Person:Marguerite Dugas (1)

Marguerite Dugas
chr.19 Mar 1681 Beaubassin, , , Acadia
d.Bef 28 Feb 1729 , , , Acadia
m. Abt 1673
  1. Marie (Catherine) DugasAbt 1674 - 1733
  2. Marie Dugas1674 -
  3. Claude Dugas1676 - 1747
  4. Claude Dugas, IIAbt 1677 - Bef 1723
  5. Anne Dugas1679 -
  6. Francoise DugasAbt 1679 - 1731
  7. Joseph DugasAbt 1680 - 1765
  8. Marguerite Dugas1681 - Bef 1729
  9. Anne DugasAbt 1683 - Abt 1710
  10. Jeanne DugasAbt 1684 - Aft 1725
  11. Agnes Dugas1686 -
  12. Francois DugasAbt 1688 -
  13. Marie Madeleine DugasAbt 1689 - 1766
  14. Cecile Dugas1690 -
  15. Marie Dugas, 21691 - 1772
  16. Cecile DugasAbt 1692 -
  17. Madeleine Dugas1704 - 1766
  18. Agnes Dugas1704 -
  • HJean MelansonAbt 1681 - Aft 1741
  • WMarguerite Dugas1681 - Bef 1729
m. Aft 11 Jan 1701
  1. Marguerite MelansonAbt 1702 - Bef 1761
  2. Jean Baptiste MelansonAbt 1705 - Bef 1763
  3. Paul Melanson1708 -
  4. Pierre Melanson1710 - Bef 1763
  5. Marie Josephe Melanson1713 - Bef 1767
  6. Alexandre Melanson1717 - Abt 1768
  7. Jacques MelansonAbt 1718 - Bef 1763
  8. Madeleine Melanson1720 - Bef 1771
  9. Cecile MelansonAbt 1721 - Bef 1763
  10. Etienne Melanson1724 - Aft 1786
Facts and Events
Name Marguerite Dugas
Gender Female
Christening[1][2] 19 Mar 1681 Beaubassin, , , Acadia
Marriage Aft 11 Jan 1701 Port Royal, , , Acadiato Jean Melanson
Death[3] Bef 28 Feb 1729 , , , Acadia

!CHRISTENING-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 564; own copy.

!CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal [her father Claude also owns 30 arpents at Beaubassin], Acadia [p. 6]. Marguerite DUGAS, age 5, living with parents Claude & Francoises BOURGEOIS, and seven siblings.

!CENSUS: 1693, age 11 years.

!CENSUS: 1698, age 17 years.

!CENSUS: 1700, age 18 years.

!CENSUS: 1701, age 18 years (sic).

!DEATH: Before son Jean Baptiste's marriage on 7 Feb 1729 at Grand Pré, Acadia (SGA-2, 228-229).

References
  1. Winston DeVille. Acadian Church Records, 1679-1757. (Mobile, 1964)
    p. 3.

    A transcript of originals or official copies in Public Archives of Canada (MG9 B8, vol. 1). Marguerite DUGAS, daughter of Claude & Francoise BOURGEOIS, baptized on 19 Mar 1681 at Beaubassin, Acadia. "Sponsors: Alexandre Le Neuf, Sieur of Beaubassin, knight, and Marguerite Bourgeois [probably her aunt, who had just had a baby 5 months before]."

  2. Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. (2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999)
    p. 564.

    Marguerite was baptized on 19 Mar 1681 (Beaubassin Register). Sponsors: Alexandre LE NEUF & Marguerite BOURGEOIS.

  3. Margaret C. Melanson. Melanson Story, The: Acadian Family, Acadian Times. (Toronto: Author, 2003)
    p. 156.

    This date is that of her eldest son's wedding.