Person:Ambroise Melanson (1)

!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 1147; own copy. #9:

!EDUCATION: He could write his name.

!BIRTH-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-DEATH: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; p. 688 (Port Royal); own copy. Ambroise MELANSON, born 1685, son of Charles & Marie DUGAS, married 1st at Port-Royal 10 Nov 1705 to Francoise BOURG, daughter of Bernard & Francoise BRUN; eight children [including one set of triplet & one set of twins]. He married 2nd at Port-Royal on 23 Jan 1719 to Marguerite COMEAU, daughter of Jean & Francoise HEBERT; thirteen children. Ambroise died at Quebec in 1756.

!CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 10 months. A twin. Name Ambroisse.

!CENSUS: 1693, Port Royal, Acadia, age 8 years, listed with twin.

!CENSUS: 1698, age 13 years.

!CENSUS: 1700, age 15 years.

!CENSUS: 1701, age 15 years (sic).

!MARRIAGE: D'Entremont "New Findings", FCAGR (Winter 1969), p. 240, both marriages.

!MARRIAGE: Winston De Ville, THE LOPPINOT PAPERS; 1687-1710; Ville Platte, LA, 1991; p. 17; Salt Lake FHL US/CAN 971.5 N38l; Genealogical abstracts of the earliest notarial records of Acadia. Marriage contract signed on 9 Nov 1705 between Ambroise MELANSON, age 21 [?] or about, son of deceased Charles & Marie DUGAS, and Francoise BOURG, daughter of Bernard & Francoise BOURG [sic, should be BRUN?]. Witness for groom: Pierre MELANSON, Captain, his paternal uncle. Witnesses for bride: Abraham BOURG, her paternal uncle; --- GUILLEBAUD, her "beaufrere." Signed by A MELLANSON; X mark of Francois Le B--; X mark of Bernard BOURG; Francoise BOURG; Abraham B--; P. MELLANSON.

!MARRIAGE: Donald J. Hebert, ACADIANS IN EXILE; 1755-1785; Cecilia, LA, Hebert Publications, 1980; pp. 47 & 323; own copy. Ambroise MELANCON, 20 years old, son of Jean Charles & Marie SIGOD [?], marriage contract dated 9 Nov 1705 to Francoise BOURG, daughter of Amand [sic] & Francoise BOURQ [sic]. Recorded at Port Royal, Acadia, in Notarial Acts: G3 2040. Located at Archives Nationales, Archives des Colnies, Section Outre-Mer, Paris, France, in Carton #2040 by Loppinot (1700-1709).

1. ↑ Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. (2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999)
   p. 1147.

   Ambroise MELANSON (a twin) was born around Mar 1685 [no place listed, but is on the 1686 census at Port Royal, Acadia].

2. ↑ Paul Delaney. "Reconstitution d'un rôle des passagers du Pembroke, La". (in LES CAHIERS, La Société Historique Acadienne)
   p. 53.
3. ↑ Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. (2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999)
   p. 1147.

   Ambroise was around 70 years of age at death (Quebec Register).

4. ↑ D.O.B.: "Acadian Genealogy Exchange", Vol. XX, No. 3, p. 83 (ref.: (26).
5. ↑ D./P.O.D.: See message file..
6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, Premiére Partie, 1636 à 1714
   pg 1158. (Rg Que).
7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 White, Stephen A; Hector-J Hébert; and Patrice Gallant. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999)
   pg 1158. (Rg Que).
8. ↑ 70 years