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Charles Melanson

Male Abt 1643 - Abt 1700  (~ 57 years)


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  • Name Charles Melanson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Born Abt 1643  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1657  Arrive en Acadie avec ses parents au printemps Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1671  Âgé de 28 ans à Port Royal, possède 40 bêtes à cornes, 6 brebis et 20 arpents en valeur Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1676  Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1686  Âgé de 44 ans à Port Royal Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1686  Possède 20 bêtes à cornes, 12 brebis, 6 cochons, 1 fusil et 6 arpents en valeur Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military 9 May 1690 
    David Basset est maître du vaisseau "Porcupine" (16 cannons) lorsque Sir William Phips se présente devant Port Royal 
    Military 9 May 1690 
    Phips envoie Basset dans une chaloupe armée pour aller chercher son beau-père Charles Melanson afin d'obtenir des informations militaires 
    Military 11 May 1690 
    Port Royal capitule 
    Census 1693  Possède 20 bêtes à cornes, 25 brebis, 12 cochons, 35 arpents et 4 fusils Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1696 
    Nommé capitaine de milice à Port Royal par William Stoughton, lieutenant-gouverneur du Massachusetts 
    Census 1698  Âgé de 57 ans à Port Royal Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1698  Possède 15 bêtes à cornes, 9 brebis, 9 cochons, 35 arpents, 76 arbres fruitiers et 2 fusils Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1700  Âgé de 53 ans à Port Royal, sa femme Marie Dugast 49 ans Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1700  Enfants: Pierre et Ambroise (jumeaux) 15 ans, Claude 12 et Jean 10 ans Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1700  Possède 30 bêtes à cornes, 22 brebis, 35 arpents et 2 fusils Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1700  Établissement Melanson à 6,5 km de Port Royal sur la rive nord de la rivière Dauphin (Annapolis) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt 1700  Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6222  Godbout
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 

    Father Pierre Laverdure dit Melanson,   b. Abt 1608, La Rochelle, Aunis (Charente-Maritime), France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1676, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Priscilla Mellison,   b. Abt 1613, Plymouth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1692, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 1630  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Dugas,   b. Abt 1648, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1737, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Married Abt 1663  Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marie Melanson,   b. Abt 1664, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 28 Jul 1722  (Age ~ 58 years)
     2. Anne Melanson,   b. Abt 1668, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1754, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     3. Cécile Melanson,   b. May 1671, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1734, ÃŽle Saint-Jean, Acadie (PEI) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     4. Élizabeth Melanson,   b. Abt 1673, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 11 Apr 1724, Beaubassin (Chignectou), Acadie (Amherst, Cumberland County, NS) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years)
     5. Charles Melanson,   b. Abt 1675, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1757, Québec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     6. Madeleine Melanson,   b. Abt 1677, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1755, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     7. Marie Melanson,   b. Abt 1679, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1751, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     8. Françoise Melanson,   b. Abt 1683, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1720, Beaubassin (Chignectou), Acadie (Amherst, Cumberland County, NS) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     9. Ambroise Melanson,   b. Mar 1685, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1757, Québec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     10. Pierre Melanson,   b. Mar 1685, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1725, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years)
     11. Claude Melanson,   b. Abt 1688, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1737, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
     12. Jean Melanson,   b. Abt 1690, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1760, Cherbourg, archev. Rouen, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     13. Marguerite Melanson,   b. Abt 1693, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1758, Québec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F3185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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    10. [S5] Programme de recherche en démographie historique (PRDH), Université de Montréal.