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     of family MELANSON as a whole.


The ascending ones of Louise, Amélie MELANSON

     Louise Amélie MELANSON is the back grandmother of my wife.


     It was born on April 5, 1881
     in Lorient, in Morbihan, in Brittany (FRANCE)
     By making his family tree, I discovered that it went down
     directly of Pierre MELANSON, born in October 1715 in Pre Grand,
     in Acadie, New Scotland; who was off-set in 1755 and arrived
     in 1766 with Beautiful-Isle at sea.

     Pierre MELANSON, if I am based on found information
     on the acadian sites of genealogy, was the son of Philippe, Claude MELANSON,
     and small son of Pierre MELANSON say Laverdure which founded
     the village of Large Pre about the year 1680.


I am not certain that it knew itself that its ancestors were acadian. My wife forever heard her large maternal father (his son), to speak to him about Acadie, nor even his/her mother. His/her grandmother, of the sky where it is now, is certainly content that it made this discovery. It is in its memory that I created this site and for if required helping his cousins moved away, going down like it from family MELANSON.

LET US GO UP TIME between the year 1971 and the year 1766

Louise Amélie MELANSON died in 1971 in Lorient. My wife still remembers it and the moments spent on the knees of same MELANSON.

She had married on April 27, 1901, in Lorient, Auguste, Jean, Francois, BROSSARD.
It gave him 2 beautiful children with who they gave the first names of Amélie and Jean
who is my maternal grandfather. Itself had 4 children of which the mother
of my wife, and 2 boys of which one married with Quebecoise
and screw in Montreal since many years; and the other which joined it
a few years ago. Our oldest son, also has immigrant in Quebec to him,
here are now 2 years 1/2 and Quebec attends.

I discovered that in Acadie, at the moment when the ancestor of Louise arrived at
Royal Port, that it was a family BROSSARD there. Who knows! 
Perhaps an ancestor of the husband of Louise! Know .....

The father of Louise:

Jean, Alexis MELANSON.
It was born on September 4, 1850 in Lorient.
He married with Louise the CORROLER, in Lorient.
He was accountant in the national marine.

The father of Jean, Alexis :

     Etienne, Raymond MELANSON.
     It was born on April 20, 1821 in Concarneau
     He married with Jeanne the NASSUER, in Ploemeur            
     It was main district gunner of 1st class in the navy deceased
    on May 2, 1855 at the 34 years age, board the Jean Bart.
     His/her Alexis son was only 5 years old. He had another boy, 
     older Pierre, Vincent, born in 1818 in Concarneau.

The father of 'Etienne, Raymond :

Pierre, François MELANSON.
It was born on April 6, 1781 in Concarneau.
He married with Joséphine BELLOWS, in Concarneau.
They had another boy, older, Jean Louis, who was born in 1785 in Concarneau.
Pierre, François was sailor.
It is deceased on July 28, 1846 with Concarneau.

The father of  Pierre, François :

Jean-Baptiste MELANSON
It was born on September 14, 1752 with the River with Ducks, New Scottia.
It arrived at Belle-Ile at sea, between on September 22 and on October 18
with his/her parents, its 6 sisters and her brother, and Jean MELANSON
who widowed, was accompanied by his François son as well as his girl,Marie, Magdeleine which was married with Charles GAUTROT.
Arrived into same in the same period, 77 other families
who were divided in the 4 parishes of the Island.
The family of Jean-Baptiste was installed on the parish of Locmaria,
to the place “Cosquet says”.

Here the composition of its family:

. Marie-Joseph, born on January 28, 1746 with the River with ducks, Acadie
. Marguerite, born on April 22, 1748 with Saint Joseph, Acadie
. Jean-Baptiste, born on September 14, 1752, with the River in Ducks, Acadie
. Joseph, born on June 15, 1753 with the River with ducks, Acadie
  (deceased in the Island Tudy, Finistere, Brittany, France)
 . Anne-Marie who was born on September 2, 1757 in Southampton
 . Marie-madeleine who was born on December 21, 1759 in Southampton               keep national
 . Marie-Marthe who was born in 1761 in Southampton                                                  what was Jean Baptiste
 . Rose, Rosalie who was born in 1763, either in Southampton, or in Saint Malo
                                                                                                                                                             
I will tell you on another page, the adventure which they lived between the great deportation of 1755, of which they formed part and their arrival in Belle-Ile; if I find information where if one of you give some to me.

Jean-Baptiste was 13 years old when it arrived at Belle-Ile. His/her father is unfortunately deceased the following year. Who dealt with this big family?  Perhaps Jean MELANSON, who was widowed! .....

Jean-Baptiste, adult left on Concarneau, in Finistere, to Brittany,
He married on January 14, 1784 in this same city, with Anne LE BEAU
It had another boy, Pierre, Vincent, Joseph who would have been born in 1818 in Concarneau.

Apparently, it lost his wife after the birth of Pierre, François (that remains to be checked)
It was remarié with Michelle VIDAL, giving him several children.
He would have been captain of the national guards with Concarneau. It is certainly thanks to him that his/her sister, Marie-madeleine MELANSON married with a guard national, Jean-Pierre Petit, undoubtedly met with Concarneau, since it there married in June 1790,3 years after the birth of Pierre Francois, the son of Jean-Baptiste.

I also found a baptismal certificate of Marie, Yvonne MELANSON, girl of Joseph MELANSON (the brother of Jean-Baptiste) and of Marie Jacquette BONNETIS. Apparently the family would have partly gathered on Concarneau.

Jean Baptiste is deceased in Concarneau, at the 51 years age, the 8 fructidor of year 11 (26/08/1803)

TESTS between the year 1755 and the year 1766

Between the moment when the family of Pierre MELANSON was off-set and their arrival in Belle-Ile at sea, at the end of 2006, it ran out 11 long years; 8 last in the wearing of Southampton and 3 in Saint Malo who is my birthplace, where still all my family resides. I benefit the passage from it to say that my mom is a young lady CHAPPEDELAINE. Still a known name in Canada and more particularly in QUEBEC.  If one adds the name of young girl of the girl of Louise MELANSON (name of wife of Louise), BROSSARD, that done much name in our family which brings us closer to Canada, Quebec and Acadie.

I invite you to read the page devoted to the Great deportation and arrival on Belle-Ile Mer.

The ascending ones of Louise, Amélie MELANSON, before the great deportation

Pierre MELANSON
It was born in October 1715 in Pre Grand,
      village that his/her large father, Pierre MELANSON, said Laverdure, had founded.
He married on February 16, 1745 in the church of Saint Charles the Mines,
      with Marie-Magdeleine the WHITE
It is deceased, on November 10, 1766, in the house which the commune of Belle-Ile had given them on their arrival, to the place “Cosquet says” on the parish of Locmaria. The house of the MELANSON always exists in Belle-Ile. You will be able to see it on the page devoted to the great deportation.

  The parish of St Charles mines, where Pierre married
   and Marie-Magdeleine, included/understood the villages
   of Large-Pre, of Gaspereau and MELANSON.
   The priest placed in large presbytery located in the meadow, 
   in the North-West of the village of Large Pre.
   The inhabitants of the area were imprisoned in the Church
   of St Charles mines, in September 1755, where the order
   of deportation was to them bed. Pierre was then 40 years old.
   The church was then burnt. The site of the church is today
   a national historic site

The father of Pierre :

Philippe, Claude MELANSON
It would have been born in 1666, undoubtedly in Royal Port
because his/her parents settled in 1684 close to the river “Gaspereau”, Pre Grand flux.
He married in 1695 with Marie DUGAS (girl of Claude DUGAS, arms manufacturer with Royal Port)
They had 10 children:

     . Madeleine, born in Pre Grand
       (died in Yamachiche, Quebec)
     . Isabelle, Elisabeth, born in 1696 in Pre Grand
     . Marie, born in 1697 in Pre Grand
       (died in Southampton, in England)
     . Joseph, born in 1698 in Pre Grand
     . Marguerite, born in 1705 in Pre Grand
       (died in Morlaix, Coasts of Armor, Brittany, France)
     . Angelica, born 1708 in Pre Grand
       (died in Liverpool, in England)
     . Anne-Marie, born on January 10, 1709 with Pre Grand
     . Philippe junior, born on October 10, 1712 with Pre Grand
     . Pierre, born in October 1715 in Pre Grand
       (deceased on November 10, 1766 in Cosquet with Locmaria, Belle-Ile at sea, France)
     . Marguerite, Joseph, Marie, born on November 6, 1718 in Grand, Pre
       (died in St Gabriel in Louisiana, the USA)

Their house was located beside the Gaspereau river, in village MELANSON. 
Philippe was used like deputy or representative of the area of the Mines near the British authorities for Annapolis Royal (in the past Port-Royal).

Marie will die on September 20, 1733 at the 59 years age.
Philippe, will reach the 80 years to him age is deceased in July 1744.
They were every both summer buried in the cemetery
of St Charles mines, like Pierre and Marguerite.
(parochial registers of the parish)

                           On the line, the vault of the memory
                           place where the church St Charles was the mines
                           and the cemetery where Philippe and Marie were buried



The father of Philippe :

Pierre MELANSON sior De Laverdure (one on the certificate to baptism to Madeleine, his daughter belongs)
It was born in 1632 in Yorkshire, in England

It arrived with his parents in Acadie, in 1657 on “Satisfaction”, English boat board, accompanying Thomas TEMPLE, coming to take possession of the fort the Tower. Its Family has unloaded being with Royal Port, before Thomas at the height goes St John' S, which was with the mouth of the river St Jean. Thomas Temple who was named in 1662 baronnet of Nova Scotia and governor of Acadie.

In 1660, Pierre was captain of militia with Royal Port.

He married about 1665, in Royal Port, with Marie, Marguerite MIUS Of ENTREMONT
It was the girl of the baron de Pobomcoup, Philippe Of ENTREMONT, which was general major of Charles of St Etienne of the Tower and was named in 1678, public prosecutor of the King in Acadie (governor). He exerted this function until 1688. He was buried apparently in the cemetery of St Charles the mines.

In 1680 it was appointed administrator (Sieur) pre of the large area of Nova Scotia (Acadia) and with Pierre TERRIAU who was also appointed administrator in 1682, they were responsible for the commercial development of the area. (information found in the genealogical register of Louisiana 1989)

It founded, with Marie, Grand Pre, when they settled the first there, between the year 1680 and 1684


     It is in this style of house that they lived
     it was drawn according to the found vestiges
     with establishment MELANSON where lived
     the brother of Pierre, Charles MELANSON and his family.






They had 10 children:

     . Philippe Claude, born in 1666 in Royal Port
       (deceased in July 1744 in Pre Grand - cemetery of St Charles mines)
     . Cécile, born in 1668 in Royal Port
     . Pierre says Pedro, born in 1670 in Royal Port,
     . Marie, born in 1673 in Royal Port
     . Marguerite, born in 1676 in Royal Port
     . Isabelle, born in 1679 in Royal Port
     . Jean, born in 1681 in Pre Grand
     . Madeleine, born in 1684 in Pre Grand
     . Anne, born in 1686 in Pre Grand      
     . Paul, born in 1691 with the Mines

Pierre is deceased on August 6, 1725 with Pre Grand

The father of  Peter :

Peter LAVERDURE
It apparently was born with the La Rochelle, about 1608
It would be, at the time of the seat of the La Rochelle, being hugenot, exiled about 1628 in England, in Yorkshire where it married about 1630 with Priscilla MALLENSON.

They had 3 children:

     . Pierre, born in 1632 in Yorkshire
       (deceased in 1676 in Boston)
     . Charles, born in 1643 in Yorkshire
       (deceased in Royal Port)
     . John, born in

It would be deceased in 1676 in Boston, in Massachussets, the USA.

Here that this Acadien history finishes ascending. If you find erreures, do not hesitate with me to communicate them so that I rectify. The same thing if you have information which I will be able to add.

Myself, I will update it, as I would make new discoveries.

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Peter JOSSE
administrator of this blog dedicated to the back grandmother of my wife.