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Pierre MARTIN was born abt. 1601 in France
Pierre MARTIN was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Catherine VIGNEAU 30 June 1630 in France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine VIGNEAU was born abt. 1603 in France.
Supposedly brought first apple trees to Acadia from France.
Family and Children of Pierre MARTIN
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Catherine VIGNEAU-- Date: 30 June 1630 Place: , France
"Among the followers of de Razilly who debarked at la Heve on the 8th of September, 1632, were Pierre Martin, his wife, Catherine Vigneau and their young son, also named Pierre, age six. They were peasants from Britanny. In 1636, Pierre Martin and his wife had moved to Port Royal and in the same year a second son was born to them. He was named Mathieu and was the first child of French parentage born in Acadia..."
Title Old Families of Louisiana
Authors Stanley Clisby Arthur, George Campbell Huchet de Kernion
Editor Stanley Clisby Arthur
Edition reprint
Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 2006
ISBN 0806346884, 9780806346885
Length 432 pages
Page 384
"Pierre, son of René Martin and Étiennette Poirier of St.-German de Bourgeuil in the Loire valley of France, born in c1601, married Catherine, daughter of Olivier Vigneau, at St.-Germain de Bourgueil in June 1630. Six years later, having been recruited by agents of the Company of New France, Pierre arrived in Acadia on the St.-Jehan with his wife Catherine and sons Étienne, Pierre, fils, and Urbain. Pierre, père died at Port-Royal in the late 1670s, in his 70s. He and Catherine had seven children, including four sons, but only two of them married, and only one of them had children of his own. Their three daughters married into the Morin dit Boucher, Bourg, Pellerin, and Mercier dit Caudebec families. "
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Children of Pierre MARTIN and Catherine VIGNEAU:
Pierre MARTIN (b.5 October 1632 , St-Germain, Bourgueil, Indre Et Loire, France d. 11 February 1710, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Anne OUESTUOROUEST 1655 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Jeanne-Marie ROUSSELIÈRE 1693 in , Canada
Mathieu MARTIN (b.abt. 1636, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada )
Marguerite MARTIN (b.abt. 1639, , Acadia, Canada d. 24 April 1707, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Jean BOURG 1667 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia)
Marie Madeleine MARTIN (b.abt. 1640, Port Royal, Acadia d. 16 September 1714 , Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre MORIN dit BOUCHER 1661 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Andree MARTIN (b.abt. 1641, , Acadia, Canada d. , , Acadia, Canada )
m. François PELLERIN 1665 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
m. Pierre MERCIER dit CAUDEBEC 24 April 1679 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
Catherine VIGNEAU-- Date: 30 June 1630 Place: , France"Among the followers of de Razilly who debarked at la Heve on the 8th of September, 1632, were Pierre Martin, his wife, Catherine Vigneau and their young son, also named Pierre, age six. They were peasants from Britanny. In 1636, Pierre Martin and his wife had moved to Port Royal and in the same year a second son was born to them. He was named Mathieu and was the first child of French parentage born in Acadia..."
Title Old Families of Louisiana
Authors Stanley Clisby Arthur, George Campbell Huchet de Kernion
Editor Stanley Clisby Arthur
Edition reprint
Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 2006
ISBN 0806346884, 9780806346885
Length 432 pages
Page 384
"Pierre, son of René Martin and Étiennette Poirier of St.-German de Bourgeuil in the Loire valley of France, born in c1601, married Catherine, daughter of Olivier Vigneau, at St.-Germain de Bourgueil in June 1630. Six years later, having been recruited by agents of the Company of New France, Pierre arrived in Acadia on the St.-Jehan with his wife Catherine and sons Étienne, Pierre, fils, and Urbain. Pierre, père died at Port-Royal in the late 1670s, in his 70s. He and Catherine had seven children, including four sons, but only two of them married, and only one of them had children of his own. Their three daughters married into the Morin dit Boucher, Bourg, Pellerin, and Mercier dit Caudebec families. "
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Children of Pierre MARTIN and Catherine VIGNEAU:
Pierre MARTIN (b.5 October 1632 , St-Germain, Bourgueil, Indre Et Loire, France d. 11 February 1710, Port Royal, Acadia )m. Anne OUESTUOROUEST 1655 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Jeanne-Marie ROUSSELIÈRE 1693 in , Canada
Mathieu MARTIN (b.abt. 1636, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada ) Marguerite MARTIN (b.abt. 1639, , Acadia, Canada d. 24 April 1707, Port Royal, Acadia )m. Jean BOURG 1667 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia)
Marie Madeleine MARTIN (b.abt. 1640, Port Royal, Acadia d. 16 September 1714 , Québec, Canada, New France )m. Pierre MORIN dit BOUCHER 1661 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Andree MARTIN (b.abt. 1641, , Acadia, Canada d. , , Acadia, Canada )m. François PELLERIN 1665 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
m. Pierre MERCIER dit CAUDEBEC 24 April 1679 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
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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.
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 / PartnerPierre MARTIN and Catherine VIGNEAU 30 June 1630, , France
1632 Birth of ChildPierre 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.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
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.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
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