Anne Josephe Melanson (abt. 1747 - aft. 1792)

Born about 1747 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Bourg — married 20 Jan 1767 in St. Enogat, Ille-et-Villaine, France

Died after 1792 after about age 45 in France

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Biography

Anne Josephe was born about 1747. She was the daughter of Joseph Melanson and Anne Bourg.^[1]

The family with six children was deported to France in 1758 aboard one of five British ships that docked at Saint-Malo on 23 January 1759. Three of the youngest children died at sea during the crossing. Anne Bourg and their daughter Marie Melanson died at the hospital not long after arrival. Only Joseph and his children Anne-Josèphe and Germain survived the horrific conditions aboard the ship. ^[2][3]

Anne (19) married Joseph Bourg (22) (born in 1744 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia; son of François Bourg and Marie Marguerite Hébert) on 20 Jan 1767 in St. Enogat, Ille-et-Villaine, France. They were granted a dispensation for consanguinity but the degree was not indicated.^[1] Their known children were:

1. Marguerite Theodose Bourg (1768– ) .
2. Anne Marie Bourg (1770–1772) .
3. Isabelle Charlotte Bourg (1771–1771) .
4. Jean Perinne Bourg (1772– ) .
5. Josephe Marguerite Bourg (1773– ) .
6. Anne Bourg (1775– ) .
7. Joseph Bourg (1776–1776) .
8. Rose Perinne Bourg (1777–1777) .
9. Joseph Pierre Bourg (1778–1778) .
10. Jean Bourg (1779–1779)

From 1759 to 1772, Anne Josephe and Joseph lived at St-Enogat, France. On 15 Sep 1772, Joseph, aged 28, a seaman, was living with his wife, Anne Josephe, aged 25, a spinner and cutter, and their two daughters. Their deceased daughter was also noted.^[1]

In1793, at Pleurtuit, France, Anne Josephe, a widow, was listed as a spinner.^[1]

She passed away after 1792.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Melanson, Michael B. Melanson~Melancon The Genealogy of an Acadian and Cajun Family,(Dracut, Massachusetts: Lanesville Publishing, 2004) p. 77.
2. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 images 205 & 206, accessed 11 Sep 2023

   Family #143

   MELANCON Joseph, 36

   BOURG Anne, 30, his wife, died at the hospital on 21 February 1759

   MELANCON Josèphe, 12, daughter

   MELANCON Germain, 10, son

   MELANCON Marie, 7, daughter, died on 8 March 1759

   MELANCON Joseph, 4, son, died at sea

   MELANCON Joseph, 2, son, died at sea

   MELANCON Ozite, 3, daughter, died at sea

3. ↑ Melanson, Michael B. Melanson~Melancon The Genealogy of an Acadian and Cajun Family,(Dracut, Massachusetts: Lanesville Publishing, 2004) p. 33.

• Karen Theriot reader Anne Josephe citing Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - p. 960 - A note ii states that Anne-Josèphe, the daughter of Anne BOURG, was born at Cobequit (Register St-Énogat 20 Jan 1767, her marriage date).