Antoine MARTIN dit MONTPELLIER

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abt. 1588 , France

Died

11 May 1659 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1588 in France

Father: Unknown

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Antoine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.

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Antoine married Denise SEVESTRE 18 June 1646 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Denise SEVESTRE was born 29 October 1632 in Paris, France. Denise died 14 December 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Denise was the child of Charles SEVESTRE and Marie PICHON.

Antoine MARTIN dit MONTPELLIER died 11 May 1659 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Martin and Isabelle Cote

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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)

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Antoine MARTIN dit MONTPELLIER married

Denise SEVESTRE
Marriage date: 18 June 1646
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Denise SEVESTRE was the child of Charles SEVESTRE and Marie PICHON

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Charles MARTIN

Born: 7 October 1651, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Antoine MARTIN dit MONTPELLIER

Born: 28 August 1654, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne CADIEUX 11 January 1690 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Married: Marie-Thérèse BONNET 2 March 1699 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Thérèse MARTIN dite MONTPELLIER

Born: 28 November 1656, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1725, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Mathurin LANGEVIN 9 October 1674 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-François MARTIN

Born: 2 December 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Origin of Surname
MARTIN
This name may be derived from the Latin martius, warlike, from Mars, the God of War. In the Gaelic, mor is great, and duin, a man. Morduin, a chief, a warrior.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

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MARTIN - From the Latin name MARTINUS, derived from MARS. Or Saint-Martin, one of the most venerated saints in the Middle Ages. This one was very popular in France because he is considered the Apostle of Gaul and his generosity is legendary. Tradition has it that he shared his mantle with a poor man who turned out to be Christ. 1) Antoine Martin was born before 1631 in St-Xiste, Montpellier, Languedoc, France. Son of Jean Martin and Isabelle Côté, he married Marie-Denise Sevestre, daughter of Charles Sevestre and Marie Pichon, in June 1646 in Quebec. From this union were born 4 children. Arrived in the country around 1645, this soldier settled first in Montreal, then in Quebec around 1649. He would have been qualified as a shoemaker in 1650, then as a gardener in 1656. He died in Quebec in May 1659. 2) Pierre Martin dit Ladouceur was born around 1666 in Bergerac in Périgord. Son of Jean Martin and Anne Desmoulins, he married Marie-Anne Limousin, daughter of Hilaire Limousin and...Read full story

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