Paul married Marie Genevieve Theriot 1750, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America. Marie (daughter of Germain Terriot, III and Marguerite Boudrot) was born 29 Jan 1736, Grand Pré, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada; was christened 30 Jan 1736, Saint Charles,Grand Pre,Kings,Nova Scotia; died Sep 1787, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; was buried 29 Sep 1787, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Marie Madeleine Melancon was born Abt. 1756, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, United States; died About 1788, Saint James, St. James, Louisiana, United States; was buried , Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.
2. Marie-Anne Melancon was born 1760, Snow Hill, Worcester, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America; died 4 Nov 1805, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; was buried 5 Nov 1805, Saint Martinville, Saint Martin, Louisiana.
3. Jean-Baptiste Melancon was born 1759, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, British Colonial America; died 5 Oct 1813, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States.

Notes:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207620190/jean-baptiste-melanson

Children:
Paul Melancon 1730-1771
Osite Melancon 1732-1803
Joseph Melancon 1734-1769
Jean Baptiste Melancon 1736-1814
Marguerite Blanch Melanson 1741-1835
Charles Honore Melancon 1743-1787
Marie Rose Melanson 1745-1781
Madeleine Melanson 1747-1787
Elizabeth Melanson 1763-

Siblings:
Marguerite Melanson+ b. c 1701
Paul Melanson b. 7 Sep 1708
Pierre Melancon+ b. 24 Jun 1710, d. b 20 Jun 1763
Marie Josephe Melanson+ b. 8 Jan 1713, d. b 27 Jul 1767
Alexandre Melanson+ b. c 1717, d. bt 1767 - 1769
Jacques Melanson+ b. c 1718, d. b 1763
Cecile Melanson b. c 1720, d. b 1763
Madeleine Melanson b. 24 Feb 1720, d. b 11 Nov 1771
Etienne Melanson b. 11 Jul 1724

Jean-Baptiste married Marie Madeleine LeBlanc 28 Feb 1728, St. Charles des Mines, Acadia, Canada. Marie (daughter of Jacques Renee LeBlanc and Catherine Marguerite Landry) was born 1 Oct 1712, Grand Pré, Acadie, Nouvelle - Écosse, Canada; was christened 1 Oct 1712, Grand Pré, Acadie, Nouvelle - Écosse, Canada; died After 1769, Acadian Coast, presently St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207614507/jean-dominique-melanson

Jean married Marguerite Dugas Marguerite (daughter of Claude Dugas and Françoise Bourgeois) was born 19 Mar 1681, Beaubassin, Acadia, New France; was christened 19 Mar 1681, Beaubassin, Acadia, New France; died Before 28 February 1729, Acadia, New France. [Group Sheet]

Jacques married Catherine Marguerite Landry 1702, Grand Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Catherine was born 1682, Port Royal; died 8 Apr 1754, Grand Pre, Acadia, New France. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He is the son of Pierre Laverdure dit Melanson and Priscilla Melanson. Pierre was a tailor by trade and a captain in the militia at Mines, Acadie.

He was supposedly a Huguenot, and a Calviniste (although that isn't confirmed). Pierre was of French and English descent as explained below:

His father, Pierre Laverdure dit Melanson, left France because of persecution of his Protestant faith, finding refuge in England. It was there that he met his wife Priscilla Melanson or Malleson.

Pierre senior moved to Boston with his wife Priscilla and youngest son in 1667 (after the French retook Acadia), where he probably died. After his father died, his mother was remarried to William Wright, on 18 April 1680.


After initially settling at Port Royal, Pierre Melanson was later one of the founders of Grand Pre with Pierre Theriot. He was a stonemason.

"In the spring of 1657, the family embarked in England aboard the vessel Satisfaction under the command of Captain Peter Butler, forming part of the company which Thomas Temple was transporting to Acadia, over which he had been named Governor after its capture by the English. Having first stopped at Boston, Captain Butler next went to the fort on the St. John River, where a group of his passengers disembarked, and finally to Port-Royal. It appears the La Verdure (or Melanson, as they were known) family stopped at Fort St. John. After the Treaty of Breda, under which in 1667 England ceded Acadia to France, he and his parents went to seek refuge under the Protestant government at Boston.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138630602/pierre-melanson

Pierre married Marie Marguerite Anne Mius D'Entremont Port-Royal, Acadia, New France. Marie (daughter of Philippe Mius d'Entremont and Madeleine "Helie du" Tillet) was born 1649, Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France; died 1691, Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 1714, Saint Charles des Mines, Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Marie-Marguerite-Anne Mius d'Entremont married Pierre in 1665, in Port-Royal, Acadie. They are the parents of the following:

1) Philippe-Charles (1666-1744) md Catherine-Marie Dugas
2) Cecile (1668-1753) md Jean Landry
3) Pierre (1670-1752) md Marie-Rosalie Blanchard
4) Marie-Madeleine (1673-1714) md Germain Landry
5) Marguerite (1676-1744) md Alexandre Bourg
6) Elisabeth (1679-1718) md (1) Pierre-Alain Bujold and (1) Rene Leblanc
7) Jean (1681-) md Marguerite Dugas
8) Madeleine-Catherine (1683-) md Louis-Simon LePoupet
9) Anne-Marie (1686-) md Thomas-Jacques Jacob
10) Paul-Pierre (1691-) md Marie Theriault

Notes:

from www.geni.com
Claude Dugas, I
Birthdate: 1649 (83)
Birthplace: Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death: October 16, 1732 (83)
Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Place of Burial: Port-Royal (Acadie), Nova Scotia, Canada
Immediate Family:
Son of Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Doucet
Husband of Marguerite Bourg and Marie-Françoise Bourgeois
Father of Elisabeth Dugas; Joseph dit le jeune Dugas; Marguerite Marie Bergeron; Marguerite Dugas; Louis Dugas; Claire Dugas; Marie-Anne Dugas; Charles Dugas; Marie Dugas; Claude Dugas, Jr.; Michel Dugas; Marie-Catherine Dugas; Claude Dugas; Françoise Dugas; Joseph Francois Dugas; Marie Marguerite Dugas; Jeanne Dugas; Anne Dugas; Agnès-Marie Dugas; Marie-Madeleine Dugas; Marie Dugas and Cécile Dugas « less
Brother of Marie Anne Dugas; Martin Dugas; Marie-Marguerite Dugas; Abraham Dugas, III; Madeleine Dugas; Marie-Jeanne Dugas; Cecile Dugas; Marie Dugas and Marie Dugas « less
Occupation: Gunsmith



20 Mar 1682: Claude Dugas's name appears on the record of La Valliere's allotment to his tenants.

Aug 1695 (old style): Claude Dugas took the oath of allegiance to the King of England at Port-Royal; he made his mark on the document.

ID: I597
Name: Claude DUGAS
Surname: Dugas
Given Name: Claude
Sex: M
Birth: 1652 in Port Royal,Acadia 1
Reference Number: 112
Change Date: 28 Feb 2005 at 00:00:00

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Father: Abraham DUGAS b: 1616 in France c: in France
Mother: Marguerite Louise DOUCET b: 1625 in France

Marriage 1 Francoise BOURGEOIS b: 1659 in Port Royal,Acadia

Married: ABT 1673 in Port Royal,Acadia

Children

Has Children Marie DUGAS b: 1674 in Port Royal,La.
Has Children Claude DUGAS b: 1676 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Francoise DUGAS b: 1678 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Anne DUGAS b: 1679 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Joseph DUGAS b: 1680 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marguerite DUGAS b: 1681 in Grand-Pre,Acadia
Has Children Anne DUGAS b: 1683 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Jeanne DUGAS b: 1684 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Agnes DUGAS b: 1686 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Francois DUGAS b: 1688 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Madeleine DUGAS b: 1689 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Cecile DUGAS b: 1690 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marie DUGAS b: 1691 in Port Royal,Acadia


Marriage 2 Marguerite BOURG b: 1673 in Port Royal,Acadia

Married: ABT 1696 in Port Royal,Acadia

Children

Has Children Elizabeth DUGAS b: 1697 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Joseph DUGAS b: 1698 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Louis DUGAS b: 1703 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marguerite DUGAS b: 1704 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Claire DUGAS b: 1705 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Anne DUGAS b: 1706 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marie Anne DUGAS b: 1707 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Charles DUGAS b: 1709 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Claude DUGAS b: 1712 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Michel DUGAS b: 1715 in Port Royal,Acadia


Sources:

Title: "Histoire et Genealogie des Acadien; Volume #2
Author: Bona Arsenault




DUGAS

[DOO-gah]

ACADIA

Abraham Dugas, a skilled gunsmith perhaps from Chouppes, Poitiers, France, born in c1616, reached Acadia in the early 1640s--among the early settlers of the colony. (There is genetic evidence that Abraham may have had Jewish ancestry, which would have made him unique among his fellow Acadians.) In October 1687, Abraham "made his mark on an attestation in favour of Governor d'Aulnay's accomplishments," which attests to his early presence in the colony. Abraham also was more than a gunsmith at Port-Royal. According to a high French official, Abraham Dugas "carried out the functions of general representative of the King [in civil and criminal matters]," so he probably came from an influential family in France. Abraham married Marguerite, daughter of Germain Doucet, sieur de La Verdure and his first wife, at Port-Royal in c1647. They had eight children, five daughters and three sons, all born at Port-Royal. Abraham died at Port-Royal by 1700. In December 1705, in order to increase the size of the fort at Port-Royal, colonial officials appropriated two lots "adjoining and drawing towards the old fort" that belonged to Abraham's heirs. His daughters married into the Melanson ditLa Ramée, Bourgeois, Mignot dit Châtillon, Arseneau, and LeBlanc families. All three of his sons also created their own families. Some of his children and grandchildren left Port-Royal and settled at Chignecto, Cap-Sable, Minas, Cobeguit, and on Île Royale and Île St.-Jean.

Oldest son Claude, born in c1649, a gunsmith like his father, married first to Françoise, daughter of Jacques Bourgeois and Jeanne Trahan, at Port-Royal in c1673. They had 12 children, including three sons who married daughters of Bernard Bourg. Their nine daughters married into the Melanson, Forest, Bourg, Part dit LaForest, Thibodeau, Hébert, Broussard, and Brun families. Claude remarried to Marguerite, another daughter of Bernard Bourg and Françoise Brun, at Port-Royal in c1697. They had 10 children, including five sons who married into the Coste, Girouard, and Robichaudfamilies. Their five daughters married into the Aubois dit Dubois, Bergeron dit d'Amboise, Amireau, and Belliveaufamilies. Claude also owned land at Chignecto as early as 1682. Claude died at Port-Royal in October 1732, in his early 80s, no doubt surrounded by many children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. Most of his children from his first marriage remained at Port-Royal, though two of his sons settled at Cobeguit, and children from his second marriage settled not only at Port-Royal, but also on Rivière St.-Jean and at Port-Toulouse and Port-d'Orléans on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island. Several of his grandchildren settled at Minas. By the early 1750s, many of his grandchildren had moved to Île St.-Jean, today's Prince Edward Island, probably to escape British authority in Nova Scotia.

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Claude married Françoise Bourgeois 1673, Port Royal, Acadia, New France. Françoise (daughter of Jacques Jacob Bourgeois and Jeanne Trahan) was born 19 Sep 1659, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Bef 1697, Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; was buried 1697, Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From the marriage of Rene LEBLANC were born at Port Royal: Jacques, Francois, Rene, Pierre, Etienne, Joseph, Claude, Marie, Jean Bapiste, and Victoire. Etienne and Joseph were twins and died as infants.
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As per Find A Grave
Rene Leblanc
Birth 1654 Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death 3 Jan 1734 Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial Saint-Charles-des-Mines Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aged 80 years, buried 4 January 1734.

He married Anne Bourgeois (daughter of Jacques) at Port Royal, in about 1678. They settled in Minas and had ten children - six sons and four daughters including the following:

1) Jacques (1678-1755) md Catherine Landry
2) Francois (1680-1770) md Jeanne Herbert
3) Rene (1682-1758) md Elisabeth Melanson and Marguerite Thibault
4) Pierre (1684-) md Jeanne Theriault
5) Etienne (1688-) md Anne Mailloux
6) Claude (1691-1763) md Jeanne Dugas and Marie Theriault
7) Claire (1692-) md Jean Landry
8) Marie (1693-1725) md Jacques Theriault

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135712952/rene-leblanc

Aged 80 years, buried 4 January 1734.

He married Anne Bourgeois (daughter of Jacques) at Port Royal, in about 1678. They settled in Minas and had ten children - six sons and four daughters including the following:

1) Jacques (1678-1755) md Catherine Landry
2) Francois (1680-1770) md Jeanne Herbert
3) Rene (1682-1758) md Elisabeth Melanson and Marguerite Thibault
4) Pierre (1684-) md Jeanne Theriault
5) Etienne (1688-) md Anne Mailloux
6) Claude (1691-1763) md Jeanne Dugas and Marie Theriault
7) Claire (1692-) md Jean Landry
8) Marie (1693-1725) md Jacques Theriault

René married Anne Bourgeois 1679, Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France. Anne (daughter of Jacques Jacob Bourgeois and Jeanne Trahan) was born About 1661, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France; died 28 Dec 1747, Grand Pré, Acadia, New France; was buried 29 Dec 1747, Saint-charles-des-mines Cemetery, Grand Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135622207/anne-bourgeois

Buried 29 December 1747 at the age of 87. Wife of the late Rene Leblanc.

Burials of St-Charles-aux-Mines de la Grande Prée (Grand-Pré) 1709-1748, compiled from Drouin Collection Microfilms, which was microfilmed from register at Ottawa Archives, by Roger Hetu.

From further research:

Anne married Rene in 1678, in Port-Royal, Acadie. They settled in Mines and had ten children - six sons and four daughters including the following:

1) Jacques (1678-1755) md Catherine Landry
2) Francois (1680-1770) md Jeanne Herbert
3) Rene (1682-1758) md Elisabeth Melanson and Marguerite Thibault
4) Pierre (1684-) md Jeanne Theriault
5) Etienne (1688-) md Anne Mailloux
6) Claude (1691-1763) md Jeanne Dugas and Marie Theriault
7) Claire (1692-) md Jean Landry
8) Marie (1693-1725) md Jacques Theriault

Additional information provided by G. Abbott #46954848

Marie Anne Bourgeois (b. 1661)
Marie Anne Bourgeois (daughter of ) was born 1661 in Port Royal, Nova
Scotia, and died 28 Dec 1747 in Mines, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia. She married Rene
LeBlanc on 1679 in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, son of Daniel LeBlanc and Marie
Francoise Gaudet.

More About Marie Anne Bourgeois and Rene LeBlanc:
Marriage: 1679, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.

Children of Marie Anne Bourgeois and Rene LeBlanc are:
i. +Jacques LeBlanc, b. 1680, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, d. Oct 1755, Pisiguit,
Nova Scotia.
ii. +Francois LeBlanc, b. 1682, Mines, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, d. 04 Jan 1767,
Quebec.
iii. +Marie Marguerite LeBlanc, b. 1694, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, d. Abt. 1755,
Boston, Massachusetts.