Pierre Laverdure Melanson

• Sources:
  • "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMF1-J43 : 19 September 2020), Petrus Meranson, 1637.
  • -https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Melanson-99

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He took his mother's surname.

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The family of Pierre MELANÇON dit LAVERDURE and Marguerite MIUS d'ENTREMONT [43334] MELANÇON dit LAVERDURE, Pierre (Pierre LAVERDURE & Priscilla MELANÇON [85578]), stone mason (tailleur de pierres), born about 1632 (rec. 1686) or 1633 (rec. 1693)

• married about 1665, from .. (Acadie) MIUS d'ENTREMONT, Marguerite (Philippe MIUS & Madeleine ÉLIE [86987]), born about 1650 (rec. 1686) Normandie (province) (France, known area), died after census 1714 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie)

     1) Anne, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1705-10-15 (dgfa, dag) or 1705-10-25 (acr, mfd, dag) Thomas JACOB ou JACAU de FIEDMONT

     2) Cécile, married about 1687 Jean LANDRY

     3) Élisabeth, married about 1695 Pierre Alain BUJEAU, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1709-07-30 René LEBLANC

     4) Jean, married prob. Port-Royal (Acadie) 1701 Marguerite DUGAS

     5) Madeleine, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1702-11-29 Louis Simon LE POUPET de SAINT-AUBIN

     6) Marguerite, born about 1676 (rec. 1686) or 1677 (rec. 1693) Port-Royal (Acadie), died 1744-07-15, buried 1744-07-16 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie), married about 1694 Alexandre BOURG dit BELHUMEUR

     7) Marie, married about 1694 Germain LANDRY

     8) Paul, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1712-11-08 Marie THÉRIAULT

     9) Philippe, married about 1695 Marie DUGAS

     10) Pierre dit Pedro, married about 1693 Marie BLANCHARD

http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/043/043334.php

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Notes for Pierre "Peter" Melanson , Sieur de la Verdure In 1657 or 1658, Sir Thomas Temple came to Acadia aboard the "Satisfaction." He was given the governorship by Commonwealth authority in 1657 (which was confirmed after the Restoration in 1662). His grant of Acadia came from Cromwell, and was shared by LaTour and William Crowne. He kicked out some of LeBorgne's men at LaHave in 1658 and some French fishermen at Port Rossignol in 1664. Temple established his presence at Rossignol and at Mirligueche (Lunenburg), but Temple's control of the colony probably only extended to the immediate neighborhood of Port-Royal and a few other sites. Temple himself lived in Boston and seldom visited Acadia. [Clark, p. 107]

    We find an Order of the Council of State (Apr. 14, 1657) that states: A convoy to be provided for several ships bound to Newfoundland, and instructions given to the commander to make one of them ready with all speed to carry Col. Thomas Temple and his company to his plantation in Nova Scotia or Acadia, in order to his settling in the forts and government there,  according to his patent and commission from his Highness. [Interregnum, Entry Bk., Vol. CV., p. 790]

    Also, there is a message (Nov. 12, 1657) from Capt. Peter Butler of the Satisfaction to the Navy commanders. After receiving Col. [Thos.] Temple and his company on board, sailed for Boston, New England, and then made for St. John's Fort and Port Royal, intending for Newfoundland; but meeting with violent storms, and getting short of provisions, returned for England; neither he nor his company are ashamed to speak of the goodness of the Lord in preserving them from such great dangers.

                                                                                                         [References. Vo.  174. 69]

    Supposedly, there was a list of colonists of 1658 that was around in the 1950s, but it cannot be found.   Dulong discusses the missing list at his Michel Forest webpage [Dulong, <http://fp-www.wwnet.net/~dulongj/Forest.htm>] 

    According to a document in the Boston archives, Pierre LaVerdure, his wife Priscilla Mellanson, and their sons may have been aboard that ship.  Though the parents and possibly one son were thought to have moved on to New England, two of the sons ... Charles and Pierre ... stayed in Acadia.  They adopted their mother's name (Melancon/Melanson).  When the Grand Pre area was settled, Pierre was a captain and a leader in that community.  In fact, government orders were sent through him.  Though it was founded after Port Royal and Beaubassin, Grand Pre was very successful due to: 1) being pretty much ignored by New England raiders and French officials, 2) weak seigneurial control, and 3) good marshlands.  It seems to have been established in 1682 when 2 well-to-do Port Royal inhabitants moved there.  Pierre Terriau settled on the Riviere St. Antoine (today's Cornwallis River) and was soon followed by others, including Claude and Antoine Landry and Rene LeBlanc.  Pierre Melanson's family (son of d'Aulnay's tutor, married to Marie Marguerite Mius d'Entremont) and one other (a hired hand?) were also early settlers at Grand Pre.  [Clark, p. 148]  Melanson was the seigneurial agent, a leader in the area, and captain of the militia. 

AM: 1682 Founder of Grand Pre, Acadie, N.S. 1654: Captain Commandant of the King, Port Royal.

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En 1671, Pierre et son épouse Marguerite sont recensés vivant à Pobomkom avec leurs 4 enfants aînés et les parents de Marguerite, Philippe et Madeleine. (voir document: Recensement d'Acadie 1671)

"Pierre Melanson dit La Verdure, son épouse Marguerite Mius d'Entremont, et leurs cinq jeunes enfants sont les premiers à s'installer à Grand-Pré vers 1680. Ils s'éloignent de Port-Royal, la capitale de la colonie, où il sont souvent la cible d'attaques." (voir document: Histoire de Grand-Pré)

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Pierre and his wife Marie-Marguerite would eventually go on to found Grand Pré at Les Mines (Minas), along with Pierre Terriot, where they would raise their family. Grand Pré became a favorite site for many young Acadians to relocate to as it was abundant in prime marshland and it was a good distance away from the central English authorities at Annapolis Royal. Very soon, the population would be thrice that as the population at Port Royal/Annapolis Royal.

Pierre would later be designated the Captain of the Militia, while Acadia was under French control, and was also to be named a seigneurial agent (collecting rents) which placed him in a position of authority in the Minas Basin region. Pierre it seems, was also to become a spy for the French.

http://www.gregor.ca/Acadia/Melanson/melansons-intro-gen1.htm#Pierre1

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The family of Pierre MELANÇON dit LAVERDURE and Marguerite MIUS d'ENTREMONT

MELANÇON dit LAVERDURE, Pierre (Pierre LAVERDURE & Priscilla MELANÇON [85578]), stone mason (tailleur de pierres), born about 1632 (rec. 1686) or 1633 (rec. 1693)

• married about 1665, from .. (Acadie)

MIUS d'ENTREMONT, Marguerite (Philippe MIUS & Madeleine ÉLIE [86987]), born about 1650 (rec. 1686) Normandie (province) (France, known area), died after census 1714 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie)

1) Anne, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1705-10-15 (dgfa, dag) or 1705-10-25 (acr, mfd, dag) Thomas JACOB ou JACAU de FIEDMONT

2) Cécile, married about 1687 Jean LANDRY

3) Élisabeth, married about 1695 Pierre Alain BUJEAU, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1709-07-30 René LEBLANC

4) Jean, married prob. Port-Royal (Acadie) 1701 Marguerite DUGAS

5) Madeleine, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1702-11-29 Louis Simon LE POUPET de SAINT-AUBIN

6) Marguerite, born about 1676 (rec. 1686) or 1677 (rec. 1693) Port-Royal (Acadie), died 1744-07-15, buried 1744-07-16 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie), married about 1694 Alexandre BOURG dit BELHUMEUR

7) Marie, married about 1694 Germain LANDRY

8) Paul, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1712-11-08 Marie THÉRIAULT

9) Philippe, married about 1695 Marie DUGAS

10) Pierre dit Pedro, married about 1693 Marie BLANCHARD

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Nickname: dit Laverdure

Co-fondateur de Grand-Pré avec Pierre Thériault. Il est arrivé en Acadie vers 1657. Certains auteurs mentionne qu'il est d'origine Écossaise... Stephen White ne fait pas mention de son mariage avec Marie Thériault.

Pierre est décédé après le recensement de 1714. Il serait décédé entre le 11 mars 1721 et mi avril 1723.

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•Name: Pierre MELANSON II •Surname: Melanson •Given Name: Pierre •Suffix: II •_AKA: dit LAVERDURE, de la Verdure, Sieur de Laverdure •Sex: M •Birth: ABT 1632 in , , , England 1 •Christening: 29 Oct 1637 London, , , England 2 •Death: 1721/1723 in Grand Pré, , , Acadia 3 4 •Reference Number: 580, 1064, •_UID: 2E37493C3EEED411AFD90050DA8458AF3870 •Event: 1262, 1670 Custom ID+ •Occupation: Tailor, Captain of militia •Note: !BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENE ALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadienn es, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 1145 & 1148; own copy. #3: Pierre MELANSON dit LAVERDURE, born aroun d 1632, son of Pierre & Priscilla ----. He was a tailor and captain of the militia of Mines . He married around 1665 to Marguerite MIUS d'ENTREMONT, daughter of Philippe & Madeleine HE' LIE; eleven children. He died (Belle-Ile-en-Mer Declaration) at St-Charles-des-Mines after th e census of 1714.

!BIRTH-IMMIGRATION-RESIDENCES: Arsenault, H&G, p. 686 (Port Royal). Born in 1632, of Scotch o rigin [see later notes], he arrived in Acadia around 1657, settled at Grand Pré, of which h e was the co-founder, with Pierre TERRIOT [THERIOT]. Footnote says his brother was Charles, w ho arrived with him in the expedition of Major Sedgwick of 1654, probably on the vessel of Si r Thomas Temple, around 1657. They abjured Protestantism after their marriage at Port Royal . A memory of Lamothe-Cadillac, dated 1692, mentions two Scots living in Acadia, "dont la mer e vivait a Boston." He signed his name "P. MELLANSON." Entry in Arsenault, H&G, p. 1262 (Gran d Pré). "Sieur de LA VERDURE ... "tailleur de pierre," come from Scotland to Acadia by Boston , doubtless around 1657. He lived at Saint-Charles-des-Mines [Grand Pré], of which he was on e of the principle founders.

!RESIDENCES: Bona Arsenault, HISTORY OF THE ACADIANS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Lemeac, 1978; p. 53 ; own copy. Around 1670, Pierre MELANSON, a Scot [sic], sold his property in Port-Royal and m oved with his family to "la Grande Prairie" (Grand-Pré) to begin a colony. By the 1686 censu s he had 31 head of cattle, 12 guns. He was named major-in-charge of the militia a few year s later.

!FAMILY-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Clarence-Joseph d'Entremont, HISTOIRE DU CAP-SABLE DE L'AN MIL A U TRAITE' DE PARIS; 1000-1763; 5 vols., Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; vol. 3, p. 947 -948; Salt Lake LDS Family History Library, US/CAN 971.6 H2e. Continuously paged. Cites docum ents to support theories on the origin of this family. Some are quoted.

!NAME-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: "Progenitors--Those Most Misunderstood," ACADIAN GENEALO GY EXCHANGE; ; vol. XXIII, no. 4 (Oct 1994); P. 118; own copy; these facts have been verifie d by the Centre d'Etudes acadiennes as accurate. "Pierre MELANSON, a French Protestant who em igrated from France to England. He met and married Priscilla ------. They emigrated to Boston . Two of their three sons, Pierre and Charles, moved to Acadia. Priscilla later married a se a captain."

!NAME: "Pierre MELANSON, Sieur de la Verdure" on daughter Magdaleine's baptismal record at Ri viere des Mines on 25 Jun 1684.

!NAME: "the Acadian surnames Melancon ... survive from Scottish-French intermarriages durin g [Sir William] Alexander's brief possession of the colony." He was a Scotsman. (Rushton, Th e Cajuns, p. 308.)

!FAMILY: May not be of Scottish descent, according to French Canadian and Acadian Genealogica l Review, Vol. II, No. 4 (Winter 1969). Evidence is given to support that he was "An Englis h gentleman who came with Sir Thomas Temple" to Acadia.

!MARRIAGE: D'Entremont "New Findings", FCAGR (Winter 1969), p. 240. He was from Grand Pré, ac cording to Arsenault, H&G, p. 1594 (Cape de Sable, wife's entry).

CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, name spelled MELANSON, occupation listed as "Tailleur." Bu t he refused to give the census-taker his age or the number of his animals or size of land. [ What was the objection?] His wife also refused, saying "Si jettois si fous de courir Les que s pour des choses de ---." (Was I so foolish as to roam the streets for such things?) They sh ould have had 3 young children by now.

!CENSUS: 1678, Clarence J. d'Entremont, "Recensement de Port-Royal," in MEMOIRES DE LA SOCIET E GENEALOGIQUE CANADIENNE-FRANCAISE; vol. 22, no. 4; pp. 226-237; sent by PERSI in Jun 1999 . [Where was family? There is an Anne Marguerite with the family of Philippe MYUS [sic], an d one girl age one year. Could this be his wife and daughter?]

!CENSUS: 1686, Baye des Mines [Grand Pré], Acadia, age 54 years, "dit la Verdure." Living wit h wife and 9 children, one a day old. They have 12 guns, 50 arpens worked land, 31 cattle , 8 sheep and 27 pigs. He is wealthy, by local standards.

!CENSUS: 1693, age 60 years.

!RESIDENCES: Pierre led a settling party in 1682 to the Minas Basin, site of the village-to-b e of Grand Pré? Accompanying his were Pierre THERIOT, a LE BLANC and a LANDRY. By 1701 this a rea has 487 residents, surpassing Fort Royal colony with 456 (a total of 1450 in colony). (Se e Rushton, The Cajuns.)

!RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: John K. Harrell, "Pierre Melancon: The Elusive Acadian," in NEW ORLEA NS GENESIS; vol. XXXV, no. 138 (Apr 1996); p. 117; Santa Cruz Genealogical Society Library. C ertification by [Acadian Governor Jacques-Francois] DeBROUILLAN dated at Port Royal, Acadia o n 1 Mar 1704, attests to the loyalty and service to France and Catholicism of "Sieur MELANCON , chief of the nation of Indians of all Acadia, as well as of French of that county." As a re ward for services he has title of Colonel General of the Militia.

•Change Date: 12 Dec 2012 at 20:57:17

Father: Pierre MELANSON dit Laverdure b: ABT 1600 in , , , France Mother: Priscilla b: ABT 1602

Marriage 1 Marie Marguerite MIUS d'Entremont b: ABT 1650 in Cherbourg, Normandy, , France•Married: ABT 1665 in , , , Acadia 5 Children1.Has Children Philippe MELANSON b: ABT 1666 in Port Royal, , , Acadia 2.Has Children Cecile MELANSON b: ABT 1668 in Port Royal, , , Acadia 3.Has Children Pierre MELANSON III b: ABT 1670 in Port Royal, , , Acadia 4.Has Children Marie MELANSON b: ABT 1673 in , , , Acadia 5.Has Children Marguerite MELANSON b: ABT 1676 in , , , Acadia 6.Has Children Elisabeth MELANSON b: ABT 1679 in Port Royal, , , Acadia 7.Has Children Jean MELANSON b: ABT 1681 in , , , Acadia 8.Has Children Madeleine MELANSON b: 13 Mar 1684 in Les Mines, , , Acadia c: 25 Jun 1684 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia 9.Has Children Marie Anne MELANSON b: ABT Jan 1686 in Les Mines, , , Acadia 10.Has Children Paul MELANSON b: ABT 1691 in Grand Pré, , , Acadia 11.Has No Children MELANSON b: ABT 1693 in Les Mines, , , Acadia

Sources: 1.Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes Author: Stephen A. White Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 Page: p. 1145 Text: Pierre (dit LAVERDURE), born around 1632 [no place listed). 2.Title: Cahiers, Les Author: La Société historique acadienne Page: vol. 43, no. 3 (Sep 2012), p. 47 Text: Baptized at St. Martin in the Fields, just two months after another Pierre in this family. 3.Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes Author: Stephen A. White Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 Page: p. 1145 Text: Pierre died (Belle-Ile-en-Mer Declaration) at St. Charles-des-Mines after the 1714 census. 4.Title: Melanson Story, The: Acadian Family, Acadian Times Author: Margaret C. Melanson Publication: Toronto: Author, 2003 Page: p. 140 Text: Pierre MELLANSON (La Verdure) died between 11 Mar 1721 & mid-Apr 1723. 5.Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes Author: Stephen A. White Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 Page: pp. 1145 & 1201 Note: No place listed for marriage.

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Pierre was the founder of Grand Pre, Canada.

2 i. Philippe-Pierre2 Melancon-dit-LaVerdure, born about 1633 in Stirling County, Aberdeen, Scotland; died Aft. 1714 in St. Charles des Mines, Acadie, Canada.He married Marie-Marguerite Mius-dit-d'Entremont about 1664 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada; born about 1649 in Cherbourg, Manche, Normandie, France; died about 1737 in Acadie, Canada. Notes for Philippe-Pierre Melancon-dit-LaVerdure: He must be the Pierre Melancon age 28 with a wife and 7 children.If so he refused to answer any census questions. He is referred to as LaVerdure in the 1678 Acadien census. From Bona Arsenault's "Histoire et Genealotie des Acadiens", Volume 3, Page 1262: Pierre MELANSON, Sieur de La Verdure, born in 1632, a stone mason, came to Acadie from Scotland by way of Boston about 1657.That same year he was noted as being a Stone Cutter residing at St. Charles des Mines, Acadie. He married about 1664 to Marie Marguerite MIUS d'ENTREMONT, daughter of Philippe MIUS d'ENTREMONT of Pobomcoup (Pubnico, Nova Scotia) and Madeleine HELIE. Children: Philippe, b 1666; Cecile, b 1668; Pierre, b 1670; Marie, b 1673; Marguerite, b 1676; Isabelle, b 1679; Jean, b 1681; Madeleine, b 1684; Anne, b 1686; and Paul, b 1691. He lived at St. Charles de Mines Parish at Grand Pre, Nova Scotia. FRENCH CANADIAN AND ACADIAN GENEALOGICAL REVIEW, Volume II, #4, Page 221. Pierre abjured and became Catholic. NOGR, 1996, Page 113 - Pierre was the pioneer settler in 1680 of Grand Pre area of Bassin des Mines, north of Port Royal. He was named Major-in-Charge of the Militia Post. From the Canadian Archives, MG 18, H20: "I certify that Sieur Melancon, chief of the nation of Indians of all Acadie, as well as of French of that county, has rendered to me all sorts of services for the establishment of this colony, and that this establishment would not have been made without his help, and that I have retained for him, as his reward for his services which he rendered to my master, the King, the title of Colonel General of the Militia and Chief of the Indian nation. By misfortune, M. de Carillon, commanding the King's vessel, La Francoise, was taken by the English in the port of Le Have (sic), that Sieur de Melancon defrayed the expenses of all the crew and kept them at his house for six weeks without ever wishing any compensation more than to be useful to His Majesty. I certify further that after having made his abjuration and embraced the Catholic religion, he, by his example and exhortation, charged the inhabitants and Indians to be loyal to the King, to live and die in the faith of the Roman Religion. Done at Port Royal in Acadie, the first of March, 1704 and signed by: DeBrouillan [Acadien Governor Jacques Francois de Brouillan.] I certify that Mademoiselle Melancon, wife of Sieur le Poupet de la Boularderie, is the daughter of Sieur Melancon, chief of the inhabitants of Acadie, and that during the space of five years that I governed in that country, I always used him to command the Militia as he had done in the time of governors who were my predecessors, that he has served with all zeal possible. I certify further that after having made his abjuration and embraced the Catholic religion, he charged the inhabitants to be loyal to the King, to live and die in the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Religion. Done at Paris, the third of August, 1727 and signed by: De Subercase, former governor of Acadie [ Daniel Auger, Sieur de Subercase.]"

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Pierre Melanson
Birth  1632 • England
Death  1721 • Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1665 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Pierre Melanson • Priscilla Unknown
Spouse  marie marguerite mius
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Pierre Melauson in entry for Paul Melanson and Marie Terriot, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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pierre melanson
Birth  1632 • Yorkshire, England
Death  1714 • Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1665 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  pierre melanson laverdure • priscilla melanson unknown
Spouse  marguerite mius
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In 1680 Pierre was appointed Steward (Sieur) of the Grand Pre regionof Nova Scotia (Acadia) and he, together with Pierre Terriau, who was appointed Steward in 1682, were responsible for the commercialdevelopment of the region. The following appeared in the "Louisiana Genealogical Register", March 1989 EARLY MELANCONS AND D'ENTREMONTS IN ACADIA Jo M. C. Smith "It would appear that it was the resultof the fall of La Rochelle in 1628, when the death-blow was delivered to the Calvinists in France,that Pierre Laverdure (a French Hugenot) went to (Yorkshire) England, wherehe married, perhaps around1630 or 1631, Priscilla (Malleson). They hadat least three sons, all born in England, two of whom were Charles andPierre Melanson, known historically as Acadians. According to two censusesof Acadia, Pierre was born in 1632 or 1633. Since he has the same nameas his father, one could presume that he was the oldest. "In the spring of 1657, the family embarked from England on board the vessel Satisfaction, under the command of Captain Peter Butler,forming part of the "company" which Thomas Temple was transporting to Acadia,over which he had been named governor after its capture by the English.Having first stopped at Boston ....it appears that the Melanson familystopped at Fort St. John. "After the Treaty of Breda, under which in 1667 England ceded Acadiato France, Pierre Laverdure, with his family, went to seek refuge underthe Protestant government at Boston in order to escape "from the wrath ofhis countrymen Papists, at Johns fort and thereabouts." While moving to Boston himself, he leftbehind in Acadia his two sons, Pierre andCharles, with their young families." [Clarence d'Entremont in "French Canadianand Acadian Genealogical Review," V. VI.] Pierre Laverdure died in Boston about 1676. Priscilla married for a second time, Captain William Wright, 8 April 1680. She died in Boston about 1691. The two sons left in Acadia used their mother's maiden name, perhapsto avoid any problems with the French Catholics, Pierre, the eldest son, married, in about 1664, Marie Marguerite Mius d'Entremont, afterhaving abjured his Protestant faith. His wife was from a Hugenot background, also. The couple had ten known children: 1. Phillipe, b. 1666; m. ca. 1695, Marie Dugas; d. July 1744. 2. Cecile, b. 1668; m. ca. 1687, Jean Landry 3. Pierre, b. 1670; m. ca. 1693, Marie Blanchard 4. Marie,b. 1673; m. 1694, Germain Landry 5. Marguerite, b. 1676; m. 1696, Alexandre Bourg; d. 1745. 6. Isabelle, b. 1679; m. (1)Pierre-Allain Bugeauld; 1709, Rene'LeBlanc 7. Jean, b. 1681; m. 11 Jan. 1701, Marguerite Dugas 8. Madelenine, b. 1684; m. 29 Nov. 1702, Louis-Simon de St. Aubin 9. Anne, b. 1686; m. 25 Oct. 1705, Thomas Jacob 10. Paul, b. 1691; m. 8 Nov. 1712, Marie Terriot All of the above children were born at Grand Pre', the Acadiansettlement founded by their father. Pierre Melancon's wife was Marie Marguerite Mius d'Entremont, daughterof Philippe Mius d'Entremont and of Madeleine Helie (or Elie). She wasborn in 1649 at Cherbourg, France. A descendant, Rev. Fr. Clarence d'Entremont, a noted genealogist of Canadian lines, has researched the family as thoroughly as possible in France. The following isabstracted from his five volume series, "Histoire du Cap-Sable, v. 3, chapter 17. Philippe Mius d'Entremont, born ca. 1609, in Savoy or (more probably) Normandy; died in 1700; married Madeleine Helie, who was born about1626. Savoy, in consideration as the birthplace of Philipped'Entremont--There is a Valley d'Entremont, occupied by the family Monbel-d'Entremont (11th-17th centuries). One of the last representatives was Francois-Birgine de Montbel, Count d'Entremont, born 14 Nov. 1601, the eldest son of Baron de Meuillon and of Beatrice de Coligny, Countess d'Entremont and posthumous daughter of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and Jacqueline de Montbel, Countess d'Entremont. Is it possible that Francois-Birgine and Phillippe were the same man? The wife ofFr ancois was Madeleine, daughter of Elie de Tillet; the wife of Philippe was Madeleine Helie, or Elie. After serving the crown of France all his life, Francois fell underthe displeasure of Cardinal Richelieu, who burned and leveled his chateau. The ruin of Chateau Montbel is on the coast of Savoy; that ofd'Entremont on the coast of Isere. Francois disappeared in the mid-17th century, He could possibly bethe man Charles dela Tour met in 1650 or 1651 and brought to Acadia as "Philippe," who had reason to change his identity. Philippe wouldhave changed the "Meullion" to "Mius" of "Meuis," keeping the d'Entremontof his maternal grandmother. However, the signature of Francois andPhilippe do not match. Normandy, as the possible birthplace of Philippe d'Entremont--In theOrne, there is a village name "Saint-Pierre d'Entremont," three milessoutheast of Vessy. It takes its name from the nearby mountains. Also, in 13th century Normandy, there was a hamlet named "Sainte-Anne-d'Entremont." During the lifetime of Philippe there was a numerous family namedHelie or Elie in the area of Falaise. We will also consider the name of three of Philippe's sons in this respect: 1. "Azy"--Philippe gave the name Philippe d'Azy to one son. At thesame time, Falaise was the home of a large d'Assis family. 2. "Pleinmaris"--Another son was "Abraham de Pleinmarais." At the present time the place "Pleaimaris" in Normandy is "L'isle Marie," butin Philippe's time there flourished a family named "Plainmaret." Thesame name is found in Brittany. Philippe also named a seigneurie at PortRoyal "Pleaimaret." 3. "Mius"--The true family name in Acadia seems to have been "Mius."When de la Tour conceded the barony of Pobomcoup, 17 July 1653, toPhilippe, he signed only "Philippe Mius." It was Charles dl la Tour who gave thetitle "to our nobleman Philippe Mius, Equerry, Lord d'Entremont." Philippe d'Entremont's descendant, Clarence d'Entremont, after longyears of research and considering all that he fou nd, considers the followingas the best view of the origin of the d'Entremonts in France: In 1557, Nicolaus Mius of Germany was registered at the University of Orleans, from the area of "Grynn." The name was probably originally "Majus."Also, at the university, at the same time, was "Conrad Maius"--of the same family? Another famous Protestant of the time was Guilielmus (or Wilhalm) Maius (1532-1619). There was also Johannese Henricus Maius (1653-1719). In Holland the name was "Mayus"; and in Switzerland there was "Grynn," "Gryen" or "Gryon." It seems reasonable to assume that the student Nicolse was the same Nicolaus Muss foundassociated with Admiral Gaspard de Coligny as his German interpreter. In August of 1572, at the St. BartholomewMassacre, "Nicolas Mousche" perished with de Coligny. On 5 June 1569, Nicloas Mouche married "Jeanne" and, by 1572, had several children. De Coligny had married, for the second time, in 1571, the Countess Jacqueline d'Entremont of the family Montbel-d'Entremont of Savoy.After the Massacre, she probably adapted a Mius son and reared him at d'Entremont home in Savoy. Also favoring this conclusion is the factthat de Coligny and his first wife, and the widow of William of Nassau(Prince of Orange), had in her will mention of "Charlotte Mousche" and "Louyse Mousche." All this would make Nicolas Mius to be Philippe d'Entremont's paternal grandfather. Philippe came to Acadia in 1651, andhis firstconcession of land was at Pubnico, founded in 1653. Philippe d'Entremont married Madeleine Elie (Helie) in France in 1649. They had five known children: 1. Marie Marguerite, b. 1649 (France); m. ca. 1664, Pierre Mellanson 2. Jacques, b. 1654 (Cap-de-Sable, Acadia); m. ca. 1680, Anne de St. Etienne de la Tour 3. Abraham de Pleinmaret, b. 1658 (Cap-de-Sable); m. ca. 1680,Marguerite de St.Etienne de la Tour; d. 20 March 1703 4. Philippe d'Azit, b. 1660; m. ca. 1678, Marie (Micmac Indian) 5. Madeleine, b. 1665; never married Ph ilippe Mius d'Entremont died at Port Royal, Acadia, in 1700.BIBLIOGRAPHY: Arsenault, Bona, Histoire et genealogie des Acadians, Ottawa, Lemeac, 1978. Archives of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, County of Suffolk, v. 18, case #1592, May 1677. Bourgeois, Lilian C., Cabanocey. Gretna, LA. Pelican, 1976. Bujold, N.T., and Maurice Gaillebeau, Les origines Frarcaises despremiere familles Acadiennes. Poitiers, 1979. d'Entremont, Clarence J., Histoire du Cap-Sable. Hebert Pub., 1981. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens-Francais. Montreal, Institut Genealogique Drouin, 1979. Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records, V. 1, 1707-1769.Baton Rouge, LA., 1978. French Canadian & Acadian Genealogical Review. Quebec., V. II, no. 4,pp. 219-239; V. VI, no. 1, pp. 53-55. Hebert, Donald, Acadians in Exile, Cecilia, La., Hebert Pub., 1980. Hebert, Donald, Southwest Lousisana Records. Ongoing series of Hebert Pub., Ville Platte, LA. Jehn, Janet B., Acadian Descendants, Covington, Ky., Pvt. print.,1972. Massicotte, W. Z., and Regis Roy, Armorial du CanadaFrancais.Baltimore, Genealogical Pub., 1970. Reprint. Trudel, Marcel, Catalogue des immigrant , 1632-1662. Cahiers duQuebec, Hurtubise, 1983.

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ARRIVED IN ACADIA IN 1654 AS PART OF AN EXPEDITION OF MAJOR SEGWICK.FROM THE REGION OF E'COSSAISE. REAL NAME WAS PETER, CAME TO BE KNOWNBY THE FRENCH EQIVILENT PIERRE. CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM AFTER HISMARRIAGE. WENT BY THE NAME MELANSON AND SOMETIMES BY THE NAMELAVERDURE. The Melansons in Acadia: Many a writer has tried to explain the origins of this family. It wasgenerally believed that the Melanson were of Scottish origin, but this assumption was basedon a historic mistake. There is no document that demonstrates thatthe Melansons who came to Acadia were of Scottish decent, in fact tothe contrary there is proof that they were of English decent. The two Melanson brothers, PIERRE, dit Laverdure, a stonemason, bornin 1632, the spouse of Marie Marguerite Muis d'Entremont, the daughter of the Lordof Pomcoup, Philippe Mius d 'Entremont, and CHARLES, born in 1643, the husband ofMarie Dugas, daughter of Armourer Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Doucet of PortRoyal, arrived in Port Royal accompanied their parents aboard the ship theSatisfaction, with Sir Thomas Temple, the new English Governor of Acadia, which arrived in 1657.During almost a century, just until the deportation of the Acadians in 1755, thesettlement was the place of residence of Charles Melanson and hiswife Marie Dugas, and their descendents and associates. "The Melanson Settlement" is one of the principle Canadianarcheological sites illustrating the way of rural life in Acadia inthe 17th and 18th centuries. It is a mirror of the various aspects"of the daily life, their homes, material culture and theirprosperity. 1755: DEPORTATION: In the Autumn of 1755, 1660 Acadians of the region ofPort Royal embarked on the ships towards exile. Charles and Ambroise Melansontook refuge in Quebec, while Jean Melanson and his familywere refugies in Francewith a group of Acadians Cape Sable. Others were deported to Maryland and otherStates. The Melanson like hundreds of other Acadians were imprisoned in themilitary for tresses which were neither more or less than concentration camps. At gunpoint, English soldiers forced them to work for them. The Melansons were imprisoned at FortsCumberland and Edward. Today, this large Acadian family the name of [MELANSON] MELANSON-MELANCON-MALANSON-MALONSON can be found in all of Canada, the United States and in France. These Acadians alldescendents of PIERRE and CHARLES MELANSON arrived in Acadia during3 ½ centuries. The majority of Charles' descendents returned to the former Acadia, resettling inNova Scotia and Southern New Brunswick, and in the USA in the States of Maine andMassachusetts, most continuing to spell their name Melanson, but some have changedto Malanson and Malonson. The majority of Pierre's descendents however did notreturn, resettling in Louisiana, Quebec, andNorthern New Brunswick, in the Bathurstregion. It is this branch of the family that today predominately spells their name MELANCON.The only descendent of Pierre known to have returned to Nova Scotia wasCharles Marie who settled in Pomquet after returning with his mother from exile inFrance.

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Children
In 1671, Pierre had 4 children.
In 1686, he had 9 children.

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Pierre Mellanson, sieur de La Verdure, born in 1631, was a stone cutter. He was known as being of Scotish decent and came to Acadia about 1657 from Boston, MA, with his brother, Charles. They may have come to Acadia as part of the English expedition, under Major Sedgwick, in 1654; or on one of Sir Thomas Temple's ships in 1657. They both became Catholics and married in Port-Royal. One historical note said they were the two Scotsmen whose mother lived in Boston. Sir Thomas was Govenor of Boston in those days. Development of the Grande-Pre' region in the Bassin des Mines began with Pierre Melanson in 1680. Pierre had sold his property in Port-Royal and moved the 60 miles to Minas Basin on the Bay of Fundy. Here he began the colony named for the good fields found at the spot; Grand-Pre', from " la grande prairie." The region received the name, Des Mines, from a metalic substance once found, erroneously thought to be copper ore. The colony was dedicated to Saint Charles and so named but is better known as Grand-Pre'. Pierre Terriot was co-founder of the colony;(See that name). In 1694, Pierre was named Major in the Militia. When the family was counted in the 1686 Census, they had a servant, Noel Labauve. Pierre had 31 bushels of corn in storage and possessed 12 "fusils," old style muskets.

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BORN IN 1632, TAILLEUR DE PIERRE, VENU d'ECOSSE EN ACADIE, PAR BOSTON,SANS DOUTE VERS 1657. IL DEMEURAIT A' ST. CHARLES DES MINES, DONT ILFUT L'UN DES PRINCIPAUX FOUNDATEURS.

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Pierre remained in Acadia after his parents left for Boston, MA. He had already converted to Catholicism and married an Acadia girl. Pierre and his wife would eventually go on to found Grand Pre at Les Mines (Minas), along with Pierre Terriot, where they would raise their family. Grand Pre became a favoirte site for many young Acadians to relocate to as it was abundant in prime marshland and it was a good distance away from the central English authorities at Annapolis Royal. Very soon, the population would be thrice that as the populaton at Port Royal/Annapolis Royal. Pierre would later be designated the Captain of the Militia, while Acadia was under French control, and was also to be named a seigneurial agent (collecting rents) which placed him in a position of authority in the Minas Basin region. Pierre, it seems, was also to become a spy for the French.

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Bona Arsenault
Pierre Melancon "The family of Melancon (and Melanson) began with Pierre Melancon (he signed his name Peter Mellanson) and his brother Charles who are mentioned in the 1671 census [of Acadia]. Both are believed to have arrived in Acadia either with the expedition of Major Sedgwick in 1654, or on one of Sir Thomas Temple's ships in 1657. [With war existing between France and England during this period, Cromwell ordered the English settlers around Boston to clear the French from Acadia and resettle the area. The English occupied Acadia with the original French settlers from 1654 until 1667 when it was returned to the French at the end of the war.] [The Melancon brothers remained in Acadia where] both converted to Catholicism when they married two local women in Port Royal and are mentioned in one historical report as "two Scotsmen---whose mother lived in Boston," thus indicating that they arrived from the British Isles by way of Boston ." [From History of the Acadians by Bona Arsenault] Pierre Melancon is a grand parent through his marriage to Marie Marguerite Mius D'Entremont.

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! Pierre is the founder of Grand Pre.

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[Pate.FTW] [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0601, Date of Import : Dec 30, 1999] Pierre Melancon "The family of Melancon (and Melanson) began with Pier re Melancon (he signed his name Peter Mellanson) and his br other Charles who are mentioned in the 1671 census [of Acad ia]. Both are believed to have arrived in Acadia either wit h the expedition of Major Sedgwick in 1654, or on one of Si r Thomas Temple's ships in 1657. [With war existing betwee n France and England during this period, Cromwell ordered t he English settlers around Boston to clear the French fro m Acadia and resettle the area. The English occupied Acadi a with the original French settlers from 1654 until 1667 wh en it was returned to the French at the end of the war.] [T he Melancon brothers remained in Acadia where] both convert ed to Catholicism when they married two local women in Por t Royal and are mentioned in one historical report as "tw o Scotsmen---whose mother lived in Boston," thus indicatin g that theyarrived from the British Isles by way of Boston ." [From History of the Acadians by Bona Arsenault] Pierre Melancon is a grand parent through his marriag e to Marie Marguerite Mius D'Entremont.

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Book, Southwestern Louisiana Records page 113 by Rev. Donald J. Hebert.

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!Arrived in Acadia in 1657. !Pierre was a stone cutter. Sieur de LaVerdure. !Co-founder with Pierre Terriot of Grand-Pre. !Pierre changed his name. All of the children carried their mother's surname. !Other notes indicate that Pierre was born in Scotland. !Pierre MELANCON, tailor - He refused to answer. (He had a wife and 7 children.) [1671 Census !Pierre helped to found the settlement of Grand-Pre.

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Some sources give his birthplace as France, but this is unl ikely,since his father left France primarily to avoid persecutio n becauseof his religious beliefs.

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Pierre came to Acadie from Scotland by way of Boston in 1657. He livedat St. Charles des Mines, where he was one of the principle founders.

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Pierre Laverdure and Priscilla Mellanson had the following children: (1) Pierre(2) Mellanson, Sieur de La Verdure, was born in England, about1632,(7) and died after the summer of 1720.(8) He married at Port-Royal,Acadia, about 1664,(9) Marie-Marguerite Mius d'Entremont, who was born inFrance, about 1649, the daughter of Philippe Mius d'Entremont andMadeleine Helie.(10) References: (2)Rev.Clarence J. d'Entremont, "The Melansons of Acadia had a FrenchFather and an English Mother," French Canadian and Acadian GenealogicalReview, vol.IV, no 1(Spring 1978), p53-55(hereafter cited asd'Entremont,"Melansons of Acadia") (7)Charles C. Trahan, Acadian Census 1671-1752 (Rayne, Louisiana:HebertPublications, 1994), 1686 census, p9(hereafter cited as Trahan, Acadiancensus) (8)Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont,"New Findings on theMelanson,"FrenchCanadian and Acadian Genealogical Review, vol II, no 4(Winter 1969), p222 (hereafter cited as d'Entremont, "New Findings on the Melansons"). (9)Bona Arsenault, Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens(Montreal; Lemeac,1978, p 1262(Hereafter cited as Arsenault, Genealogie). (10)ibid, p1594 1686 Acadian Census: Pierre Melancon 54 Marie Mius D'Autremon 36Philippes 20, Cecile 18, Pierre 16, Marie 13, Marguerite 10, Isabelle 7,Jean 5, Magdelaine 2, infant 1693 Acadian Census: Pierre Melancon 60, Marguerite Mius 34, Phillipes26, Pierre 22, Marie 18, Marguerite 16, Isabelle 14, Jean 12, Madeleine10, Anne 8, Paul 2; 25 cattle, 25 sheep, 20 pigs, 25 arpents, 2 gunsServant 22 Pierre Melanson(Sieur deLaVerdure) was born 1632 in England, and died inSt. Charles des Mines, Acadia. He married (1)Marie Marguerite Anne Mius d/Entremont abt1664(Bona Arsenault, Histore et Genealogie des Acadiens, Vol 3, GrandPre,1262), daughter of Phillippe Mius d'Entremont and Madeleine Helie. Hemarried (2) Marie Theriault Aft. 1686. Notes for Pierre Melanson: From Bona Arsenault's "Histoire et Genealotie des Acadiens", Volume 3,page 1262: Pierre MELANSON, Sieur de La Verdure, b orn in 1632, a stone mason, came toAcadia from Scotland by way of Boston about 1657. He married about 1664 to MarieMarguerite MIUS d'ENTREMONT, daughter of Philippe MIUS d'ENTREMONT of Pobomcoup (Pubnico,Nova Scotia) and Madeleine HELIE. Children: Philippe, b 1666; Cecile, b 1668;Pierre, b 1670; Marie, b 1673; Marguerite, b 1676; Isabelle, b 1679; Jean, b 1681;Madeleine, b 1684; Anne, b 1686; and Paul,b 1691. He lived at St. Charles de Mines Parish at GrandPre, Nova Scotia. FRENCH CANADIAN AND ACADIAN GENEALOGICAL REVIEW, Volume II, #4, Page 221. Pierre abjured and became Catholic. New Orleans Gensis Register, 1996, Page 113 - Pierre was the pioneersettler in 1680 of Grand Pre area of Bassin des Mines, north of Port Royal. He was namedMajor-in-Charge of the Militia Post. From the Canadian Archives, MG 18, H20: "I certify that Sieur Melancon,chief of the nation of Indians of all Acadia, as well as of French of that county, has rendered to meall sorts of services for the establishment of this colony, and that this establishment would nothave been made without his help, and that I have retained for him, as his reward for hisservices which he rendered to my master, the King, the title of Colonel General of the Militia andChief of the Indian nation. By misfortune, M. de Carillon, commanding the King's vessel, LaFrancoise, was taken by the English in the port of Le Have (sic), that Sieurde Melancon defrayed theexpenses of all the crew and kept them at his house for six weeks without ever wishing anycompensation more than to be useful to His Majesty. I certify further that after havingmade his abjuration and embraced the Catholic religion, he, by his example and exhortation,charged the inhabitants and Indians to be loyal to the King, to live and die in the faith of theRoman Religion. Done at Port Royal in Acadia, the first of March, 1704 and signed by: DeBrouillan[Acadian Governor Jacques Francois de Brouillan.] I certify that Mademoiselle Melancon, wife of Sieur le Poup et de laBoularderie, is the daughter of Sieur Melancon, chief of the inhabitants of Acadia, and thatduring the space of five years that I governed in that country, I always used him to commandthe Militia as he had done in the time of governors who were my predecessors, that he hasserved with all zeal possible. I certify futher that after having made his abjuration andembraced the Catholic religion, hecharged the inhabitants to be loyal to the King, to live anddie in the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Religion. Done at Paris, the third of August, 1727and signed by: De Subercase, former governor of Acadia [ Daniel Auger, Sieur deSubercase.]" More About Pierre Melanson: Occupation: 1657, Stone Cutter Residence: 1657, St. Charles des Mines, Acadia

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He came to Acadia in 1654. His original name was Peter but he changed it to Pierre when he converted to Catholicism. He may have been born in Scotland.

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!BIRTH: Information obtained 8 Nov 1997 from the Internet at a website called "The Melanson/ Melancon/Malonson/Malanson Family Project" at URL: http://frenchcaculture.miningco.com/msub8.htm (website doesn't explain why children take mother's family name or how she happened to be in/from England). !CHRISTENING: Information not found. !MARRIAGE: Information obtained 8 Nov 1997 from the Internet at awebsite called "The Melanson/ Melancon/Malonson/Malanson Family Project" at URL: http://frenchcaculture.miningco.com/msub8.htm (website doesn't explain why children take mother's family name or how she happened to be in/from England). !DEATH: Information obtained 8 Nov 1997 from the Internet at a website called "The Melanson/ Melancon/Malonson/Malanson Family Project" at URL: http://frenchcaculture.miningco.com/msub8.htm !BURIAL: Information not found, but presumed to be at the time and place of death.

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! "According to Genevieve Massignon, who has attempted to trace theAcadians to their place of origin in France, all of these families wererecruited from La Chausse, a village of d'Aulnay." Lists a PierreMelancon, tailor, age not given.

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Sources: Jean yves Collin d'après "Mélan
Sources:
Jean yves Collin d'après "Mélançon l'ascendence acadienne"
Notes:
Major en charge du poste de la milice de Grand-Pré
Métier: Tailleur pour la construction des digues "aboiteau", destinées à l'assèchement des marais dans la nouvelle colonie de Grand Pré
Fondateur avec son frère Charles et Pierre Terriot, de la colonie de "Grand Pré" vers le milieu des années 1680.
Personnage taciturne, voire même acariatre. Trait de caractère qu'il partageait avec son épouse.
Mais voir son éloge dans l'histoire des acadiens.

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BIOGRAPHY: Principle founders of St. Charles des Mines.

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!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: S tephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACA DIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etude s Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 1145 & 1148; own copy. #3 : Pierre MELANSON dit LAVERDURE, born around 1632, son of P ierre & Priscilla

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. He was a tailor and captain of th e militia of Mines. He married around 1665 to Marguerite MI US d'ENTREMONT, daughter of Philippe & Madeleine HE'LIE; el even children. He died (Belle-Ile-en-Mer Declaration) at St -Charles-des-Mines after the census of 1714. !BIRTH-IMMIGRATION-RESIDENCES: Arsenault, H&G, p. 686 (Por t Royal). Born in 1632, of Scotch origin [see later notes] , he arrived in Acadia around 1657, settled at Grand Pre' , of which he was the co-founder, with Pierre TERRIOT [THER IOT]. Footnote says his brother was Charles, who arrived wi th him in the expedition of Major Sedgwick of 1654, probabl y on the vessel of Sir Thomas Temple, around 1657. They abj ured Protestantism after their marriage at Port Royal. A me mory of Lamothe-Cadillac, dated 1692, mentions two Scots li ving in Acadia, "dont la mere vivait a Boston." He signed h is name "P. MELLANSON." Entry in Arsenault, H&G, p. 1262 (G rand Pre'). "Sieur de LA VERDURE ... "tailleur de pierre, " come from Scotland to Acadia by Boston, doubtless aroun d 1657. He lived at Saint-Charles-des-Mines [Grand Pre'], o f which he was one of the principle founders. !RESIDENCES: Bona Arsenault, HISTORY OF THE ACADIANS; 1600- 1800; Ottawa, Lemeac, 1978; p. 53; own copy. Around 1670, P ierre MELANSON, a Scot [sic], sold his property in Port-Roy al and moved with his family to "la Grande Prairie" (Grand- Pre') to begin a colony. By the 1686 census he had 31 hea d of cattle, 12 guns. He was named major-in-charge of the m ilitia a few years later. !FAMILY-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Clarence-Joseph d'Entremont, HIS TOIRE DU CAP-SABLE DE L'AN MIL AU TRAITE' DE PARIS; 1000-17 63; 5 vols., Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; vol. 3 , p. 947-948; Salt Lake LDS Family History Library, US/CA N 971.6 H2e. Continuously paged. Cites documents to suppor t theories on the origin of this family. Some are quoted. !NAME-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: "Progenitors--Those Mo st Misunderstood," ACADIAN GENEALOGY EXCHANGE; ; vol. XXIII , no. 4 (Oct 1994); P. 118; own copy; these facts have bee n verified by the Centre d'Etudes acadiennes as accurate. " Pierre MELANSON, a French Protestant who emigrated from Fra nce to England. He met and married Priscilla

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. They e migrated to Boston. Two of their three sons, Pierre and Cha rles, moved to Acadia. Priscilla later married a sea captai n." !NAME: "Pierre MELANSON, Sieur de la Verdure" on daughter M agdaleine's baptismal record at Riviere des Mines on 25 Jun 1684. !NAME: "the Acadian surnames Melancon ... survive from Scot tish-French intermarriages during [Sir William] Alexander' s brief possession of the colony." He was a Scotsman. (Rush ton, The Cajuns, p. 308.) !FAMILY: May not be of Scottish descent, according to Frenc h Canadian and Acadian Genealogical Review, Vol. II, No . 4 (Winter 1969). Evidence is given to support that he wa s "An English gentleman who came with Sir Thomas Temple" t o Acadia. !MARRIAGE: D'Entremont "New Findings", FCAGR (Winter 1969) , p. 240. He was from Grand Pre', according to Arsenault, H &G, p. 1594 (Cape de Sable, wife's entry). CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, name spelled MELANSON, oc cupation listed as "Tailleur." But he refused to give the c ensus-taker his age or the number of his animals or size o fland. [What was the objection?] His wife also refused, sa ying "Si jettois si fous de courir Les ques pour des chose s de ---." (Was I so foolish as to roam the streets for suc h things?) They shouldhave had 3 young children by now. !CENSUS: 1678, Clarence J. d'Entremont, "Recensement de Por t-Royal," in MEMOIRES DE LA SOCIETE GENEALOGIQUE CANADIENNE -FRANCAISE; vol. 22, no. 4; pp. 226-237; sentby PERSI in J un 1999. [Where was family? There is an Anne Marguerite wit h the family of Philippe MYUS [sic], and one girl age one y ear. Could this be his wife and daughter?] !CENSUS: 1686, Baye des Mines [Grand Pre'], Acadia, age 5 4 years, "dit la Verdure." Living with wife and 9 children , one a day old. They have 12 guns, 50 arpens worked land , 31 cattle, 8 sheep and 27 pigs. He is wealthy, by local s tandards. !CENSUS: 1693, age 60 years. !RESIDENCES: Pierre led a settling party in 1682 to the Min as Basin, site of the village-to-be of Grand Pre'? Accompan ying his were Pierre THERIOT, a LE BLANC and a LANDRY. By 1 701 this area has 487 residents, surpassing Fort Royal colo ny with 456 (a total of 1450 in colony). (See Rushton, Th e Cajuns.) !RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: John K. Harrell, "Pierre Melancon : The Elusive Acadian," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; vol. XXXV , no. 138 (Apr 1996); p. 117; Santa Cruz Genealogical Socie ty Library. Certification by [Acadian Governor Jacques-Fran cois] DeBROUILLAN dated at Port Royal, Acadia on 1 Mar 1704 , attests to the loyalty and service to France and Catholic ism of "Sieur MELANCON, chief of the nation of Indians of a ll Acadia, as well as of French of that county." As a rewar d for services he has title of Colonel General of the Milit ia.

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Pierre Melanson dit Laverdure was born around 1632.≤ref name=DGFA /> His father Pierre Laverdure was a French protestant who found refuge inEngland and married a woman named Priscilla.≤ref name=SW94>White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). Melanson, 37 Families≤/ref> Young Pierre was baptised Petrus Meranson onAugust 15, 1637 at Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminister, London, England. He is the son of Petri Meranson and Priscillae.≤ref>"EnglandBirths and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMF1-J43 : 11 February 2018, Petrus Meranson, 15 Aug 1637); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 560,369, 560,370.≤/ref>. His birth year is estimated from Acadian Census records ≤ref name="Census" />
When Pierre was 25 years old, his family arrived in Acadia with the future governor Thomas Temple, in 1657.≤ref name=SW94/>
Around 1665, Piere married Marguerite Mius d'Entrement, daughter of Philippe Mius d'Entrement and Madeleine Hélie.≤ref name=DGFA/> Between about 1666 and 1693, the couple had 11 children: Philippe, Cécile, Pierre, Marie, Marguerite, Elisabeth, Jean, Madeleine, Anne, Paul, and an unknown son.≤ref name=DGFA/>. He is not recorded in the 1671 or 1678 Census of Port Royal.
In about 1680 Pierre and Pierre Terriot founded Grand-Pré. Melanson was an Acadian settler who traveled from Port Royal. He was also responsible for founding the parish of Saint-Charles des Mines in the mid-1680's. The fertility of the soils and wealth of other resources in the area had been known to the French since the early part of the century when Samuel de Champlain, de Mont's cartographer, had surveyed theregion. The settlers quickly employed their dyke building technology to the vast salt marshes; effectively reclaiming several thousand acres of productive farm land. The farms and the population grew quickly, making Grand-Pré the principal settlement in Acadia. Settlements spread from Grand-Pré around the Minas Basin, collectively becoming knownas Les Mines or Minas after the copper deposits surveyed by de Mons at the entrance to the Basin. ≤ref>Wikipedia citing Stephen Bujold. Saint-Joseph de la rivière aux Canards: deuxième ou dernière pariosse fondée avant le Grand dérangement par les Acadiennes du basin des Mines (MinasBasin, NS). In Acadiensis. Université du Nouveau-Brunswick, Fredericton, 2002.≤/ref>
In 1686 he was living in Baye Des Mines with his wife and children≤refname="Census">1686 Census≤blockquote>Pierre MELANCON, dit LaVerdure, 54; Marie MIUS DAUTREMONhis wife 36; children: Philippe 20, Cecile 18, Pierre 16. Marie 13, Marguerite 10, Isabelle 7, Jean 5, Magdeleine 2, and a child one day old; 12 guns, 50 arpents, 31 cattle, 8 sheep, 27 hogs. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>. He was still living in the Mines area in 1698 with his wife Marguerite Muis and 9 children≤ref>1693 Census≤blockquote>Pierre MELANCON 60, Marguerite MIUS his wife 34, Philipe 26, Pierre 22, Marie 18, Marguerite 16, Isabelle 14, Jean 12, Madeleine 10, Anne 8, Paul 2; 25 cattle, 25 sheep, 20 hogs, 25arpents, 2 guns.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>. He continued to live in Mines in 1707 with his wife and one son age 14 or older≤ref>
[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1707.html 1707 Census≤/ref>Pierre died after 1714.≤ref>White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print. P. 1145, citing Déclarations de Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1767≤/ref>≤ref name=DGFA />

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:c1632 birth in England
:c1657 arrival in Acadia
:c1665 marriage to Marguerite Mius d'Entrement
:c1666 birth, son Philippe
:c1668 birth, daughter Cécile
:c1670 birth, son Pierre
:c1673 birth, daughter Marie
:c1676 birth, daughter Marguerite
:c1679 birth, daughter Elisabeth
:c1681 birth, son Jean
:1684 birth, daughter Madeleine
:1686 birth, daughter Anne
:c1691 birth, son Paul
:a1693 birth, son unknown (uncertain)
:a1714 death

Biographie==Pierre Melanson dit Laverdure est né vers 1632.≤ref name=DGFA>White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print. P. 1145 citing 1686 Acadian Census and the 1693 Acadian census.≤/ref>Il épousa Marguerite Mius d'Entrement vers 1665, fille de Philippe etde Madeleine Hélie, vers 1665.≤ref name=DGFA/> Entre vers 1666 et 1693, le couple a eu 11 enfants: Philippe, Cécile,Pierre, Marie, Marguerite, Elisabeth, Jean, Madeleine, Anne, Paul, etun fils inconnue.≤ref name=DGFA/>

Pierre est mort après 1714.≤ref name=DGFA/>

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See Also:* Nos Origines*Introduction to the Melansons.*Descendants de Pierre Melanson dit Laverdure.

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Birth  1761
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pierre melanson
Birth  1850 • New Brunswick, Canada
Death  1911 • New Brunswick, Canada
Marriage  Feb 12, 1872 • Dorchester Crossing, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse  marie bourque
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amable pierre melanson
Birth  1744 • Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Nov 12, 1826 • Montcalm, Québec, Canada
Marriage  Feb 4, 1793 • May 26, 1777 • Québec, Canada|Canada
Parents  anne granger • charles melanson
Spouse  marie marguerite richard lanoue
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Pierre Melanson
Birth  1632 • England
Death  1721 • Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1665 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Pierre Melanson • Priscilla Unknown
Spouse  marie marguerite mius
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