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Casimir Melanson

Male 1862 - 1865  (3 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Casimir Melanson was born 1862 (son of Casimire Melanson and Francoise Leger); died Dec 1865; was buried 6 Dec 1865, Shemogue, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    He was 3 years old when buried on 6th of December 1865.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Casimire Melanson was born 29 Aug 1813 (son of Joseph Melanson and Apolline (Polonie) Forest); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Baptised: 2 Nov 1813, the parish of Memramcook
    • Occupation: Nov 1845, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer
    • Residence: Nov 1845, the parish of Shemogue

    Notes:

    Baptised:
    His godparents were Dominique Bourgeois and Rose Signon.

    Casimire married Francoise Leger 24 Nov 1845, the parish of Shemogue. Francoise (daughter of Francois Leger and Marguerite Bonnevie) was born 2 Mar 1826; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Francoise Leger was born 2 Mar 1826 (daughter of Francois Leger and Marguerite Bonnevie); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Baptised: 2 Apr 1826, the parish of Shemogue

    Notes:

    Baptised:
    Her father was present at her baptism. Godparents for Francoise were Simon Dugay and Anne Bonnevie.

    Notes:

    Married:
    The groom was of major age and the bride was of minor age at the date of their marriage. Witnesses at their marriage were Olivier Brun, brother-in-law, and Francois Leger, father of the bride.

    Children:
    1. 1. Casimir Melanson was born 1862; died Dec 1865; was buried 6 Dec 1865, Shemogue, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Melanson was born 14 Nov 1771, St.Mary's Bay, NS (son of Charles dit Litan Melanson and Anne (Nanette) Leger).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Apr 1820, the parish of Minudie; farmer
    • Residence: Jan 1827, the parish of Minudie
    • Residence: Nov 1845, Menoudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

    Notes:

    J03-p.136-b.dt,marr.info. J02-p.192-b.dt,marr.info. B29-p.19-b.dt.&loc.

    Joseph married Apolline (Polonie) Forest Abt 1796. Apolline (daughter of Paul Forest and Anne(Nanette) Bourg) was born 22 Apr 1776; died 4 Feb 1820, Minudie, NS; was buried 5 Feb 1820, the parish of Minudie. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Apolline (Polonie) Forest was born 22 Apr 1776 (daughter of Paul Forest and Anne(Nanette) Bourg); died 4 Feb 1820, Minudie, NS; was buried 5 Feb 1820, the parish of Minudie.

    Notes:

    J03-p.136-marr.info;daug of Paul Forest and nanette Bourg. J02-p.192-marr.info;daug of Paul & Anne Bourque. B29-p.25-marr.info;b.dt;d.dt&loc;grave was blessed 20 Apr 1820(Memramcook register)

    Buried:
    Her grave was blessed on April 20th 1820. She was buried the 5th of February. She was around 43 years old. Present at her grave were Laurent Bourg and Pierre Babin.

    Children:
    1. Joseph Melanson was born 8 May 1810; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Casimire Melanson was born 29 Aug 1813; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Anne Melanson died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Louise Melanson died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Francois Leger was born Abt 1794 (son of Charles 'petit' Leger and Marie Bourque); died 24 May 1868.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Feb 1819, the parish of Shemogue; a labourer
    • Occupation: May 1822, the parish of Shemogue; a labourer
    • Occupation: May 1824, the parish of Shemogue; a labourer
    • Occupation: Apr 1826, the parish of Shemogue; a labourer
    • Occupation: Mar 1828, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer
    • Occupation: Apr 1834, the parish of Shemogue; a farmer
    • Occupation: Jul 1836, Ste Therese de Botsford; a farmer
    • Occupation: Apr 1838, the parish of Ste Therese de Botsford; a farmer

    Notes:

    T19-b.yr;d.dt. T20-b&d yrs,marr.info.

    Francois married Marguerite Bonnevie 1817. Marguerite was born 1796; died 1889. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Marguerite Bonnevie was born 1796; died 1889.

    Notes:

    T20-b&d yrs,marr.info.

    Children:
    1. Fidel Leger was born 10 Oct 1820; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Thadde Leger was born 18 Dec 1818; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Maxime Leger was born 10 May 1822; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Placide Leger was born 20 May 1824; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 3. Francoise Leger was born 2 Mar 1826; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Aime Leger was born 18 Feb 1828; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Osithe Leger was born 3 Jun 1830; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Domitille Leger was born 30 Apr 1832; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Antoinette Leger was born 26 Apr 1834; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Marguerite Leger was born 23 Jun 1836; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Barbe Leger was born 3 Apr 1838; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Philomene Leger was born 21 Oct 1840; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Justine Leger was born 16 Jan 1843, Leger Brook, , New Brunswick, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Charles dit Litan Melanson was born 13 Sep 1738, Port Royal (son of Charles Melanson and Anne (Nanette) Granger); died Abt 1788.

    Notes:

    Bona-vol.2,p.693-b.yr,marr.info;he was at July 1768 when his daug, Anne, was baptised;at Windsor the 29 Aug 1768 when his marriage was revalidated and at Baie Ste Marie in 1771. J03-p.136-married in a civil ceremony in 1765 to Nanette Leger who was the daug of Joseph and Claire LeBlanc of Champs Elyses. Their marr. was rehabilitated at Pisiguit on 29 Aug 1768. Charles was the only son of Charles who settled in Acadia. Other members of the family were deported to New England and, about 1768, they emigrated to Quebec. Charles was one of the "original tenants" of Desbarres at the Champs Elyses in 1768. He died between the years 1787 and 1789 because in the 1790 census, it reads: Widow Melanson, males 4, females 2. Documents for his death have not been found. J02-p.191-marr.info. T20-b&d yrs.

    Charles married Anne (Nanette) Leger 29 Aug 1765, Champs Elyses. Anne (daughter of Joseph Leger and Claire LeBlanc) was born 1747; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anne (Nanette) Leger was born 1747 (daughter of Joseph Leger and Claire LeBlanc); died Yes, date unknown.

    Notes:

    Bona-vol.2,p.693-marr.info;daug of Joseph and Claire LeBlanc. J03-p.136-marr.info.;daug of Joseph & Claire LeBlanc of Champs Elyses. -p.123-b.yr,marr.info. J02-p.177-Anne dite Nannette,marr.info. T20-b.yr,marr.info. B26-p.94,95-b.yr,marr.info. M01-p.101-marr.info.

    Children:
    1. Anne (Nanon) Melanson was born 25 Jul 1766, Pisiguit; died Nov 1852, Menoudie; was buried 7 Nov 1852, the cemetery at Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. Casimir Melanson was born 13 Sep 1768, Menoudie; died Abt 1800.
    3. 4. Joseph Melanson was born 14 Nov 1771, St.Mary's Bay, NS.
    4. Jean Baptiste Melanson was born 25 Feb 1774, St.Mary's Bay, NS; died 15 May 1814, Memramcook.
    5. Helene Melanson was born 13 Jan 1776, Menoudie.
    6. Charles dit Charlitte Melanson was born 16 Aug 1779, Menoudie; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Pierre dit Pierrot Melanson was born 18 Apr 1782; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Scholastique (Collestie) Melanson was born 1 May 1786, Menoudie; died Nov 1864, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; was buried 9 Nov 1864, Menoudie.

  3. 10.  Paul Forest was born 1746, Minudie; died 26 Oct 1836, the parish of Cap Pele; was buried 16 Jun 1837, the parish of Cap Pele.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Oct 1820, the parish of Shemogue; a ploughman/farmhand
    • Residence: Oct 1820, the parish of Shemogue; and worked as a labourer

    Notes:

    T15-marr.info.;son of Charles Forest a Baptiste Forest & Marie Poirier J03-p.132,133-marr info for two marriages,children of first marr.
    Stephen White's 37 families lists him as the son of Charles Forest and Marie Chiasson.

    Buried:
    On the 16 Jun 1837, a funeral ceremony (grave blessing) was held for Paul Foret, aged 89 years. He had been a spouse of Louise Christina Bonnevie. Present were Moyse Downing and Jean Downing.

    Paul married Anne(Nanette) Bourg 5 Jan 1771, Franklin Manor. Anne(Nanette) (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Theriault) was born Abt 1736, Beaubassin; died 1 Oct 1784, Minudie. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anne(Nanette) Bourg was born Abt 1736, Beaubassin (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Theriault); died 1 Oct 1784, Minudie.

    Notes:

    J03-p.117-gives b.yr of abt.1736;two marr, & d.dt. -p.132-death dt.,children T15-daug of Jean Bourg and Marie Terriot;b&d dts,2 marriages.;she married secondly to Paul Forest. B25-p.43-b.dt. of 1736;d.dt,two marr.

    Children:
    1. 5. Apolline (Polonie) Forest was born 22 Apr 1776; died 4 Feb 1820, Minudie, NS; was buried 5 Feb 1820, the parish of Minudie.
    2. Rosalie Forest was born 15 Jan 1779; died 23 Apr 1842; was buried 27 May 1842, the parish of Cap Pele.
    3. Madeleine Forest died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Charles 'petit' Leger was born 15 Jun 1749, LaRosette, N.S. (son of Francois Leger and Madeleine Comeau); died 17 May 1837, the parish of Barachois; was buried 19 May 1837, the cemetery of the parish of Barachois.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Jul 1807, Shemogue, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick
    • Residence: 1820, Trois Rousseaux, in the parish of Cap Pele,; , settling
    • Residence: Oct 1820, the parish of Shemogue, NB; a labourer
    • Occupation: Sep 1821, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick; a ploughman/farmhand

    Notes:

    Bona-vol.2,p.661-b.yr. T19-b.&d.dts.&locs.;known as "Petit Charles";marr.info. T20-b.&d.yrs;marr.info. J03-p.131-notes of Placide Gaudet say he was the sole survivor after being deported to Connecticut with his parents and siblings - his mother, brothers & sisters died of hunger and Charles Leger was adopted by his godmother, Marie Grosvalet...He was at Champs Elyses in 1790 with his wife, 3 sons and 2 daugs. He settled at Chemoque in 1804 and in 1820 at Trois Ruisseaux(Leger's Brooks) in the parish of Cap Pele where he died in 1837. B26-p.72,73-b.yr,talks of another document from the Archives of St Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, which mentions that Charle's sister, Marie, survived the 1755 tragedy...Paul and Marie sought refuge in Louisiana...Placide Gaudet,who was not aware of the New Orleans document...Charles was separated from his parents and never saw them again...at the age of six in 1755, he was adopted by his godmother,Marguerite Grovalet, who took care of him as if he were her own son....They took refuge at Chipoudie and then at Ile St Jean. According to Placide Gaudet, Charles was 18 when he left Ile St.Jean to reach Minudie in Nova Scotia...

    Buried:
    Present at his burial were Laurent Godet and Jean Godet.

    Charles married Marie Bourque 15 Jun 1778, Dieppe, (Fox Creek), N.B.. Marie (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Hebert) was born 9 Jul 1763, Minudie, N.S.; died 1807. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Marie Bourque was born 9 Jul 1763, Minudie, N.S. (daughter of Jean Bourg and Marie Hebert); died 1807.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Jul 1807, Shemogue, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick
    • Residence: Sep 8121, the parish of Shemogue, , New Brunswick

    Notes:

    T19-marr.info;daug of Jean Bourque and Marie Hebert;b.dt & loc. T20-b.&d.yrs,marr.info. J03-p.117 & 131-b.yr;marr.info;she was 15 when she married.

    Children:
    1. Charles dit Charlitte Leger was born 29 Sep 1779, Franklin Manor; died 5 Jan 1827, Cap Pele.
    2. Isabelle Leger was born 10 Jan 1781, Franklin Manor; died Apr 1859; was buried 7 Apr 1859.
    3. Simon Leger was born 7 Oct 1783, Minudie, N.S.; died 7 Jan 1827, Cap Pele.
    4. Moise 'Meche' Leger was born Abt 1786; died Mar 1861, Cap Pele; was buried 23 Mar 1861, Cap Pele cemetery.
    5. Scholastique (Collete) Leger was born 26 Jun 1787, Minudie; died 27 Jun 1842; was buried 28 Jun 1842, the parish of Cap Pele.
    6. Paul Leger was born Abt 1791, Minudie; died 28 Mar 1869; was buried 30 Mar 1869, the parish of Cap Pele, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    7. 6. Francois Leger was born Abt 1794; died 24 May 1868.
    8. Louis Leger was born 1796; died 27 Jun 1845; was buried 28 Jun 1845, the parish of Cap Pele.
    9. Thaddee Leger died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Modest Leger was born 1800, Minudie; died 5 May 1838.
    11. Prime Leger died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Pierre Leger died Yes, date unknown.


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