Anne Melanson (abt. 1686 - 1745)

Born about 1686 in Baye des Mines, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas (Jacob) Jacau — married 15 Oct 1705 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

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Biography

Anne Melanson was born in 1686. She was the daughter of Pierre Melanson and Marguerite Mius. She was one day old on the 1686 Baye des Mines census.

In 1686, at Baye des Mines, Anne, aged 1 day, was living with her parents, Pierre MELANCON, dit La Verdure (sic), aged 54, and Marie MIUS DAUTREMON (sic), aged 36, and her eight siblings: Philippes (sic), aged 20, Cecile, aged 18, Pierre, aged 16, Marie, aged 13, Marguerite, aged 10, Isabelle (sic), aged 7, Jean, aged 5, and Magdeleine, aged 2. They owned 12 guns and were living on 50 arpents of cultivable land with 31 cattle, 8 sheep, and 27 hogs.^[1]

She married le Sieur Thomas Jacob (sic Jacau de Fiedmont), master cannoneer for the fort of Port Royal, son of Samuel Jacob and Judith Filleau of Ars, Saintonge, Saintes, France 15 October 1705 at Port Royal. The bride and groom both signed.^[2][3]

Known Children

1. Marie Anne Jacob 1706-1746
2. Daniel Jacob 1708-
3. Joseph Jacob 1710-
4. Louis Thomas de FIEDMONT Jacau ca 1712-1788
5. Jeanne de Fiedmont Jacau 1712-/1748
6. Jean Baptiste Jacob ca 1714-1730
7. Jeanne Francoise Jacau de Fiedmont ca 1726-
8. Hyppolyte de FIEDMONT Jacau ca 1728-

In 1715, Thomas and her oldest daughter, Marie Anne, were in France while Anne was in Louisbourg, île Royal. In 1716, the family was together at Port- Dauphin, île Royal.^[4]

Anne passed away after the 1734 Census.^[5] Alternatively, per un-sourced Ancestry trees 2 Oct 1745 at St Martin, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France.

Research Notes

In the original 1686 census at Baye des Mines, Melanson was spelled Melancon, Laverdure was spelled la Verdure and transcribed La Verdure, d'Entrement was spelled Dautremon, Philippe was spelled Phillipes, Elisabeth was written Isabelle, Magdeleine was spelled Magdelaine, and Anne was the unnamed one day old child.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 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 Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.

   at Baye des Mines: Pierre MELANCON, dit LaVerdure, 54; Marie MIUS DAUTREMON his wife 36; children: Philippes 20, Cecile 18, Pierre 16. Marie 13, Marguerite 10, Isabelle 7, Jean 5, Magdeleine 2, and a child one day old; 12 guns, 50 arpents, 31 cattle, 8 sheep, 27 hogs.

2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 121) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/121?r=0&s=5
3. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Thomas Jacob and Anne Melansson marriage RG 1 volume 26 page 276 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1205
4. ↑ Melanson, Michael B. Melanson~Melancon The Genealogy of an Acadian and Cajun Family,(Dracut, Massachusetts: Lanesville Publishing, 2004) page 40
5. ↑ Melanson Story, The: Acadian Family, Acadian Times - Margaret C. Melanson - Toronto: Author, 2003 - p. 140
6. ↑ https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2572/46

• BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 867 & 1149
• BIRTH: Arsenault, H&G, p. 1262 (Grand Pré)
• Melanson-209 was created by Buddy Toups through the import of Toups Family Tree (1).ged on Jun 16, 2014.