Francois
MARTIN
Born
abt. 1765
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
5 February 1837
,
Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada
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Francois MARTIN was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada
Francois MARTIN was the child of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Angelique-Elisabeth LIBERSAN dite LAVIOLETTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Angelique RODRIGUE 7 January 1788 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique RODRIGUE was born 20 February 1762 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Angelique died 10 July 1814 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Angelique was the child of Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL and Marie-Anne PARENT.
Francois MARTIN died 5 February 1837 in Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada.
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Occupation
Francois MARTIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Francois MARTIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Francois MARTIN
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Angelique RODRIGUE-- Date: 7 January 1788 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
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Angelique RODRIGUE was the child of Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL and Marie-Anne PARENT
Angelique RODRIGUE-- Date: 7 January 1788 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada See marriage record for Francois MARTIN and Angelique RODRIGUEAngelique RODRIGUE was the child of Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL and Marie-Anne PARENT
Children of Francois MARTIN and Angelique RODRIGUE
Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN (b.1 September 1799, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. abt. 1840, Québec, Lower Canada )m. Michel ASSELIN 7 October 1822 in Saint-Polycarpe, Québec, Canada
Antoine MARTIN (b.13 August 1804, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. 23 June 1881, Saint-Polycarpe, Québec, Canada)m. Charlotte DESCHAMPS 16 August 1825 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
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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)
1788 Marriage / PartnerFrancois MARTIN and Angelique RODRIGUE 7 January 1788, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1799 Birth of ChildCatherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN was born 1 September 1799, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
1804 Birth of ChildAntoine MARTIN was born 13 August 1804, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
1814 Death of Spouse/PartnerAngelique RODRIGUE died 10 July 1814, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1822 Marriage of ChildCatherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN married 7 October 1822, Saint-Polycarpe, Québec, Canada to Michel ASSELIN
1825 Marriage of ChildAntoine MARTIN married 16 August 1825, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Charlotte DESCHAMPS
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 Death 5 February 1837
Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada
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