René MARTIN

(b. abt. 1698 , Acadia, Canada d. 10 January 1777 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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René MARTIN was born abt. 1698 in Acadia, Canada

René MARTIN was the child of René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Barnabe MARTIN and Jeanne PELLETRET (maternal) Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Jacquette MICHAUD (MICHEL)

René was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

René married Marguerite MICHEL 29 October 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite MICHEL was born abt. 1702 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 18 January 1790 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marguerite was the child of Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL and Catherine COMEAU.

René MARTIN died 10 January 1777 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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 René MARTIN

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René MARTIN married

Marguerite MICHEL-- Date: 29 October 1726 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite MICHEL was the child of Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL and Catherine COMEAU

Children of René MARTIN and Marguerite MICHEL:

Charles Benjamin MARTIN (b.24 February 1734, Port Royal, Acadia d. 5 December 1815, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie Anne MARTIN (b.4 February 1740, Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 June 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BELEC 24 September 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Amable MARTIN (b.23 January 1745, Port Royal, Acadia d. 24 July 1816, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN 27 January 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN (b.abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada d. 8 September 1825, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Jean POIRIER 27 August 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
René MARTIN and Marguerite MICHEL 29 October 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1734 Birth of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN was born 24 February 1734, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1740 Birth of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN was born 4 February 1740, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1745 Birth of Child
Amable MARTIN was born 23 January 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Marriage of Child
Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN married 27 August 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean POIRIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN married 24 September 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste BELEC

1772 Marriage of Child
Amable MARTIN married 27 January 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN married 20 July 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD

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.