Person:Ambroise Bourg (1)

!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Jerome Lepre, "From the Collection of Henri J. Molaison: Miscellaneous Notes--BOURG, COLLARD, CAVELIER Families," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; ; vol. XXXVII, No. 147 (Jul 1998); pp. 230-231; Santa Cruz County Genealogical Society Library. Ambrose [sic] BOURG, born 1732, son of Charles & Cecile MELANSON, married twice; children listed. His 2nd marriage to Marie-Modeste MOLAISON was on 12 [sic] Jul 1763 at Church of the Holy Trinity, Cherbourg, Normany, France, after dispensation of fourth degree of consanguinity. He died in New Feliciana, LA.

!MARRIAGE: Jerome Lepre, "From the Collection of Henri J. Molaison: Miscellaneous Notes on BLANCHARD, BOURG, BROUSSARD," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS;; vol. XXXVII, no. 148 (Oct 1998); pp. 327-328; Santa Cruz County Genealogical Society Library. Ambroise BOURG, son of deceased Charles & Cecile MELANCON, married on 1 Jun 1757 to Anne Josephe PITRE, daughter of Claude & Isabelle GUERIN, all of this parish of Port-la-Joie, Isle St. Jean. Witnesses: Charles BOURG [not the groom's deceased father]; Alexandre PITRE, brother; Charles HENRY; Cecile MELANCON, mother; Baptiste PITRE, brother. Recorded by Rev. Gratien RAOUL, Recollect, the King's Chaplain, Cure' and Superior.

    Also: Application for dispensation for Consanguinity addressed to Msgr., Bishop of Contances [France]. Ambroise BOURK, living in the city of Cherbourg for the last 4 1/2 years, appeared before Mr. Le FEROUILLY, a priest serving at Cherbourg, for information on 6 Jul 1763 at the rectory. He petitioned to marry his fiancee of one month, Modeste MOLAISON, both descended from a common ancestor MELANSON from England, thus related in the fourth degree. A descendancy list of each was included. Ambroise was age 31, Modeste age 21. Witnesses: Jean GRANGEY [GRANGER], age 48 from Acadia, a gardener domiciled at Cherbourg for about 3 1/2 years; Jacques MOLAISON, age 60 from Acadia, a fisherman domiciled at Cherbourg for about 3 1/2 years, father of the bride. Deposition states that Modeste has a sister and brothers, all awaiting King's permission to go to "the Islands." Other witnesses: Jean RENAUD, sailor, age 22; Pierre POTIER, sailor, who states that among the Acadians "there are few who are not relatives or allied relatives." Dispensation was given on 3 Jul 1763, signed De Hennot de THIEVILLE, by Msgr. LeVIVIER.

!CHRISTENING-SPONSOR: In 1766 he was godfather to his [grand-]nephew Ambroise-Bénoni BERTRAND, grandson of Charles (Register N-D of Havre).

!BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-RESIDENCES-IMMIGRATION: Albert Robichaux, Jr., THE ACADIAN EXILES IN SAINT-MALO; 1785-1785; Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; part I, vol. I, Family Genealogies A-G (Groups 1 to 480), p. 126 (family #157); own copy. Born about 1736, son of Charles BOURG & Cecile MELANCON, married 1st on 1 Jun 1757 at Port-Lajoie, Isle St. Jean, to Anne-Josephe PITRE, daughter of Claude & Isabelle GUERIN; one daughter listed. Ambroise married 2nd on 12 [sic] Jul 1763 at Ste. Trinite of Cherbourg, Manche [France] to Marie-Modeste MOLAISON, daughter of Jacques & Cecile MELANCON [same name as his mother]. Eleven children are listed for this marriage. He and 2nd wife and 5 daughters arrived at St. Malo from Cherbourg on 20 Jan 1773, and established residence in the parish of Pleurtuit. On 12 Aug 1785 Ambroise and 2nd wife with 9 children departed from France on the ship "La Ville D'Archangel," which arrived in Louisiana on 3 Dec 1785 [nearly 4 months at sea.]

1. ↑ Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780. (Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version)
   BOURG no. 66.

   Born around 1732, son of Charles BOURG & Cécile MELANSON.

   No place given for birth.

2. ↑ Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780. (Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version)
   BOURG no. 66.

   Ambroise died between 1786 and 1790.

   No place given for death.

3. ↑ Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780. (Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version)
   p. 961.
4. ↑ Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780. (Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version)
   p. 961.

   Age 40 years.

5. ↑ French Canadian and Acadian Genealogical Review (2)
   vol. II, no. 1 (spring 1969), p. 56.

   In the census of 1772 of Le Moyne, Ambroise BOURG is 40 years [so born around 1732], "journalier et sabotier: infirme." His wife's name is Marthe-Modeste MOULAISON, age 25, "file du coton."

6. ↑ Donald J. Hébert. Acadian Families in Exile, 1785 & Exiled Acadians, an Index. (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 1995)
   pp. 98-99.

   Ambroise BOURG, "father" age 53 [so born around 1732], head of the 36th family (of 11 persons) aboard "La Ville d'Archangel" which embarked in France on 12 Aug 1785 and debarked at Louisiana on 3 Dec 1785. He traveled with [2nd] wife Marie Modeste MOULAISON, age 40, and nine children.