Joseph MARTIN

(b. 20 June 1744 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1815 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
MARTIN Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Joseph MARTIN was born 20 June 1744 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Joseph MARTIN was the child of Joseph MARTIN and Théotiste-Rosalie PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Lucien MARTIN and Marie-Françoise AUTIN (maternal) Charles PELLETIER and Barbe ST-PIERRE

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

Joseph married Louise LEBEL 13 July 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise LEBEL was born 26 August 1746 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Louise died 29 October 1816 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBEL and Jeanne-Anne DUPERE.

Joseph MARTIN died 13 January 1815 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Joseph MARTIN

[Hide/Show]

Joseph MARTIN married

Louise LEBEL-- Date: 13 July 1767 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise LEBEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBEL and Jeanne-Anne DUPERE

Children of Joseph MARTIN and Louise LEBEL:

Pascal MARTIN (b.17 April 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte DUBE 3 February 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Joseph MARTIN
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Joseph MARTIN: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1744 Birth
20 June 1744
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARTIN and Louise LEBEL 13 July 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

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.