Abraham  MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS

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.

1589 Birth
27 November 1589
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Biography
MARTIN, ABRAHAM (dit “l’Écossais” or “Maître Abraham”), pilot; b. 1589 in France; d. 8 Sept. 1664 at Quebec.

Martin arrived in New France with his wife, Marguerite Langlois, her sister Françoise and brother-in-law Pierre Desportes (the parents of Hélène Desportes) about 1620. Martin may have been of Scottish descent or he might have used the sobriquet if he had been enrolled in military service or had been a member of an illegal organization: such names were used to avoid detection by officials looking for deserted soldiers or in case the records of an illegal organization were seized. It is also possible that he acquired the name because he had made several voyages to Scotland as a young man. There is some question as to whether Martin was really an official pilot or not, although he was referred to as “king’s pilot” in his own day. However, he did fish well down into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)

Misc
Ency. Can. Goelier of Canada 1972. Vol. 6, p. 394. Martin, Abraham, pioneer settler; b. about 1587, in Scotland - hence his nickname of L'Ecossais; d. at Québec, 8 Sep 1664. He came to Canada some time after 1614, probably in 1619 or 1620, and was for many years in the service of the Company of One Hundred Associates. He was one of the few French settlers to remain in Québec after its surrender to the English in 1628. On the heights of Québec he acquired a large tract of land - now known as the Plains of Abraham - which perpetuates his name. He became a pilot and in 1647 was named a Royal pilot. In 1613 he married Marguerite Langlois; they had several daughters and on son, Charles Amador, who became a priest, served in several local parishes and taught at the Québec Seminary. Martin is thought to have been the father of another daughter by a previous marriage.



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1620 Marriage / Partner
Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite-Geneviève LANGLOIS 24 October 1620, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

He was 30 years old.

1621 Birth of Child
Eustache MARTIN was born 24 October 1621, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 31 years old.

1624 Birth of Child
Marguerite MARTIN was born 4 January 1624, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 34 years old.

1627 Birth of Child
Helene MARTIN was born 21 June 1627, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 37 years old.

1635 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTIN was born 10 April 1635, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 45 years old.

1638 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MARTIN married 22 MAY 1638, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Étienne RACINE

1638 Birth of Child
Adrien MARTIN was born 22 November 1638, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 49 years old.

1640 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN was born 13 September 1640, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 50 years old.

1640 Marriage of Child
Helene MARTIN married 22 October 1640 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Claude ÉTIENNE

1643 Birth of Child
Barbe MARTIN was born 4 January 1643, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 53 years old.

1645 Birth of Child
Anne-Marie MARTIN was born 23 March 1645, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 55 years old.

1647 Marriage of Child
Helene MARTIN married 3 September 1647 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS

1648 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTIN married 21 January 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER)

1648 Birth of Child
Charles-Amador MARTIN was born 6 March 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 58 years old.

1653 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN married 6 February 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS

1655 Marriage of Child
Barbe MARTIN married 12 January 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre BIRON

1658 Marriage of Child
Anne-Marie MARTIN married 12 November 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jacques RATTÉ

1660 Death of Child
Barbe MARTIN died 4 October 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 70 years old.

1663 Death of Child
Eustache MARTIN died April 1663, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Abraham was 73 years old.

1664 - Death
8 Sept 1664
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Abraham Martin

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