Antoine MARTIN

(b. 24 September 1768 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1853 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Antoine MARTIN was born 24 September 1768 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-François MARTIN and Marie-Jeanne-Anne RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

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

Antoine married Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT 28 January 1795 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT was born 17 August 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Charlotte died 20 March 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Antoine married (2) Sophie LÉVEILLÉ 22 February 1813 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sophie LÉVEILLÉ was born 25 September 1791 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Sophie was the child of Jean-Baptiste LÉVEILLÉ and Élisabeth BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE.

Antoine MARTIN died 30 September 1853 in Québec Province, 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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Antoine MARTIN married

Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT-- Date: 28 January 1795 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Children of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT:

Charlotte MARTIN (b.19 November 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 1 April 1828, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)

Antoine MARTIN (b.abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN (b.8 July 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise MARTIN (b.27 March 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 4 September 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Antoine MARTIN married

Sophie LÉVEILLÉ-- Date: 22 February 1813 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Sophie LÉVEILLÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste LÉVEILLÉ and Élisabeth BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE

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Children of Antoine MARTIN and Sophie LÉVEILLÉ:

Alexandre MARTIN (b.8 June 1813, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 November 1813, , Québec Province, Canada )

Augustin MARTIN (b.2 February 1815, La Présentation, Lower Canada d. 10 April 1871, Upton, Québec, Canada )
m. Florence LEDOUX 22 October 1839 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada (St-Simon-de-Yamaska)

Sophie MARTIN (b.26 July 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

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1768 Birth
24 September 1768
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT 28 January 1795, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Charlotte MARTIN was born 19 November 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 8 July 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MARTIN was born 27 March 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 32 years old.

1804 Witness to Baptism
21 Dec 1804
Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

daughter of Jean Baptiste Martin and Susanne Vegiard
Godparents: Antoine Martin and Therese Vegiard, both of this parish
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT died 20 March 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1813 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MARTIN and Sophie LÉVEILLÉ 22 February 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 44 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Alexandre MARTIN was born 8 June 1813, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine was 44 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Augustin MARTIN was born 2 February 1815, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Antoine was 46 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Sophie MARTIN was born 26 July 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 47 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England