Marie Josephe Melanson

Female 1747 - 1825  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Marie Josephe Melanson was born 4 Mar 1747, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; was christened 5 Mar 1747, Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Pierre dit Parrotte Melanson and Marie Josephe Granger); died 1 Feb 1825, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Marie married Jean Augustin Gaudet 29 Aug 1768, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Jean (son of Augustin Gaudet and Agnes Chiasson) was born 1730, Beaubassin, Acadia, New France; died 24 Aug 1822, Memramcook, Westmorland, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada; was buried 25 Aug 1822, Memramcook, Westmorland, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Marguerite Gaudet was born 25 Sep 1773, Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 23 Oct 1774, Sainte Anne De Ritigouche Catholic,Carleton,Bonaventure,Quebec; died 11 Mar, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried 11 Mar, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    2. Pierre Gaudet was born About 1780, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 31 Oct 1817, Memramcook, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried 1 Nov 1817, Saint Thomas RC Church, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    3. Marie Madeleine Gaudet was born Apr 1768, Grande-Digue, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; was christened 2 Jun 1768, Halifax, Digby, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 26 Aug 1812, Barachois, Beaubassin East, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. Marie Anne Gaudet was born 12 Jan 1770, Pisquit, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 26 May 1770, Saint Ours, Richelieu, Quebec; died 18 Dec 1849, Barachois, Gaspé-Est, Quebec, Canada; was buried 20 Dec 1849, Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Pierre dit Parrotte Melanson was born 1719, Port-Royal (Acadie), NS, Canada; died Abt. 1791, Minoudie, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Pierre married Marie Josephe Granger 1 Jan 1746, Port-Royal (Acadie), NS, Canada. Marie (daughter of Laurent Granger and Marie Bourg) was born 12 Jan 1723, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 26 Oct 1764, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Marie Josephe Granger was born 12 Jan 1723, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Laurent Granger and Marie Bourg); died 26 Oct 1764, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Marie Josephe Melanson was born 4 Mar 1747, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; was christened 5 Mar 1747, Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1 Feb 1825, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    2. Dominique-Pierre Melanson was born About 1763, Pisiguit, New Brunswick, Canada; was christened 28 Aug 1768, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada; died 11 Aug 1813, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried 12 Aug 1813, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Laurent Granger was born 1688, Port Royal, Acadia, New France (son of Lawrence Laurent Granger and Marie Henriette Landry); died 11 May 1751, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Laurent married Marie Bourg 24 Apr 1711, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France. Marie (daughter of Bernard Bourg and Françoise Brun) was born About 1690, Port Royal, Acadia, New france; died 20 Oct 1752, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 21 Oct 1752, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Marie Bourg was born About 1690, Port Royal, Acadia, New france (daughter of Bernard Bourg and Françoise Brun); died 20 Oct 1752, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 21 Oct 1752, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 3. Marie Josephe Granger was born 12 Jan 1723, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 26 Oct 1764, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Lawrence Laurent Granger was born 25 Jun 1637, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom; was christened 1637, Plymouth, England; died 3 Sep 1689, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 4 Sep 1689, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Notes:

    Cause of Death: Perished At Sea During A Storm

    geni.com
    geni.com\Laurent Granger, Sr.
    Also Known As: "Lawrence"
    Birthdate: circa 1643
    Birthplace: Plymouth, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
    Death: March 01, 1703 (56-64)
    Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Place of Burial: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Immediate Family:
    Son of Unknown Granger and Unknown
    Husband of Marie Marguerite Landry
    Father of Marie Lanoue (Granger); Pierre Granger, I; Jacques Louis Granger; Joseph Granger; René Joseph Granger; Claude Granger; Anne Granger; Laurent Granger, II; Marie Anne Jeanne Babineau and Marie Ane Melanson « less
    Occupation: moved to Port Royal, Canada 1667, Matelot, Sailor


    He was an English protestant colonist, originally from Plymouth, England. He arrived in Acadia around 1657 and became Catholic in order to marry Marie Landry around 1660.

    From the well researched book,Les famille Maillet du Comté de Kent & du sud-est du N.-B. by Julien Belley. ISBN 0-9681050-0-9 , Copyright 1996

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    From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Granger-39

    Biographie

    Laurent Granger, a young sailor from Plymouth, England, came to Acadia in the late 1650s during the English occupation. He married Marie, 17-year-old daughter of René Landry l'âiné and Perrine Bourg, at Port-Royal in c1667. Laurent had to convert to Catholicism to marry his Acadian girl. She gave him nine children, including five sons, all born in Port-Royal, who created families of their own.

    "Lawrence Granger, naquit en 1637, à Plymouth, Angleterre. II vient en Acadie entre 1659 et 1664. Peut-être avait-il d'abord émigré dans les colonies de la Nouvelle-Angleterre? En 1662, Sir Thomas Temple avait été créé baronet de la Nouvelle-Ecosse, nom que les Anglais avait donné à l'Acadie, dont ils s'étaient emparés en 1654, sans y laisser de garnison, toutefois. Temple, qui demeure à Boston, y recrute des colons pour sa nouvelle baronnie. Lawrence Granger, que le recensement de 1671 qualifiera de matelot, vint peut-être sur le navire de Temple, qui mènera des colons anglais, écossais et hollandais à Port-Royal en 1664. Sur ce navire viennent également Geyrets (Michel) de Forest, Jan Pietr (Jehan Pître) et Roger Kessy (Quessy).

    En 1666, à Port-Royal, il épouse Marie Landry, fille de René Landry, l'Aisné, et de Perrine Bourg. A cette occasion, Lawrence, qui devait être protestant, comme tous les colons de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, dut se convertir au catholicisme. Son prénom de Lawrence est francisé en Laurent. Marie Landry était âgée de 18 ans: elle était née à Port-Royal en 1648.

    De l'union de Laurent GRANGER et Marie LANDRY naquirent 9 enfants: Marie Marguerite, Pierre, Jacques, Joseph, René, Claude, Marie, Anne et Laurent.

    L'un des premiers recensements de Port-Royal en 1671 indique que Laurent Granger est matelot et âgé de trente-quatre ans. Marie Landry, son épouse a vingt-quatre ans. Ils ont alors deux enfants: Marguerite, trois ans et Pierre 9 mois. Ils possèdent cinq bêtes à cornes, six brebis et ont quatre arpents labourables. Cette année-là, Colbert envoie en Acadie une cinquantaine de nouveaux colons et on assiste à la fondation de Beaubassin, Grand-pré, la Rivière aux Canards, Pisiguit et Cobéquid qui sont des lieux que l'on retrouve encore actuellement en Nouvelle- Ecosse. En 1693, le recensement de Port-Royal précise que cinq enfants de ce couple GRANGER / LANDRY vivent encore au foyer. Ils possèdent alors 15 bêtes à cornes, 20 brebis, 12 cochons, 12 arpents et 2 fusils. La guerre entre la France et l'Angleterre continue, et l'Acadie est rendue à la France par le traité de Ryswick (1697). C'est durant cette période que décède Laurent GRANGER. Son épouse décède en 1719 à l'âge de 70 ans".[2]
    Sources

    1671 Acadian Census at Port Royal: Laurent GRANGER, 34, wife Marie LANDRY 24; Children: Marguerite 3, Pierre 9 months; cattle 5 sheep 6.

    1678 Acadian Census at Port Royal: The Widow Joffreau. Laurans Granger Marie Landry, 4 acres, 6 cattle, 1 gun, 4 boys: age 9- born 1669; 6-1672, 4-1674, 2-1676: 1 girl: age 11- born 1667.

    1686 Acadian Census at Port Royal: Laurens GRANGER 46, Marie LANDRY 36; children: Marguerite 18, Pierre 16, Jacques 14, Rene 10, Claude 8, Marie 6, Anne 2; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 8 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 hogs.

    [1700 Census at Port Royal]: Laurens GRANGER 57; Marie LANDRY (wife) 50; Claude 21; Laurens 12; Anne 16; 12 cattle, 21 sheep, 12 arpents, 1 gun.

    [1703 Census at Port Royal]: Widow GRANGER, 2 boys, 2 arms bearers.

    ? Dictionnaire Genealogique,S.A.White,Vol.1.Pg.761
    ? Léopold Lanctôt, via Nos Origines. Note: Lanctôt's work is often unreliable, so it should only be used in conjunction with primary sources and/or the work of Stephen White.

    Research Notes

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=katheriot&id=I1764

    NAME-BIRTH-OCCUPATION-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bon a Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS, vols. 1-6 ; 1630-1775; Ottawa, Lemeac, 1965; p. 583 (Port Royal); own copy. Laurent GRANGER, he was a seaman ("matelot"), born in 1637, originally from Plymouth, England. He arrived in Acadia around 1659, married around 1666 to Marie LANDRY , daughter of Rene' & Perrine BOURG; eight children are listed.

    BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Adrien Bergeron, LE GRAND ARRANGE MENT DES ACADIENS AU QUEBEC; 1600-1889; vol. 1; p. 47 & 51 ; copy sent by Gisele Gregoire-Rustenburg in Jun 1995. Lawrence [Laurent on p. 51] GRANGER was born in 1637 in Plymouth, England; married around 1659 [1666 on p. 51] at Port Royal to Marie LANDRY, daughter of Rene' & Perrine BOURG. Eight children are listed.

    BIRTH: Rene Perron, "Sur la trace du pionnier Acadien Laur ent Granger," in LES CAHIER DE LA SOCIETE HISTORIQUE ACADIE NNE; ; vol. 15, nos. 2 & 3 (1984); pp. 40-56; copy sent by Gisele Gregoire-Rustenburg in Jun 1995. Makes a provision al conclusion that Laurent came not from France, but from Plymouth in MA, near Boston and Cape Cod.

    Acknowledgments

    Thank you to Liza Miller for creating WikiTree profile Granger-990 through the import of Liza_s Family Tree.ged on Dec 1, 2013.

    Lawrence married Marie Henriette Landry 19 Dec 1667, Port Royal,KINGS, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie (daughter of Rene Landry and Perrine Bourg) was born 1646, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 26 Oct 1719, Port Royal Acadia; was buried 26 Oct 1719, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Marie Henriette Landry was born 1646, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Rene Landry and Perrine Bourg); died 26 Oct 1719, Port Royal Acadia; was buried 26 Oct 1719, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Claude Granger was born 1678, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 1678, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1729, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. 6. Laurent Granger was born 1688, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; died 11 May 1751, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  3. 14.  Bernard Bourg was born About 1648, Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 2 Jan 1648, Saint Jean Baptiste Catholic Church, Port Royal, Acadia, New France (son of Antoine Bourg and Antoinette Landry); died 24 May 1725, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France; was buried 24 May 1725, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Bernard married Françoise Brun About 1670, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France. Françoise (daughter of Vincent Brun and Renée Breau) was born 1652, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; died 23 May 1725, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 24 May 1725, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Françoise Brun was born 1652, Port Royal, Acadia, New France (daughter of Vincent Brun and Renée Breau); died 23 May 1725, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 24 May 1725, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Françoise Bourg was born 1683, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; died 15 Dec 1715, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 15 Dec 1715, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. Marguerite Marie Bourg was born About 1674, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; died 27 May 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 28 May 1747, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. 7. Marie Bourg was born About 1690, Port Royal, Acadia, New france; died 20 Oct 1752, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 21 Oct 1752, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. Marie Claire Bourg was born 1671, Canada; died 20 Oct 1727, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Sainte-Famille Cemetery Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada .
    5. Claire Louise Bourg was born About 1692, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France; was christened 1692, St Jean-Baptiste, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; died 1776.
    6. Abraham Bourg was born About 1685, Cobequid, Acadia, New France; died 12 Apr 1751, Port Royal, Acadia.