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$Apollonie (Polonie\Pauline) Como$

1852 - 1906 (54 years)

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Name	Apollonie (Polonie\Pauline) Como
Born	17 Aug 1852	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia [1, 2]
	She was 1 month old when baptized on October 11th 1852.
Gender	Female
Baptised	11 Oct 1852 [1, 3]
	Her godparents were Eustache Brun and Marcelline Bourgeois.
Census	1871	River Hebert Polling District, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [4]
	She is found with her widowed mother, five siblings and two young Bourgeois children.
Residence	Nov 1884	Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [5]
Census	1891	subdistrict of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [6]
	Called 'Poloni' on this census, she is found with her husband and three young daughters. She is shown as being born in Nova Scotia and her parents were born in Nova Scotia.
Residence	From 1899 to 1906	Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
Census	1901	Sub-district Weymouth Bridge, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada [7]
	She is found with her husband and three daughters. She is using the name of Pauline instead of Poloni. Her birth place is given as Barronsfield, Nova Scotia which is beside Minudie, Nova Scotia.
Died	28 Sep 1906	Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada [2]
Obituary	6 Oct 1906	Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [2, 8, 9]
	the Amherst Daily News
		Obituary - Mrs Philip Melanson of Weymouth Amherst Daily News, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Canada; Saturday, 6th October 1906.
		Obituary - Mrs P J Melanson of Weymouth unknown newspaper
Person ID	I14599	Annette - Research
Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

Father	Joseph Comeau, b. 24 Mar 1819, Nova Scotia , d. Bef 1871 (Age < 51 years)
Mother	Mary\Marie Bourgeois, b. 4 Dec 1818, Nova Scotia , d. 1900 (Age 81 years)
Family ID	F5950	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Philip G Melanson, b. 11 Dec 1853, Cap Pelé, Westmorland County, New Brunswick , d. 14 Dec 1913, Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 60 years)

Married 16 Nov 1884 Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [5, 10]

Marriage - Philippe Melanson & Polonie Comeau
at Joggins Mines on 16th November 1884.
Appeared in Le Moniteur Acadian, Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada, jeudi, le 27 novembre 1884, page 3, col.4.

Children

	1. Emma Louise Melanson, b. 14 Sep 1885, Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 7 Feb 1981, Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 95 years)
	2. Mary Victoria Melanson, b. 6 Sep 1886, Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 15 Nov 1979, San Diego County, California, United States (Age 93 years)
	3. Bertha Ellen Melanson, b. 6 Aug 1888, Joggins Mines, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1986 (Age 97 years)

Family ID F6680 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, p.20-bap.
[S439] Newspaper: Images of clippings in Ella (Burke) Ouellette's Scrapbook, Obituary for Mrs P J Melanson, unknown newspaper.
[S282] Info:Marcel Landry, email Feb2014.
[S301] Census: 1871 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, mf reel C-10556 Cumberland;Dist#5,J River Hebert;Enn.Div.#1;p.31-32;dwelling#108;family#110.
mf reel C-10556 Cumberland;Dist#5,J River Hebert;Enn.Div.#1;p.31-32;dwelling#108;family#110:
Como, Sylvine M 26 NS Catholic French Master Mariner
Como, Philemom F 23 NB Catholic French
Como, Raphael M 20 NS Catholic French Stone Cutter
Como, Poloney F 18 NS Catholic French
Como, Simon M 16 NS Catholic French Seaman
Como, Frank M 11 NS Catholic French
Como, Mary F 53 NS Catholic French widow
Bushway, Jane F 4 NS Catholic French
Bushway, Ellen F 2 NS Catholic French
[S94] Book:Le Moniteur Acadien:Inventaire de l'etat civil,vol.1,1867-1886, ISBN-2-922253-01-5 (vol.1)., p.131.
[S313] Census: 1891 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, mf Reel:T-6312,30Cumberland,Sub-dist:5B-RiverHebert,p39,family148enn.dt.23Apr1891.
mf Reel:T-6312,30Cumberland,Sub-dist:5B-RiverHebert,p39,family148,enn.dt.23Apr1891:
Melenson, Philip M 37 M NB NB NB Watchmaker
Melenson, Poloni F 37 M W NS NS NS
Melenson, Emma L F 5 D NS NB NS
Melenson, Mary V F 4 D NS NB NS
Melenson, Bertha E F 3 D NS NB NS
[S505] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Digby, 31Digby;SubDist22-Weymouth Bridge;p25;family232;enn.dt.14May1901.
31Digby;SubDist22-Weymouth Bridge;p25;family232;enn.dt.14May1901:
Melonson, Philip M Head M 11Dec1853 47 CapeBald,NB French RC Jeweler
Melonson, Pauline F Wife M 17Aug1853 47 Baronsfield,NS French RC
Melonson, Emma L F Daug. 14Sept1885 15 JogginsMines,NS French RC
Melonson, Mary V F Daug. 6Sept1886 14 JogginsMines,NS French RC
Melonson, Bertha E F Daug. 6 Aug1888 12 JogginsMines,NS French RC
[S172] Newspaper: NS, Amherst, The Amherst Daily News, Obituary for Mrs Philip Melanson,Sat.6thOctober1906.
[S463] Electronic:BanksMinichielloRitchieComo/ComeauFamilyTreeDatabase;owner:LisaBanks;trees.ancestry.com, accessed 26Mar2014.
[S294] Newspaper: NB, Shediac, Le Moniteur Acadien, Thursday,27Nov1884,p.3,col.4-marriage.