Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR

(b. 4 January 1736 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 26 October 1806 , Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR was born 4 January 1736 in Port Royal, Acadia

Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR was the child of Jean Baptiste MARTIN dit BARNABÉ and Marie Louise BRUN and the grandchild of: (paternal) René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ (maternal) Claude BRUN and Cecile DUGAS

Jean was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Helene GODIN 20 June 1767 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene GODIN was born abt. 1736 in Canada. Helene died 10 January 1770 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Helene was the child of Jacques GODIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Anne Marie BERGERON.

Jean married (2) Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR 23 August 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR was born 16 October 1738 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 2 June 1807 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS.

Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR died 26 October 1806 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR married

Helene GODIN-- Date: 20 June 1767 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene GODIN was the child of Jacques GODIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Anne Marie BERGERON

Children of Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR and Helene GODIN:

Helene MARTIN (b.22 June 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1823, Madawaska, Maine, USA)
m. Charles Boniface ROY 1785 in , New Brunswick, Canada

Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR married

Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR-- Date: 23 August 1773 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS

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1736 Birth
4 January 1736
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR and Helene GODIN 20 June 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Helene MARTIN was born 22 June 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 32 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helene GODIN died 10 January 1770, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean MARTIN dit BALTHASAR and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR 23 August 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 37 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.