René MARTIN

Born

abt. 1698 , Acadia, Canada

Died

10 January 1777 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of René MARTIN

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Born: abt. 1698 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of René MARTIN

Father

René MARTIN

Mother

Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Grandparents of René MARTIN

Paternal grandparents

Barnabe MARTIN Jeanne PELLETRET

Maternal grandparents

Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) Jacquette MICHAUD (MICHEL)

René 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

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

René married Marguerite MICHEL 29 October 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite MICHEL was born abt. 1702 in Acadia, Canada. Marguerite died 18 January 1790 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL and Catherine COMEAU.

René MARTIN died 10 January 1777 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of René MARTIN

René MARTIN married

Marguerite MICHEL
Marriage date: 29 October 1726
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite MICHEL was the child of Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL and Catherine COMEAU

Children of René MARTIN and Marguerite MICHEL

Charles Benjamin MARTIN

Born: 24 February 1734, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 5 December 1815, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie Anne MARTIN

Born: 4 February 1740, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 23 June 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BELEC 24 September 1770 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable MARTIN

Born: 23 January 1745, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 24 July 1816, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN 27 January 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN

Born: abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 8 September 1825, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Jean POIRIER 27 August 1770 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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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

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
René MARTIN and Marguerite MICHEL 29 October 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1734 Birth of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN was born 24 February 1734, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1740 Birth of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN was born 4 February 1740, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1745 Birth of Child
Amable MARTIN was born 23 January 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN married 27 August 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean POIRIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN married 24 September 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BELEC

1772 Marriage of Child
Amable MARTIN married 27 January 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN married 20 July 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD

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.