Pierre Martin was born Abt. 1601 at Bourgueil, Anjou, France, and died Bet. 1671-1678 at Port Royal, Acadia.
Wife Catherine Vigneau was born Abt. 1603 in France, and died Bet. 1671-1678 at Port Royal, Acadia. They were married 30 June 1630 at St. Germain de Bourgueil, Touraine, France.
Their children were:
1- Etienne Martin b: 1 June 1631 St. Germain de Bourgueil, Touraine, France; d: Bef. 1636
2- Pierre Martin b: 5 October 1632 St. Germain de Bourgueil, Touraine, France; d: Aft. 1714 Acadia
+Anne Ouestnorouest b: Abt. 1644; m: Abt. 1660 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Abt. 1682 Port Royal, Acadia
*2nd Wife of Pierre Martin:
+Jeanne Rousseliere b: Abt. 1637 Moeze, Saintes, Saintonge, France; m: Abt. 1687 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Aft. 1714 Port Royal, Acadia
Notes for Pierre Martin:
- 1671 Port Royal: Pierre Martin the younger 40 farmer, wife Anne Ouestuorouest 27, Pierre 10, Rene 8, Andre 5, Jacques 2 ½; 11 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 arpents
- 1686 Port Royal: Pierre Martin 50 widower, Pierre 23, Andre 20, Jacques 19, Jean 15, Cecille 10, Marie 8, Renee 6; 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 9 hogs, 5 arpents.
- 1693 Port Royal: Pierre Martin 57, wife Jeanne Rouselier 56, living with son Pierre
- 1700 Port Royal: Pierre Martin 64, Jeanne Rouselue 63, living with son Pierre
- 1701 Port Royal: Pierre Martin 60, wife Jeanne Rousilier 66.
- 1703 Port Royal: Pierre Martin, wife, 1 boy, 1 girl
- 1714 Port Royal: Pierre Martin, wife, 1 girl.
3- Urbain Martin b: 31 March 1634 St. Germain de Bourgueil, Touraine, France; d: Bef. 1636
4- Mathieu Martin b: Abt. 1639 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. April 1724 Acadia
+unknown m: Aft. 1693; d: Bef. 1700 Port Royal, Acadia
Notes for Mathieu Martin:
- 1671 Port Royal: Mathieu Martin weaver, bachelor living alone; 4 cattle, 3 sheep.
- 1686 Port Royal: Mathieu Martin 47; 8 cattle, 8 arpents, 1 gun.
- 1693 Port Royal: Mathieu Martin 51; 6 cattle, 10 sheep, 12 hogs, 12 arpents, 2 guns.
- 1700 Port Royal: Mathieu Martin 58 widower; 4 cattle, 10 sheep, 12 arpents, 2 guns.
- 1714 Cobequit: Mathieu Martin
5- Marie Madeleine Martin b: Abt. 1642 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 16 September 1714 Quebec
+Pierre Morin dit Boucher b: Abt. 1634 Normandy, France; m: Abt. 1661 Acadia
Notes for Marie Madeleine Martin:
- 1671 Port Royal: Pierre Morin 37 farmer, wife Marie 35, Pierre 9, Louys 7, Antoine 5, Marie 3, Anne 9 months; 3 cattle, 4 sheep, 1 arpent.
- 1686 Beaubassin: Pierre Morin 51, Marie Martin 44, Louis 22, Antoine 20, Marie 18, Anne 16, Jacques 14, Charles 12, Marguerite 10, Jean 8, Jacques Francois 3; 15 cattle, 8 sheep, 12 hogs, 30 arpents.
6- Marguerite Martin b: Abt. 1644 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 24 April 1707 Port Royal, Acadia; burial: 25 April 1707 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal
+Jean Bourg b: Abt. 1646 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1667 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bet. 1693 - 1698 Port Royal, Acadia
7- Andree Martin b: Abt. 1649 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Aft. 23 November 1716
+Francois Pellerin b: Abt. 1636; m: Abt. 1665 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Abt. 1678 Port Royal, Acadia
*2nd Husband of Andree Martin:
+Pierre Mercier b: Abt. 1647 Barneville, Normandie, France; m: 24 April 1679 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: Aft. 23 November 1716
Notes for Pierre Martin:
- Pierre Martin, plowman, with his wife and one child, residing at Bourgueil. Pierre and Catherine arrived in Acadia on the Saint Jehan which sailed from LaRochelle on 1 April 1636.
- 1671 Port Royal: Pierre Martin 70 laborer, Catherine Vigneau 68, 4 married children: Pierre 45, Marie 35, Marguerite 32, and Andree 30; not married Mathieu 35; 7 cattle, 8 sheep, 2 arpents.
- The Martins in Acadia descend from two distinct families. Pierre Martin, who came from Indre-et-Loire, France came to Acadia with his wife, Catherine Vigneau, and a son, in 1636. His second son, Mathieu, is considered to have been the first child born in Acadia. To mark this, Louis XIV granted the seigniory of Cobequid, now Truro, to the pioneer family in 1684. The Mathieu-Martin high school in Dieppe commemorates the memory of this early Acadian-born seigneur. Another Martin family is found in Acadia during the 1671 census, that of Barnabé Martin, born in 1636 and married to Jean Pelletret. The 1678 census of Port-Royal shows that he had six children and that he lived along the banks of the L'Équille river. This community eventually became known as Village Barnabé. There has been much speculation as to Barnabé Martin's birthplace but, to this very day, the mystery has not been resolved. [Telegraph-Journal, Friday, August 5, 1994; p. A7]
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