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From: "f.robinson givan" <>
Subject: Jacau de Fiedmond-part 2
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 17:06:53 -0300


"The following extract from the registars of the parish of St. John Baptist
of Port Royal will enlighten us as to Thomas Jacau, father of Jacau of
Fiedmond:

'This 15th. October of the year one thousand seven hundred and five, we,
the undersigned, chaplain of Fort Royal in Acadia, being delegated by the
Reverend Father Durand, cure in charge of the parish of Port Royal, after
publication of one bann, the two others having been dispensed, no opposition
or impediment being found, have united by words of the present before our
Mother Holy Church the Sieur Thomas Jacob [sic Jacau], son of Sieur Samuel
Jacob and Judith Fillieu, of the parish of St. Martin d'Harse, diocese of
Sainte, and damoiselle Anne Melanson, daughter of Sieur Peter Melanson and
damoiselle Marguerite Mius*, of Port Royal. In faith of which I have signed
with the married persons and the witnesses, named below, this same day and
year as above.

[signed] Jacau,
Anne Melanson.

{signed] P. Melanson,
Bugeauld,
Phillippa Melanson,
Fr. Felix Pain, Recollet,
Chaplain of Fort Royal in Acadia'
______________________
*Marie Marguerite Mius was the daughter of Philip Mius, Sieur
d'Entremont, baron of Pobomkou, and of Madeline Elie.
Peter Melanson, Sieur of la Verdue, her husband, was one of the first
colonists of Mines, where he held the grade of captain of militia. It was
there, and not at Port Royal, he lived. The chaplain of the fort is
evidently in error in assigning Port Royal as his place of residence.
Likewise, it was at Grand Pre that Anne, wife of Thomas Jacau, was born.
____________

The first fruit of this union was a daughter, born at Port Royal, July 25,
1706, and baptized the next day under the name of Marie Anne. She had for
god-father "the Sieur DeGoutin, Lieut-General of Acadie," and for god-mother
"Madame de la Boularderie." The register of baptism says she was "daugher
of Sieur Thomas Jacob, gunner at Port Royal, and Anne Meanson." It is signed
by DeGoutin, Magdelaine Melanson, and Fr. Justinian Durand, Rec. Miss.

This Marie Anne Jacau married at Louisbourg Pierre Benoist, lieutenant of
infantry; and on the 22nd. September, 1758, they had a daughter baptized to
them under the name of Anne, at Port de Joye, Ile St. Jean. This child had
for god-mother "Jeanne d'Entremont, wife of Sieur Dupont duChambon,
chevalier of the military order, and lieutentant of the King in the Isle St.
Jean."

-source; "Jacau de Fiedmond", written by Placide Gaudet and published in,
'Acadiensis',. vol. 1, no. 1, 1901

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