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Martin BLANCHARD was born abt. 1647 in Port Royal, Acadia
Martin BLANCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Radegonde LAMBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Martin married Françoise LEBLANC abt. 1671 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise LEBLANC was born abt. 1653 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Françoise died abt. 1686 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Françoise was the child of Daniel LEBLANC and Françoise GAUDET.
Martin married (2) Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) abt. 1686 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) was born abt. 1669 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).
Martin BLANCHARD died 4 July 1718 in Truro, Acadie .
Details of the family tree of Martin appear below.
Family and Children of Martin BLANCHARD
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Françoise LEBLANC-- Date: abt. 1671 Place:
Françoise LEBLANC was the child of Daniel LEBLANC and Françoise GAUDET
About 1671 Martin, married Françoise LeBlanc, daughter of Daniel LeBlanc and Françoise Gaudet, in Acadia, Canada.
(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).
Children of Martin BLANCHARD and Françoise LEBLANC:
Françoise BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1672, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1752, , Acadia)
m. Jean Claude DOUCET 1692 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia)
Marie Rosalie BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1674, Truro, Acadie d. , )
m. Pierre MELANÇON (MELANSON) 1695 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
René BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1680, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Anne LANDRY 1700 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Martin BLANCHARD married Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)-- Date: abt. 1686 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
Before 1686 Martin, married Marguerite Guilbeau, daughter of Pierre Guilbeau and Catherine Thériot, in Acadia, Canada.
(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).
Children of Martin BLANCHARD and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU):
Marguerite BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre BOURG 1706 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Pierre BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1758, )
m. Francoise BRAULT 1715 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia)
Martin BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Isabelle Elisabeth DUPUIS 1 October 1714 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Joseph BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1694, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1758, , France)
m. Anne DUPUIS 4 July 1718 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Marie-Isabelle BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1700, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Abraham LANDRY 1720 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Marie-Marguerite BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Alexandre LANDRY 1723 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1759, )
m. Anne BOURQUE 1744 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Françoise LEBLANC-- Date: abt. 1671 Place: Françoise LEBLANC was the child of Daniel LEBLANC and Françoise GAUDET
About 1671 Martin, married Françoise LeBlanc, daughter of Daniel LeBlanc and Françoise Gaudet, in Acadia, Canada.
(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).
Children of Martin BLANCHARD and Françoise LEBLANC:
Françoise BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1672, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1752, , Acadia)m. Jean Claude DOUCET 1692 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia)
Marie Rosalie BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1674, Truro, Acadie d. , )m. Pierre MELANÇON (MELANSON) 1695 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
René BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1680, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )m. Anne LANDRY 1700 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Martin BLANCHARD married
Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)-- Date: abt. 1686 Place: , Acadia, Canada Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
Before 1686 Martin, married Marguerite Guilbeau, daughter of Pierre Guilbeau and Catherine Thériot, in Acadia, Canada.
(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).
Children of Martin BLANCHARD and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU):
Marguerite BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Pierre BOURG 1706 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Pierre BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1758, )m. Francoise BRAULT 1715 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia)
Martin BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Isabelle Elisabeth DUPUIS 1 October 1714 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Joseph BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1694, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1758, , France)m. Anne DUPUIS 4 July 1718 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Marie-Isabelle BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1700, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Abraham LANDRY 1720 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Marie-Marguerite BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Alexandre LANDRY 1723 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1759, )m. Anne BOURQUE 1744 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
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Older son Martin, born at Port-Royal in c1647, married Françoise, daughter of Daniel LeBlanc, at Port-Royal in c1671. He fathered three children, including a son who married into the Landry family. Martin's daughters married into the Doucet and Melanson families. By 1686, Martin had remarried to Marguerite, daughter of Pierre Guilbeau; she gave him eight more children, including three more sons who married into the Breau, Dupuis, and Bourg families. Martin's daughters by his second wife married into the Bourg and Landry families. In 1701, Martin helped pioneer the Acadian settlement at Cobeguit, where his sons Martin, fils and Joseph also settled. Grandson René, fils, married a Thériot from Grand-Pré in c1726 and settled at the western end of the Minas Basin. By 1752, Grandson Anselme, born at Cobeguit, had moved to St.-Esprit, Île Royale, where he farmed for M. Dola Barras, captain of the port.
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Older son Martin, born at Port-Royal in c1647, married Françoise, daughter of Daniel LeBlanc, at Port-Royal in c1671. He fathered three children, including a son who married into the Landry family. Martin's daughters married into the Doucet and Melanson families. By 1686, Martin had remarried to Marguerite, daughter of Pierre Guilbeau; she gave him eight more children, including three more sons who married into the Breau, Dupuis, and Bourg families. Martin's daughters by his second wife married into the Bourg and Landry families. In 1701, Martin helped pioneer the Acadian settlement at Cobeguit, where his sons Martin, fils and Joseph also settled. Grandson René, fils, married a Thériot from Grand-Pré in c1726 and settled at the western end of the Minas Basin. By 1752, Grandson Anselme, born at Cobeguit, had moved to St.-Esprit, Île Royale, where he farmed for M. Dola Barras, captain of the port.
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1671 Port Royal
Jean BLANCHARD, 60, wife, Radegonde LAMBERT 42; Children (married): Martin 24, Madeline 28, Anne 26; (unmarried): Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Jean BLANCHARD, 60, wife, Radegonde LAMBERT 42; Children (married): Martin 24, Madeline 28, Anne 26; (unmarried): Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1695 - Oath of Allegiance to King William III
In August 1695, English authorities imposed on the Acadian inhabitants at Port-Royal an oath of allegiance to King William III. Many family heads signed or made their marks on the document that attested to their having taken the oath. Louis Allain, Jean Babineau, called Babinot, Jean Bastarache, Jean Belliveau, Martin and Guillaume Blanchard, Bernard and Martin Bourg, François Broussard, Pierre Cellier, called Le Cellier, Étienne, Jean l'aîné, Pierre l'aîné, and Pierre le jeune Comeau, Jean Corporon, Pierre Doucet, Claude Dugas, ___ Dupuis, Jean Fardel (an Englishman whose wife was a Gaudet), Pierre Gaudet, Jacob and Alexandre Girouard, Laurent Granger, Giraud (Jérôme) Guérin, Emmanuel Hébert, Claude and Pierre Landry, Daniel LeBlanc, Jacques Léger dit La Rosette, Pierre Martin, fils, Étienne Pellerin, Martin Richard, Charles Robichaud dit Cadet, François Robin, Germain Savoie, Pierre Sibilau, Claude and Bonaventure Thériot, and Jacques Triel dit Laperrière--all made their marks....Read MORE...
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In August 1695, English authorities imposed on the Acadian inhabitants at Port-Royal an oath of allegiance to King William III. Many family heads signed or made their marks on the document that attested to their having taken the oath. Louis Allain, Jean Babineau, called Babinot, Jean Bastarache, Jean Belliveau, Martin and Guillaume Blanchard, Bernard and Martin Bourg, François Broussard, Pierre Cellier, called Le Cellier, Étienne, Jean l'aîné, Pierre l'aîné, and Pierre le jeune Comeau, Jean Corporon, Pierre Doucet, Claude Dugas, ___ Dupuis, Jean Fardel (an Englishman whose wife was a Gaudet), Pierre Gaudet, Jacob and Alexandre Girouard, Laurent Granger, Giraud (Jérôme) Guérin, Emmanuel Hébert, Claude and Pierre Landry, Daniel LeBlanc, Jacques Léger dit La Rosette, Pierre Martin, fils, Étienne Pellerin, Martin Richard, Charles Robichaud dit Cadet, François Robin, Germain Savoie, Pierre Sibilau, Claude and Bonaventure Thériot, and Jacques Triel dit Laperrière--all made their marks....Read MORE...
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1714 Marriage of ChildMartin BLANCHARD married 1 October 1714, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Isabelle Elisabeth DUPUIS
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1718 Death 4 July 1718
Truro, Acadie
Martin is buried at: Amherst Cemetery
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."
Added: 7/14/2010 7:42:45 PM
- Updated: 4/28/2025 1:02:54 PM
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