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MARTIN Genealogy
Pierre MARTIN was born abt. 1601 in France. Pierre MARTIN was the child of ? and ?
Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Catherine VIGNEAU 30 June 1630 in France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Catherine VIGNEAU was born abt. 1603 in France. She died bet. 1671-1678 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia.
Pierre MARTIN died bet. 1671-1678 in Port Royal, Acadia.
Supposedly brought first apple trees to Acadia from France.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Canadian Genealogy - Acadia - Did you know? Acadian parents might tell their children about "le Bonhomme Sept-heures, a fearful character who...Read MORE...Acadian Culture in Maine: Oral Traditions - University of Maine at Fort Kent (acim.umfk.maine.edu/oral_traditions.html)
- Origin of Surname
MARTIN
This name may be derived from the Latin martius, warlike, from Mars, the God of War. In the Gaelic, mor is great, and duin, a man. Morduin, a chief, a warrior.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857. 
Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, September 10, 1983
1630 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MARTIN and Catherine VIGNEAU 30 June 1630, , France
1632 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born 5 October 1632 , St-Germain, Bourgueil, Indre Et Loire, France- 1671 Census - Port Royal
Pierre MARTIN, 70, wife Catherine VIGNEAU 68 Children (married): Pierre 45, Marie 35, Marguerite 32, Andre 30 (not married): Mathier 35 cattle 7, sheep 8.
www.acadian-cajun.com/1671cens.htm
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