Marguerite Melanson

• General Notes
  • Marguerite Melanson married Alexandre Bourg dit Belle-Humeur. He was a notary and represented the Acadians of the Grand-Pré or Minas region for negotiations with the British administration in Annapolis Royal (formerly Port-Royal). Alexandre’s career ended in 1744 when he was accused of negligence and collaboration with the French, specifically, with his son-in-law Joseph LeBlanc dit Le Maigre and with François Du Pont Duvivier, his nephew and a captain in Louisbourg. Marguerite died on July 15 of that same year, at the age of 68. Her burial was held in Grand-Pré the following day. Alexandre and Marguerite had 16 children. On January 12, 1746, their two year-old granddaughter, also named Marguerite, was placed in her tiny grave and buried in the Grand-Pré cemetery.