Other Events:

• Residence: 1727, Saint Pierre du Nord, ile Saint Jean
• Residence: 1739, Port Toulouse, Ile Royale

Notes:

-vol.2,p.615-spouse M01-p.518-name given as Francois Boudrot dit Manne;b.yr,marr.info. -p.520-marr.info.

Francois married Jeanne Landry 11 Jan 1717, Port Royal. Jeanne (daughter of Claude Landry and Marguerite Theriault) was born 1700, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Francois Boudrot and Pierre Landry. The groom's father was deceased by this date.

1. Marie Josephe Boudrot was born 19 Oct 1717, Port Royal.
2. Anne Boudrot was born 30 Sep 1719, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Marguerite Boudrot was born Abt 1720, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Pierre Boudrot was born Abt 1722, Port Royal.
5. Basile Boudrot was born Abt 1722, Port Royal.
6. Joseph Boudrot was born 1723; died Abt 1808, Havre Aubert, Iles de la Madel, Que..
7. Marie Renee dit Renotte Boudrot was born 1 Feb 1728, Port Lajoie, ile Saint Jean; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Madeleine Boudrot was born Abt 1725, Port Toulouse, Ile Royale; died Bef 19 Apr 1780.
9. Judith Boudrot was born 1730.
10. Jeanne Boudrot was born 19 Feb 1730, Port Lajoie; died Yes, date unknown.
11. Charles Boudrot was born 1734; died Yes, date unknown.
12. Cecile Boudrot was born 15 Mar 1736, StPierre du Nord, Kings, ile Saint Jean; died Yes, date unknown.
13. Louise Boudrot was born 14 Feb 1738, StPierre du Nord, Kings, ile Saint Jean.
14. Elizabeth (Isabelle) Boudrot was born 22 May 1742, StPierre du Nord, Kings, ile Saint Jean.
15. Francois Boudrot was born 20 Mar 1744, StPierre du Nord, Kings, ile Saint Jean; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Occupation: a trader or merchant

Notes:

Birth:
Bona Arsenault gives his birth year as abt 1663 whereas Stephen White gives it as at 1657.

Occupation:
"Abraham Boudrot from Port-Royal was one of those who, during the War of the League of Augsburg (1689-1697), obtained passes from Commandant Villebon. Boudrot had traded regularly with Boston since the 1680's and had gained the friendship and respect of many massachusetts merchants...".

Died:
Abraham was deceased when his son, Charles, married in February 1707.

Abraham married Cecile Melanson 1686, Port Royal. Cecile (daughter of Charles (dit LaRamee) Mellanson and Marie Dugas) was born Abt May 1671, Port Royal; died Aft 1735. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jan 1714, the parish of Port Royal

Notes:

Died:
She died sometime after the ile St Jean census was taken in 1735.

Notes:

Married:
Bona Arsenault gives their marriage year as about 1684; Stephen White gives it as about 1686.

Notes:

Bona-vol.2,p.441-name,marr.info. He was the councilor and lieutenant-general of Acadia. No doubt he came from Cougnes, in the diocese of La Rochelle, France. He married his wife prior to leaving France. He arrived in Acadia around 1642. He was also the local judge as well as lieutenant general.

Michel married Michelle Aucoin 1640, , France. Michelle was born , , France; died 17 Dec 1706, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Her age at her death was more than 95 years old.

Notes:

Bona-vol.2,p.686,687-name,b.yr,marr.info;He and his brother,Pierre, arrived in Acadia around 1657, probably on the ship,Sir Thomas Temple. They renounced their Protestantism at thier marriages in Port Royal. Lamothe-Cadillac's memories, dated 1692, mentions two Scotsmen living in Acadia and whose mother still lived in Boston. J02-p.191-He was the son of Pierre Melanson dit Laverdure, a French protestant, who married in exile in England to an English girl by the name of Priscilla. Brought to Acadia with his family by Thomas Temple in the spring of 1657, Pierre, his wife and their youngest son withdrew to Boston after the treaty of Breda in 1667. Their two other sons, already married to Acadian girls, remained in Acadia. The oldest of these sons was Charles, born about 1643, and married to Marie Dugas... B29-p.7-In the summer of 1657, Charles arrived from England aboard the ship "Satisfaction" at Fort St John, Acadia. With him were his brothers, Pierre and John, and his parents, Pierre Laverdure, his father, and

Priscilla, his mother. The father was French, the mother English,and the family was Protestant. They were among a group of colonists coming to settle under Sir Thomas Temple, newly-named govenor of English-controlled Acadia. Acadia remained under English rule until the Treaty of Breda was signed in 1667, transferring it back to France. Fearing religious persecution, Pierre and Pricilla and their son John sought refuge at Boston. The elder sons, Pierre and Charles, had already converted, married French-Catholic women and sterted families. They remained in Acadia. B31-p.247-Aug 1695(old style): Charles Melanson took the oath of allegiance to the King of England at Port-Royal; he signed.

Charles married Marie Dugas Abt 1663, Port Royal. Marie (daughter of Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Louise Doucet) was born 1648, Port Royal; died 7 Jul 1737, Port Royal; was buried 8 Jul 1737, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bona-vol.2,p.687-name,marr.info. -vol.2,p.524-name,b.yr,spouse B29.p.9.-name;b&d.dts&loc;marr.info;parents

Notes:

B29-pp.7-9-Pierre Laverdure was born in France and died in New England or Acadia between August 1676 and May 1677. He married in England about 1631 to Priscilla ... who was born in England and died at Boston at the end of 1691 or the beginning of 1692. She remarried at Boston or Dorchester, Massachusetts, 8 April 1680 to Captain William Wright, Senior. In the summer of 1657, Pierre Laverdure, his wife, Priscilla, and at least 3 sons, Pierre, Charles and John, arrived from England aboard the ship "Satisfaction" at Fort St John, Acadia. Pierre, a Frenchman, and his English wife and sons were all Protestants. They were among a group of colonist coming to settle under Sir Thomas Temple, newly-named governor of English-controlled Acadia. Acadia remained under English rule until the Treaty of Breda was signed i 1667, transferring it back to France. Fearing religious persecution, Pierre, Priscilla, and their son, John, sought refuge at Boston. The elder sons, Pierre and Charles, had already converted, married French-Catholic women and started families. They remained in Acadia. Although the reason remains unclear, the Laverdure brothers used the surname Mellanson. Their brother John who went to New England kept the name Laverdure. B31-p.247-"According to Joseph LeBlanc dit Le Maigre's deposition at Belle-Ile-en-Mer, his wife's maternal grandfather, Pierre Melanson(the son), had "come to Port-Royal from Scotland." According to the research of Father Clarence d'Entremont cited above, however, Pierre (Melanson dit) Laverdure (the father) was a French Protestant who married, during his exile in England, an Englishwoman named Priscilla. Brought to Acadia with his family by Thomas Temple in the spring of 1657, Pierre, his wife, and their youngest son withdrew to Boston after the Treaty of Breda in 1667. Their two other sons, already married to acadian women, remained in Acadia. La Mothe-Cadillac relates that in 1685 he saw these two brothers, whom he calls Scotsman, aged 60 and 65 years, who were married to French women. In 1692 he saw their mother, then aged 90 years at Boston."

Pierre married Priscilla Mallinson Abt 1631, , England. Priscilla was born , , England; died 1691, Boston, , Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

B29.9-name;marr.info. for two marriages;landed in Acadia but sought refuge in Boston in 1667 with her husband and son, John. B30-p.92-"As to the origins of MELANSON family,research by Father Clarence d'Entremont in Massachusetts archives has produced an accurate picture of the MELANSON origins. Briefly, French Huguenot Pierre LAVERDURE fled from persecution in France to England, married Priscilla MALLINSON there, moved to Boston, where two of his three sons left to go to Acadia,retaining their mother's name. The other son remained in Boston, keeping the name of LAVERDURE.

Notes:

from Irene Terrio - Name Bona-vol.2,p.524-name,b.yr,marr.info;he was a gunsmith(armurier de Roy),a native of Toulouse,lieutenant general in Acadia,arrived in Port Royal around 1640.

Abraham married Marguerite Louise Doucet 1647. Marguerite (daughter of Germain dit LaVerdure Doucet and ?) was born Abt 1625; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

from Irene Terrio - name Bona-vol.2,p.524-name,marr.info.,daug of Germain doucet dit Laverdure -vol.2,p.506-name,b.yr,spouse