Person:Thomas Jacau (1)

!BIRTH-PARENTS-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH-BURIAL: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 867; own copy. #1:

!BIRTH-PARENTS-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 606 (Port Royal); own copy; each volume has genealogies within a specific area. Born in 1677, son of Samuel & Judith FILIEU of the parish of Saint-Martin d'Ars, diocese of Xaintes, France, Thomas was master cannoneer for the fort of Port Royal. He married at Port Royal on 15 Oct 1705 to Anne MELANSON, daughter of Pierre & Marguerite MIUS d'ENTREMONT; 6 children listed.

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

!MARRIAGE: John K. Harrell, "Pierre Melancon: The Elusive Acadian," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; vol. XXXV, no. 138 (Apr 1996); p. 114; Santa Cruz Genealogical Society Library. Thomas JACOB, son of Samuel & Judith FILIEU, married on 25 [sic] Oct 1705 to Anne MELANCON, daughter of Pierre Jr. & Marie MIUS d'ENTREMONT.

!PARENTS-MARRIAGE: E-mail posting on newsgroup <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> #163 on 2 Oct 1998 by Fredrica GIVAN (givan@brunnet.net). At St. John Baptist Church, Port Royal, Acadia on 15 Oct 1705 were married Sieur Thomas JACOB [sic JACAU], son of Sieur Samuel JACOB & Judith FILLIEU of the parish of St. Martin d'Harse, diocese of Sainte, & damoiselle Anne MELANSON, daughter of Sieur Peter MELANSON & damoiselle Marguerite MIUS of Port Royal.