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Pierre Mellanson and his brother Charles were of Scottish descent. They arrived around 1657 aboard one of Sir Thomas Temple's ships. The two brothers, along with Pierre Terriot, are co-founders of Grand Pré. Ambroise Melanson (son of Charles) died in Quebec city in 1756 and his brother Jean died in Cherbourg four years later. Others of the second generation (of Pierre's lineage) settled in Quebec following the deportations of 1755-62. Certain members of the third generation came back to Nova Scotia and settled the area of Saint-Mary's Bay.
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