Ancestor is complete! flag male ancestor  Pierre  MARTIN

  (b. 18 November 1823 Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada   d. 19 April 1864 Roxton Falls, Canada East )  
Age: 40

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Pierre MARTIN was born 18 November 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Pierre MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN   and   Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (maternal)  Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre  married  Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS 30 August 1842 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS  was born 15 February 1824 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) .  Marie-Vitaline died 13 April 1895 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.  Marie-Vitaline was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE.

Pierre MARTIN died 19 April 1864 in Roxton Falls, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Family and Children of Pierre MARTIN

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Pierre MARTIN married Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS-- Date: 30 August 1842 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
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Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE


He is the son of Jean Baptiste Martin and Marguerite Laperche (deceased) of the parish of St Hyacinthe.
She is the daughter of Jean Baptiste Desmarais and Magdelaine Lacasse of this parish.


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Children of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS:

flag female ancestor Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN (b.30 July 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East   d. 19 March 1866, Roxton Falls, Canada East )
m. Leon-Jean GAUVIN 17 November 1862 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

Ancestor is complete!flag girl ancestor Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN (b.13 November 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East   d. 3 June 1857, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

Ancestor is complete!flag boy ancestor Pierre MARTIN (b.May 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East   d. 9 January 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  photo of Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN  Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN (b.21 August 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East   d. 7 July 1944, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS 1 January 1872 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

immigrant - US to Canada  female ancestor Hermine MARTIN (b.abt. 1850, , Vermont, USA  d. 15 December 1898, Calvin, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada )
m. Joseph TRAHAN 29 June 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

immigrant - US to Canada  female ancestor Philomene MARTIN (b.13 October 1852, Middlebury, Vermont, USA   d. 20 April 1931, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada)
m. Joseph-Auguste TRAHAN 10 August 1873 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

flag female ancestor Aglae MARTIN (b.February 1854, , Vermont, USA  d. abt. 1933, )
m. Olivier CHAUVIN 12 October 1874 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
m. Samuel BOUDIETTE (BOUTIETTE) 27 July 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Joseph MARTIN (b.15 May 1855, Middlebury, Vermont, USA   d. 3 April 1917, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )
m. Aglae GREGOIRE 19 February 1882 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

flag baby boy ancestor Jean Baptiste MARTIN (b.June 1857, , Vermont, USA  d. 14 May 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

Ancestor is complete!flag baby boy ancestor Michel-Hormisdas MARTIN (b.10 August 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East   d. 29 July 1859, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

flag female ancestor Albina MARTIN (b.abt. 1858, , Vermont, USA  d. , )
m. Joseph LAROSE 19 August 1888 in Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor Pierre MARTIN (b.24 June 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East   d. 24 November 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )



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birth1823 Birth
18 November 1823
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Pierre MARTIN - 1823 Baptism. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ. Godparents: Pierre Jared dit Borgard and Marguerite Tetreau
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1823 Baptism. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.
Godparents: Pierre Jared dit Borgard and Marguerite Tetreau

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Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1842 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS 30 August 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 18 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843-1849
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
1843 Birth of Child
Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN was born 30 July 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 19 years old.
1844 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN was born 13 November 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 21 years old.
1846 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born May 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 22 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN was born 21 August 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 24 years old.
1849 witness
Was witness to the marriage of his brother, Antoine Martin, to Aurelie Bizaillon on 26 Nov 1849 at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Québec - Source: Drouin records -- pilot.familysearch.org/ recordsearch/ start.html#p=3;c=1321742;w=13622
1850 Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
name: Peter Martin
residence: Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
age: 27 years
calculated birth year: 1823
birthplace: Canada
gender: Male
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film number: 27446
digital gs number: 4191106
image number: 00272
line number: 7
dwelling house number: 114
family number: 124
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Peter Martin M 27y
Desniere Martin F 27y
Mary Martin F 7y
Betsy Martin F 6y
Peter Martin M 4y
Cimion Martin F 2m

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850-1855
Middlebury, Addison, Vermont
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Birth of Child
Philomene MARTIN was born 13 October 1852, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale)

Pierre was 28 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Birth of Child
Aglae MARTIN was born February 1854, , Vermont, USA

Pierre was 30 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTIN was born 15 May 1855, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale)

Pierre was 31 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857-1860
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
1857 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste MARTIN was born June 1857, , Vermont, USA

Pierre was 33 years old.
1857 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN died 3 June 1857, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 33 years old.
1858 Death of Child
Pierre MARTIN died 9 January 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 34 years old.
1858 Death of Child
Jean Baptiste MARTIN died 14 May 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 34 years old.
1858 Birth of Child
Michel-Hormisdas MARTIN was born 10 August 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 34 years old.
1860 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born 24 June 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 36 years old.
marriage1862 Marriage of Child
Marie-Vitaline-Florentine MARTIN married 17 November 1862, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton) to Leon-Jean GAUVIN
Pierre MARTIN - 19 April 1864 Pierre Martin, spouse of Vitaline Desmarais, died at the age of 40 Witnesses: Jean Baptiste Martin and Louys Martin  Saint-Jean-Bapt
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19 April 1864
Pierre Martin, spouse of Vitaline Desmarais, died at the age of 40
Witnesses: Jean Baptiste Martin and Louys Martin

Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton
Roxton Falls, Quebec

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death1864 Death
19 April 1864
Roxton Falls, Canada East

He died at the age of 40.
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