Paul Honoré Melanson (1724 - aft. 1763)

Born 5 Dec 1724 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Josèphe Breau — married about 1748 in Acadie

Descendants

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Biography

Paul Honoré Melanson was born on 5 December 1724. He was the son of Paul Melanson and Marie Thériot. He was baptized the same day he was born at Saint Charles des Mines, Grand-Pré, Acadia. His godparents were Alexandre de Belisle and Marguerite LeBlanc.^[1][2][3]

He married Marie Josèphe Breau around 1748 in Acadie. ^{[4] [3]}

Children: ^[5]

1. Unknown MELANSON ca 1749-
2. Joseph Dit Le Vieux Dit Petit Moro MELANSON ca 1751-1807
3. Marie Blanche MELANSON 1753-1797
4. Jean Baptiste MELANSON ca 1757-1825
5. Anastasie Osite MELANSON ca 1759-1828
6. Jean Dominique (Dit Minique) MELANSON ca 1762-1849

The family was residing in Petcoudiac in 1752 with 1 boy and 1 girl. ^[6] They were recorded again in Petcoudiac in 1755 with 3 boys. ^[7][4]

They were on a list of prisoners in Halifax dated 12 August 1763. ^[8][9][3]

The prisoners in Halifax were released after the treaty of 1763. The British authorities permitted Acadians to remain in the Colony of Nova Scotia as long as they took an oath of allegiance. However the majority of the prisoners rejected their offer and left the colony by their own means by leasing vessels since the British refused to pay their passage to other colonies. Many chose to go to French-controlled Saint-Domingue (Haiti) but quickly left the dire conditions there and travelled north, most of them settling in Louisiana in the spring of 1765. It is not known if the Melanson family went to Haiti before arriving in Louisiana or went directly there. ^[8]

Paul Honoré died between the censuses of 12 Aug 1763 (Halifax) and 9 April 1766 (Cabahannocer), perhaps in present-day Haiti. His wife is a widow on the 9 April 1766 census. ^{[3] [10]}

Widow Melançon age 35 on 6 arpents of land, 6 hogs.

Jean Baptiste, son age 11; Jean, son age 4; Marie, daughter age 13; Nastasie, daughter age 7; Joseph Melançon age 15.

Research Notes

The book on Beaubassin censuses by Stephen White mentions that the family was at Camp d'Espérance, after 1755. ^[4] However, Paul Honoré Melanson is not on the list of Acadians who were at that refugee camp, published by Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc.^[11]

Note: Discrepancy in where he died. Did he die in Halifax while imprisoned during the deportations, on the passage to St. Domingue or after arriving there? We know he wasn't on the 9 April 1766 census in Cabanocey, St. James, LA. with his wife and children.

• "BMS & NMD de Sauzon 1617 - 1901"

Text: Descendency found at <http://www.geocities.com/andre_h_courville/thibodeauxfamily.html> in Dec 2000. [Broken Link as of 4 February 2021] Paul Honoré MELANCON died in 1766 in Haiti.

Paul-Honore died between 12 Aug 1763 and 9 Apr 1766, because in the 9 April 1766 census in Cabanocey is found: Widow Melançon age 35 Jean Baptiste, son age 11 Jean, son age 4 Marie, daughter age 13 Nastasie, daughter age 7 Joseph Melançon age 15

Sources

1. ↑ Catholic Church Records, vol.1a: Acadian Records, 1707-1748;" Diocese of Baton Rouge"; Diocese, 1999, Note: The Registers of St. Charles aux Mines in Acadia, from Grand Pré, carried into exile to St. Gabriel Church of Iberville, LA. p. 163

   Paul Honore Melanson (Paul Melanson and Marie Terriot) bn. 5 Dec. 1724, bt. 5 Dec 1724 spo. Alexandre Le Borgne de Bellile (s) and Marguerite Leblanc; sig. Paul Melancon (s) (SGA-2,56)

2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Charles-des-Mines (Grand-Pré, N.-É.) - 1869; Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869 (Image 207): https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/207?r=0&s=4
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes ("DGFA") (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999), page 1163:

   Birth/Baptism: n/b Rg GP 5 déc 1724 (pr & mr: Alexandre [Le Borgne de] Bélisle & Marguerite LeBlanc) (Rc Halifax 1763)

   Marriage: m v 1748 Marie-Josèphe BREAU (Ambroise & Marie Michel)

   Death: d entre Rc 1763 (12 août) & Rc 1766 (9 avril) [died between the censuses of 12 Aug 1763 & 9 Apr 1766]

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Stephen A. White, Recensements de Beaubassin et des Trois Rivières de Chipoudie, de Memramcook et de Petcoudiac (1686-1755). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 50, nos 2-4, juin-décembre 2019, p. 364-365.

   Paul Honoré Melanson (son of Paul #11) married to Marie Josèpme Breau (daughter of Ambroise #13) around 1748. On 1752 Petcoudiac census 1 boy, 1 girl. On 1755 Petcoudiac census 3 boys. At Camp d'Espérance. Settled in Saint-Jacques-de-Cabahannocer, Attakapas, Pont-Breaux.

5. ↑ Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader's Family Tree. Page for Paul Honoré Melanson
6. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1752 Census The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Image 282.

   Honore MELANCON, his wife, 1 boy, 1 girl.

7. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino;1755 Census Image 8 of 32

   Honnoré Melanson, his wife, 3 boys

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} LeBlanc, Ronnie-Gilles "List of Acadian Families & Individuals at Halifax between 1759 and 1764", Appendix to "Acadians in Halifax and on Georges Island, 1755-1764 with English tranlation and glossary of place names by John Estano DeRoche. List of Families & Individuals at Halifax, 1759-1764. Originally published in French: LeBlanc, Ronnie-Gilles. 2013. “Les Acadiens à Halifax et dans l’île Georges, 1755–1764.” Port Acadie: revue interdisciplinaire en études acadiennes/ Port Acadie: An Interdisciplinary Review in Acadian Studies, No22-23 (automne 2012-printemps 2013 / fall 2012-spring2013):43-76. Translated by John Estano DeRoche, Halifax, and corrected by R.-G. LeBlanc, August 2013.p. 16;

   Paul-Honoré (32) MELANSON from Petitcodiac, son of Paul (11) MELANSON, married around 1748 to Marie-Josèphe BREAU, daughter of Ambroise (13) BREAU; was on the 1763 census at Halifax with family of 8 persons. Settled at Saint-Jacques de Cabahannocer [Louisiana].

9. ↑ Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. List of Acadian Prisoners at Halifax, August 12, 1763, Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home. Transcription, digital images, Roy, J.-Edmond. "12 Août 1763: Liste des françois Accadiens demeurants prisonniers a halifax port d'amérique Septentrionale Sous le gouvernement de Sa majesté Britannique" in Rapport sur les archives de France relatives à l'histoire du Canada. Ottawa: C.H. Parmelee, 1911 accessed at BANQ numérique page 630/image 632], accessed March 2022

   Daunore Melancons, his wife, 6 children, Family of 8

10. ↑ Lillian C. Bourgeois, "Cabanocey", (New Orleans: Pelican Publishing, 1957) reprinted Pelican Publ., 1998 p.163

    Widow Melançon age 35 on 6 arpents of land, 6 hogs.

    Jean Baptiste, son age 11; Jean, son age 4; Marie, daughter age 13; Nastasie, daughter age 7; Joseph Melançon age 15.

11. ↑ LeBlanc, R.-G. (2012). Les réfugiés acadiens au camp d’Espérance de la Miramichi en 1756-1761 : un épisode méconnu du Grand Dérangement. Acadiensis, 41(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/19077/21083. (See appendix at the end) Also English translation by John Estano DeRoche "The Acadian Refugee Camp on the Miramichi, 1756-1761"

See also:

• Marcel Walter Landry. Page for Paul Honoré Melanson. Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed March 2022 (login required)