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]

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]

Joseph married Anne Landry About 1759, Maryland, United States. Anne (daughter of Rene Landry and Marie Marguerite Theriot) was born 13 Oct 1739, Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 13 Oct 1739, St Charles, Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1 Sep 1814, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; was buried 2 Sep 1814, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Marie married Joseph Achille Breau 7 Feb 1774, Saint James, St. James, Louisiana, United States. Joseph was born About 1751, Pisiquit, Acadia, New France; died 18 Jan 1819, L'Ance du Day, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; was buried 19 Jan 1819, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Marie-Anne was born ca. 1760 at Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland.
She married Acadian Joseph Landry in 1775, they had twelve children. After his death married Thomas Sparr (Parr).

She was the daughter of Acadians Paul Melancon (1730-1771) and Marie Theriot (1736-1787).
Her paternal grandparents were Acadians Jean Baptiste Melancon and Madeleine Leblanc.
[Jean Baptiste of Grand Pre, died while in exile at Snow Hill, Maryland ca. 1763.]
Her maternal grandparents were Acadians Germain Theriot and Marguerite Boudreaux.
Melancon, Marie, wid. of dec. Joseph Landry and m. (2) to Thomas Sparr of lower Bayou Vermillion d. 4 Nov. 1805 at home, buried 5 Nov 1805 at age 45 years. Fr. Gabriel Isabey (SM ch v.4 #415)
SWLR Donald Hebert
Parents Paul and Marie of Grand Pre, Acadia, were deported to Snow Hill in Maryland aboard the sloop Elizabeth in 1755 during "The Great Expulsion" by the British.
The 1763 Maryland census shows the family living at Snow Hill in Worcester County. They emigrated to Louisiana in 1766 arriving through New Orleans.
Paul died in 1771. Widowed Marie married Amand Prejean in 1773.
Marie, husband Joseph and parents Paul and Marie's names are written on the "Wall Of Names" at The Acadian Memorial Museum in St. Martinville, Louisiana.

Marie-Anne married Joseph Landry, Sr. 20 Jan 1775, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana. Joseph (son of Firmin Landry and Élisabeth-Françoise Thibodeau) was born 1753, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 3 Jun 1797, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; was buried 1797, Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States of America. [Group Sheet]

Jean-Baptiste married Marie Madeleine Prejean (daughter of Amand Damon Prejean and Marie Madeleine Martin) [Group Sheet]

Henrietta married Baltazar Bautista Plaisance 20 Jan 1806. Baltazar was born 1776, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; died 2 Jul 1853, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Parents immigrated to Louisiana from Maryland. Her father was very young when his family was deported by the British from Acadia to Maryland. Her father is on Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Her mother was born in Maryland during the exile.
* Birth year is incorrect in her birth record. A transcription of the original register sent in Sep 2001 says the birthdate is really given as 24 Dec 1778.
* Birth and Death locations are Christening and Burial locations.
* She was of the first generation of Acadian immigrants born in Louisiana
Marie Elise (Doralise) Landry, daughter of Joseph and Marie Anne Melanson, was born 24 Dec 1797 in LA; Christened 4 Nov 1805 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA[1] Elise died 19 Feb 1878 in Vermilion Parish and was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish. The parish records notes she was 80 years old, so born 1797-1798[2]There was a probate of her father's estate on 10 Sep 1800, Doralise was named last indicating she was the youngest of the ten children.[3]
Marie Doralise Landry married Pierre Paul Thibodeau 23 Nov 1813 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish. [4]
Children For research purposes, not verified
1. Maximilien THIBODEAU b: 12 Jan 1815 in , St. Martin, LA c: 7 May 1815 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
2. Pierre THIBODEAU b: 11 Oct 1816 in , St. Martin, LA c: 14 Sep 1817 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
3. Marie Sylvanie THIBODEAU b: 13 Oct 1818 in , St. Martin, LA c: 14 Nov 1819 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
4. Jean Beloni THIBODEAU b: 14 Jun 1820 in , St. Martin, LA c: 24 Sep 1820 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
5. Marie Melanie THIBODEAU b: 11 Dec 1821 in , St. Martin, LA c: 11 Mar 1822 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
6. Marie Celanie THIBODEAU b: 24 Dec 1823 in , Lafayette, LA c: in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
7. Emile THIBODEAU b: Abt 1826 in , Lafayette, LA c: 13 Sep 1828 in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
8. Celasie THIBODEAU b: 5 Dec 1827 in , Lafayette, LA c: 23 Mar 1828 in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
9. Olivanie THIBODEAU b: Abt Jul 1832 in , Lafayette, LA c: 2 Feb 1833 in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10. Doralise THIBODEAU b: Abt Dec 1834 in , Lafayette, LA c: 11 Sep 1835 in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
11. Anselme THIBODEAU b: Abt Oct 1836 in , Lafayette, LA c: 21 Nov 1837 in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
12. Marie Belzire THIBODEAU b: 7 Jun 1839 in , Lafayette, LA c: in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Sources
1. ? Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; CD 101. Text: Note: Birth year is not 1778; should be 1797. ?LANDRY, Elise (Joseph & Marie MELANCON) b. 24 Dec. 1778 [sic], bt. 4 Nov. 1805 Pats: Not listed; Mats: Paul MELANCON & Marie THERIOT; Spons: Valery BROUSARD & Marie Madeleine LANDR Y. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #292)?
2. ? Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; CD 101. Text: LANDRY, Doralise wid. of Pierre Paul THIBODEAUX d. 19 Feb. 1878 at age 80 yrs. (Abbeville Ch .: v. 2, p. 60)?
3. ? Source published by Karen Theriot Reader, Rootsweb.com. Text: At the request of Marie MELANTON [sic], widow of Joseph LANDRY, to wed second to Thomas PARE, Commandant deBLANC went to her residence to inventory estate for preservation of the rights of the [ten named] children, all minors, dated 10 Sep 1800. Doralise was named last. [Probably same child as Elise]?
4. ? Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; CD 101. Text: THIBODEAUX, Pierre - native of this parish (major son of Anselme - inhabitant at Vermillion & Anne TRAHAN) m. 23 Nov. 1813 Louise LANDRY - native of this parish (minor daughter of Jo seph - inhabitant at Vermillion & Marie MELANCON) Wits: Joseph BOUDRO, Valeri BROUSARD, Louis CHEMIN. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.5, #318)

LANDRY, Elise (Joseph & Marie MELANCON) b. 24 Dec. 1778, bt. 4 Nov. 1805 Pats: Not listed; Mats: Paul MELANCON & Marie THERIOT; Spons: Valery BROUSARD & Marie Madeleine LANDRY. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #292)

Marie married Pierre Paul Thibodeaux 23 Nov 1813, St Martin Of Tour Church, Saint Martinville, Saint Martin, Louisiana, United States. Pierre was born 24 May 1795, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; was christened 24 May 1795, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; died 19 May 1869, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Cyrille married Marie Scholastique Boudreaux (daughter of Joseph Boudreaux and Elisabeth Apolline 'Isabelle Pauline' Trahan) [Group Sheet]

Jean married Suzanne Landry 4 Oct 1808, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana. Suzanne (daughter of Armand Pierre Landry and Marguerite Melançon) was born 29 Apr 1792, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, United States; died 18 May 1841, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet]