. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader, Geneanet.com, accessed 16 March, 2019; citing Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; pp. 687-688 (Port Royal); own copy. Marguerite [sic] MELANSON, born 1693, daughter of Charles & Marie DUGAS, married Jean-Baptiste LANDRY, son of Pierre & Madeleine ROBICHAUD. [An older sister also named Marguerite, born in 1666].
  4. ↑ : “Acadian Genealogy”, hosted by Tim Hebert 1701 Acadian Census, accessed March 19, 2019
    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.
  5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 169) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/169?r=0&s=5
  6. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 François Amiraut baptism RG 1 volume 26 page 133 Marriage
  7. ↑ Delaney, Paul "Pembroke Passenger List Reconstructed", Acadian and French Canadaian Ancestral Home, 2004-Present Pembroke accessed 10/28/2020
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 “La Reconstitution d'un rôle des passagers du Pembroke”; Paul Delaney; in LES CAHIERS, La Société Historique Acadienne; In vol. 35, No. 1&2 (Jan-Jun 2004), pp. 4-75; Pembrokepp. 4-75. - N - p. 48
  9. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch Burial : 16 July 2014), Québec > Notre-Dame-de-Québec > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1757-1759 > image 151 of 259; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.

See also:

  • Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 1147




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Bourque-573 Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
THIS Marguerite is correct. The Melanson-127 needs date revisions but has all the correct people. E's note is verified by Stephen White source. Thank you E for finding this.
posted by Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
Martin-30019 E Martin
Melanson-49 is Marguerite (abt. 1693 - 1758)

Wife of Jean Baptiste Landry — married 22 Jan 1714 https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Melancon_Marguerite&pid=840135

and

Melanson-127 is Madeleine (1697 - 1769) https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Melanson_Madeleine&pid=5596 She is the wife of Jean Landry

posted by E Martin
Girouard-4019 Jacqueline Girouard
Melanson-49 and Melanson-127 do not represent the same person because: Thanks for noticing the similarities! They have different parents but were linked to same spouse so easy to think they might be the same. I removed the spouse from Melanson-49--he already has his spouse. I am still researching.
posted by Jacqueline Girouard

Rejected matches › Madeleine Melanson (abt.1697-1769)

Marguerite is 11 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 20 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 18 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 22 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 24 degrees from Michael Chow, 21 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 17 degrees from Matty Matheson, 22 degrees from Martha Stewart, 23 degrees from Danny Trejo and 25 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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