Marguerite MARTIN

Born

27 December 1722 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

4 November 1775 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne MARTIN Marie Jeanne COMEAU

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Born: 27 December 1722 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Étienne MARTIN

Mother: Marie Jeanne COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Barnabe MARTIN , Jeanne PELLETRET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU dit DES LOUPS-MARINS , Jeanne Marie BOURGEOIS

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Marguerite married Claude DOUCET 1 December 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claude DOUCET was born 13 July 1713 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Claude was the child of Laurent DOUCET and Jeanne BABIN.

Marguerite married (2) Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 8 February 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was born 1 June 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Joseph-Amable died 14 February 1810 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Joseph-Amable was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.

Marguerite MARTIN died 4 November 1775 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Doucet Claude
m. Gervais Joseph-Amable

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Marguerite MARTIN married

Claude DOUCET
Marriage date: 1 December 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Claude DOUCET was the child of Laurent DOUCET and Jeanne BABIN

Children of Claude DOUCET and Marguerite MARTIN

Paul DOUCET

Born: abt. 1760,
Died: ,

Married: Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 7 August 1781 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite MARTIN married

Joseph-Amable GERVAIS
Marriage date: 8 February 1768
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marguerite MARTIN

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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

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Birth — 1722
27 December 1722
Port Royal, Acadia

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MARTIN and Claude DOUCET 1 December 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 19 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MARTIN and Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 8 February 1768 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 45 years old.