Amable MARTIN

Born

23 January 1745 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

24 July 1816 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Amable MARTIN

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Born: 23 January 1745 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Amable MARTIN

Father

René MARTIN

Mother

Marguerite MICHEL

Grandparents of Amable MARTIN

Paternal grandparents

René MARTIN Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL Catherine COMEAU

Amable 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):

Amable married Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN 27 January 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN was born abt. 1752 Anastasie died 29 January 1812 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . Anastasie was the child of Pierre GIROUARD and Marie Josephe FOREST.

Amable MARTIN died 24 July 1816 in Saint-Jacques, Lower 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 Amable MARTIN

Amable MARTIN married

Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN
Marriage date: 27 January 1772
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN was the child of Pierre GIROUARD and Marie Josephe FOREST

Children of Amable MARTIN and Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

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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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Birth — 1745
23 January 1745
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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Amable MARTIN and Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN 27 January 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 27 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN died 29 January 1812, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Death — 1816
24 July 1816
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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