Martin MERCIER

Born

7 September 1646 , Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port aux Sables-d’Olonne, France

Died

25 July 1699 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Martin married Mathurine LEROUX 5 February 1674 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mathurine LEROUX was born 18 March 1635 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Mathurine died 1 February 1708 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Parents & Family of Martin MERCIER

Parents of Martin MERCIER

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Martin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1674.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Francois Mercier and Mathurine Trogeau

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Martin MERCIER

Martin MERCIER married

Mathurine LEROUX
Marriage date: 5 February 1674
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Children of Martin MERCIER and Mathurine LEROUX

Louise MERCIER

Born: December 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie MERCIER

Born: 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jeanne MERCIER

Born: 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Martin MERCIER

Born: 31 March 1776, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1776, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1646
7 September 1646
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port aux Sables-d’Olonne, France

Baptism

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1674 Marriage / Partner
Martin MERCIER and Mathurine LEROUX 5 February 1674 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Louise MERCIER was born December 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Martin was 28 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Jeanne MERCIER was born 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Martin was 31 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Marie MERCIER was born 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Martin was 31 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)