In my FTM file I have Pierre's surname spelled Melanson but the other's I have spelled Melancon. Which is correct? Confused Lona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul L LeBlanc" <pleblan@aim.com> To: <acadian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:55 PM Subject: [ACADIAN] Next Family LAVERDURE Melanson >I will do our how related for our Broussards tomorrow. > > Let's start our Meloncons > > > > I am descendant of two of Pierre & Marguetite Mius d'Entremont sons & > three of their daughters. None from son Charles. > > Note Pierre never used the Melancon name. Priscilla only used it once > after she remarried. > > The family came to St-John (NB) during one of the British controlled > Periods. The two sons who moved across the Fundy Bay and married > Acadian girs used the Melanson name. > > When the area moved back to French control Pierre, Priscilla and 3rd > son John (Jean) moved to Boston Anyone have lines from John? > > > ======================================= > Modified Register for (1) PIERRE LAVERDURE Melanson ? > > First Generation > > 1. (1) PIERRE LAVERDURE Melanson ?[1] was born about 1608. He died > 1676/1677 in New England. > PIERRE married[1] PRISCILLA[1] about 1631 in England. PRISCILLA was > born about 1602. She died about 1692 in New England. > They had the following children: > + 2 M i. (3) PIERRE MELANSON Sieur de LaVerdune(3) PIERRE > MELANSON > Sieur de LaVerdune was born about 1632 and died before 1714. > + 3 M ii. (2) Charles Melanson(2) Charles Melanson was born about > 1643 > and died 1700/1701. > + 4 M iii. (4) Jean Laverdure John Melanson(4) Jean Laverdure > John > Melanson. > > Second Generation > > 2. (3) PIERRE MELANSON Sieur de LaVerdune[1,2,3] (PIERRE) was born > about 1632. He died before 1714 in Grand Pre, Acadia. > PIERRE married[1,2,3] (1a) MARGUERITE MIUS D'ENTREMONT Marie[1,2,3,4], > daughter of (1) PHILIPPE MIUS D'ENTREMONT and MADELEINE HELIE > Dutilletr, about 1665. MARGUERITE was born about 1650 in Cherbourg, > Normandy, France. She died after 1714 in Grand Pre, Acadia. > They had the following children: > 5 M i. (5) PHILIPPE MELANSON[2,5,6] was born about 1666. He > died 24 > Jun 1744 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was buried[7] 25 Jun 1744 in > St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand Pre, Acadia. > PHILIPPE married[2,5,6] (2a) MARIE DUGAS[2,5,6], daughter of (2) CLAUDE > DUGAS and (1g) FRANCOISE BOURGEOIS Marie, about 1695. MARIE was born > about 1674. She died 20 Sep 1733 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was buried[8] > 21 Sep 1733 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand Pre, Acadia. > 6 F ii. (3b) Cecile Melanson[2,9,10] was born 1668 in Grand > Pre, > Acadia. She was buried 12 Jun 1753 in Port-Lajoie, Ile-St-Jean, Acadia. > Cecile married[2,9,10] (7) Jean Landry[2,9,10], son of (2) RENE LANDRY > Dit LeJeune and (1a) MARIE BERNARD, about 1687 in Port-Royal, Acadia. > Jean was born about 1666 in Port-Royal, Acadia. He died before 12 Jun > 1753. > 7 M iii. (6) Pierre Melanson dit Pedro[2,11,12,13] was born > about > 1670. > Pierre married[2,12,13] (2b) Marie Blanchard[2,11,12,13], daughter of > (2) MARTIN BLANCHARD and (1b) FRANCOISE LE BLANC, about 1695. Marie was > born about 1674. > 8 F iv. (3d) MARIE MELANSON[2,9,14] was born about 1673. > MARIE married[2,9,14] (9) GERMAIN LANDRY[2,9,14], son of (2) RENE > LANDRY Dit LeJeune and (1a) MARIE BERNARD, about 1694. GERMAIN was born > about 1674. > 9 F v. (3e) MARGUERITE MELANSON[2,15,16] was born about 1676 > in > Acadia. She died 15 Jul 1744 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was buried[17] 16 > Jul 1744 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand Pre, Acadia. > MARGUERITE married[2,15,16] (8) ALEXANDRE BOURG dit > Bellehumeur[2,15,16], son of (2) FRANCOIS BOURG and (1d) MARGUERITE > BOUDROT, about 1694 in Grand Pre, Acadia. ALEXANDRE was born about 1671 > in Port-Royal, Acadia. He died 1760 in Richiboucto, Acadia. > 10 F vi. (3f) ELIZABETH MELANSON Isabelle[2,18,19] was born > about > 1679. She died 1718/1720. > ELIZABETH married[2,18] (1) (1) PIERRE-ALAIN BUGEAUD[2,18] about 1695. > PIERRE-ALAIN was born about 1668 in Chirurguien. He died about 1707. > ELIZABETH also married[2,19] (2) (15) Rene LeBlanc[2,19], son of (3) > RENE LE BLANC and (1h) ANNE BOURGEOIS, on 30 Jul 1709 in Grand Pre, > Acadia. Rene was born about 1682 in Port-Royal, Acadia. He died after 6 > Feb 1758 in Philadelphia, PA. > 11 M vii. (8) JEAN MELANSON Dominique[2,5,20] was born about > 1681 in > Grand Pre, Acadia. > JEAN married[2,5,20] (2e) MARGUERITE DUGAS Marie[2,5,20], daughter of > (2) CLAUDE DUGAS and (1g) FRANCOISE BOURGEOIS Marie, on 11 Jan 1701 in > Port-Royal, Acadia. MARGUERITE was born 19 Mar 1681 in Beaubassin, > Acadia. She died before 28 Feb 1729. > 12 F viii. (3h) Madeleine Melanson was born 23 Mar 1684 in > Grand Pre, > Acadia and was baptized 25 Jun 1684 in Beaubassin, Acadia. > Madeleine married Louis-Simon Le Poupet de St-Aubin de La Boularderie, > son of Antoine Le Poupet and Jacqueline Arnoulet, on 29 Nov 1702 in > Port Royal, Acadia. > 13 F ix. (3i) Anne Melanson was born about Jan 1686. > Anne married Thomas Jacau de Fiedmont, son of Samuel Jacau and Judith > Fillieu, on 15 Oct 1705 in Port Royal, Acadia. > 14 M x. (11) Paul Melanson Pierre[2,21] was born about 1691 in > Grand > Pre, Acadia. He died 1774. > Paul married[2,21] (7d) Marie Theriot Theriault[2,21], daughter of (7) > GERMAIN THERIOT and (1f) ANNE RICHARD, on 8 Nov 1712 in Grand Pre, > Acadia. Marie was born about 1693. She died 23 Jan 1763 in > St-Thomas-de-Montmagny, Quebec and was buried 24 Jan 1763 in > St-Thomas-de-Montmagny, Quebec. > 15 M xi. Melanson was born about 1693. He died before 1707. > 3. (2) Charles Melanson[1,22,23] (PIERRE) was born about 1643 in > Yorkshire, England. He died 1700/1701 in Port-Royal, Acadia. > Charles married[1,22,23] (1a) Marie Dugas[1,22,23], daughter of (1) > ABRAHAM DUGAS and (1b) MARGUERITE DOUCET Louise, about 1663 in > Port-Royal, Acadia. Marie was born about 1648. She died 7 Jul 1737 in > Port-Royal, Acadia and was buried 8 Jul 1737 in Port-Royal, Acadia. > They had the following children: > 16 F i. (2a) Marie Melanson dit Laverdure was born about 1664. > She > died before 28 Jul 1722. > Marie married David Basset about 1682. > 17 F ii. (2b) Marguerite Melanson was born about 1666. > 18 F iii. (2c) Anne Melanson[24] was born about 1668. She > died 26 Sep > 1754 in Port Royal, Acadia and was buried 27 Sep 1754. > Anne married[24] (1) (4) Alexandre Robichaud[24], son of (1) Etienne > Robichaud and (1a) Francoise Boudrot, about 1700. Alexandre was born > about 1675. He died 26 Mar 1742 in Port-Royal, Acadia and was buried 27 > Mar 1742 in Port-Royal, Acadia. > Anne also married (2) Jacques Turgis de Saint-Etienne de la Tour, son > of (2) CHARLES TURGIS DE SAINT-ETIENNE Amador de La Tour and (d) JEANNE > MOTIN de Ruex. Jacques was born about 1655. > 19 F iv. (2d) Cecile Melanson[25,26,27,28] was born about May > 1671. > She died before 1735 in Ile-St-Jean, Acadia. > Cecile married[25,26,27,28] (1) (5) Abraham Boudrot[25,26,27,28], son > of (1) MICHEL BOUDROT Boudreau and (1a) MICHELLE AUCOIN, about 1686. > Abraham was born about 1657 in Port Royal, Acadia. He died about 1701. > Cecile also married (2) (2) Jean Belliveau[29,30,31], son of (1) > Antoine Belliveau and ANDREE GUYON Marie Guion, about 1703. Jean was > born about 1652. He died 1734/1735 in Tracadie, Ile-St-Jean, Acadia. > 20 F v. (2e) Elizabeth Melanson Isabelle[32] was born about > 1673 in > Port Royal, Acadia. She died after 1711 in Acadia. > Elizabeth married[32] (7) Michel Bourg Michaud[32], son of (2) FRANCOIS > BOURG and (1d) MARGUERITE BOUDROT, about 1689. Michel was born about > May 1666 in Port Royal, Acadia. He died before 18 Nov 1721. > 21 M vi. (7) Charles Melanson was born about 1675. He died 19 > Sep > 1757 in Quebec and was buried 20 Sep 1757 in Quebec. > Charles married Anne Bourg dite Jeanne, daughter of (2) FRANCOIS BOURG > and (1d) MARGUERITE BOUDROT. Anne was born about 1684. > 22 F vii. (2g) Madeleine Melanson[31] was born about 1677. > Madeleine married[31] (3) Jean Belliveau le jeune[31], son of (2) Jean > Belliveau and (1f) Jeanne Bourg, on 1696. Jean was born about 1674. He > died 13 Sep 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia. > 23 F viii. (2h) Marie Melanson[23,31,33] was born about 1680. > She > died 14 May 1751 in Port-Royal, Acadia and was buried 15 May 1751 in > Port-Royal, Acadia. > Marie married[23,31,33] (4) Charles Belliveau dit Bideau[23,31,33], son > of (2) Jean Belliveau and (1f) Jeanne Bourg, about 1698. Charles was > born about 1678. > 24 F ix. (2i) Francoise Melanson was born about 1683. She died > 12 Jun > 1720 in Beaubassin, Acadia. > Francoise married (2) Jean Cyr, son of (1) Pierre Cyr and (1d) Marie > Bourgeois, about 1698 in Port Royal, Acadia. Jean was born 1671 in Port > Royal, Acadia. > 25 M x. (9) Ambroise Melanson[34] was born about Mar 1685 in > Port > Royal, Acadia. He died 7 Aug 1757 in Quebec, Quebec. > Ambroise married[34] (1) (4i) Francoise Bourg[34], daughter of (4) > BERNARD BOURG and (1c) FRANCOISE BRUN, on 10 Nov 1705. Francoise was > born about 1683. She was buried 15 Dec 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia. > Ambroise also married (2) Marguerite Comeau, daughter of (3) JEAN > COMEAU L'aine and (2f) FRANCOISE HEBERT, on 23 Jan 1719 in Port Royal, > Acadia. > 26 M xi. (12) Claude Melanson was born about 1688. He died 30 > Jul > 1735 and was buried 31 Jul 1735 in Port Royal, Acadia. > Claude married Marguerite Babineau, daughter of Jean Babineau and (1d) > MARGUERITE BOUDROT, on 22 Jan 1714 in Port Royal, Acadia. > 27 M xii. (10) Pierre Melanson[23,35,36] was born about Mar > 1685. He > died 6 Aug 1725 in Port-Royal, Acadia and was buried 6 Aug 1725 in > Port-Royal, Acadia. > Pierre married[23,35,36] (1h) Anne Granger[23,35,36], daughter of (1) > LAURENT GRANGER and (1b) MARIE LANDRY, on 7 Nov 1712 in Port-Royal, > Acadia. Anne was born about 1684. She died 13 Oct 1749 in Grand Pre, > Acadia and was buried 14 Oct 1749 in Grand Pre, Acadia. > 28 M xiii. (13) Jean Melanson dit Jani was born about 1690. He > was > buried 24 Feb 1760 in Tres-Ste-Trinite de Cherbough, Normandie, France. > Jean married Marie-Madeleine Petitot, daughter of Denis Petitot dit > St-Seine and (1d) Marie Robichaud. > 29 F xiv. (3n) Marguerite Melanson was born about 1693. She > died 12 > Feb 1758 and was buried 13 Feb 1758 in Quebec City, Quebec. > Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste Landry dit Toc, son of (4) Pierre > Landry and (1a) Madeleine Robichaud dit Cadet, on 22 Jan 1714 in Port > Royal, Acadia. > 4. (4) Jean Laverdure John Melanson (PIERRE). > Jean married Sarah about 1680. > They had the following children: > 30 M i. John Laverdure was born 30 Dec 1681 in Boston, MA. > 31 M ii. Samuel Laverdure was born 26 Jul 1683. > 32 M iii. Zachary Laverdure was born 28 Jun 1685 in Boston, > MA. > 33 F iv. Sarah Laverdure was born 13 Feb 1687. > 34 M v. William Laverdure was born 23 Jan 1689 in Boston, MA. > Appendix A - Sources > > 1. Stephen A White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes > 1636-1714 v2, p 1145-1146 Melanson Pierre (1). > 2. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1148-1150 Melanson Pierre (3). > 3. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1201-1202 Mius d'Entremont Philippe (1). > 4. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 840 Helie Madeleine. > 5. Stephen A White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes > 1636-1714 v1, p 564-567 Dugas Claude (2). > 6. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1151-1153 Melanson Philippe (5). > 7. Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, v 1a p 163 (SGA-3, > 26b). > 8. Diocese of Baton Rouge, v 1a p 66 (SGA-2, 130). > 9. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 916-918 Landry Rene (2). > 10. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 926-928 Landry Jean (7). > 11. Diocese of Baton Rouge, v 1a p 163 (SGA-1, 23). > 12. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 144-146 Blanchard Martin (2). > 13. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1153-1155 Melanson Pierre (6). > 14. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 930-932 Landry Germain (9). > 15. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 234-237 Bourg Alexandre (8). > 16. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 222-224 Bourg Francois (2). > 17. Diocese of Baton Rouge, v 1a p 160 (SGA-3, 27a). > 18. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 301 Bugeaud (1). > 19. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 987-989 LeBlanc Rene (3). > 20. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1156-1158 Melanson Jean (8). > 21. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1490-1491Theriot Germain (7). > 22. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 562-564 Dugas Abraham (1). > 23. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1146-1148 Melanson Charles (2). > 24. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1402-1404 Robichaud Etienne (1). > 25. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 184-186 Boudrot Michel (1). > 26. Stephen A. White, Histoire de la Famille de Michel Boudrot, p 1-2 > Boudrot Michel (1). > 27. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 193-194 Boudrot Abraham (5). > 28. Stephen A. White, Famille de Michel Boudrot, p 10-11 Boudrot > Abraham (5). > 29. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 221-222 Bourg Antoine (1). > 30. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 96 Belliveau Antoine (1). > 31. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 96-99 Belliveau Jean (2). > 32. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 232-234 Bourg Michel (7). > 33. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 100-102 Belliveau Charles (4). > 34. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 225-227 Bourg Bernard (4). > 35. Stephen A White, DGFA v2, p 1161-1162 Melanson Pierre (10). > 36. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 761-763 Granger Laurent (1). > > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. 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