Pierre-Antoine MARTIN

(b. 4 June 1708 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1779 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Antoine MARTIN was born 4 June 1708 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Pierre-Antoine MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MARTIN and Catherine DUPUIS (maternal) Christophe FEVRIER dit LACROIX and Claire-Françoise GAUTHIER dite BOISVERDUN

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

Pierre-Antoine married Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE 30 July 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 13 May 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS.

Pierre-Antoine married (2) Marie-Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE 19 November 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was born 24 April 1747 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 16 March 1825 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Jeanne GARAND.

Pierre-Antoine MARTIN died 11 April 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Pierre-Antoine MARTIN married

Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE-- Date: 30 July 1731 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Children of Pierre-Antoine MARTIN and Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE:

Antoine MARTIN (b.26 June 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 16 September 1754 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN (b.10 May 1734, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Josephe MESSIER 27 November 1752 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN (b.16 February 1736, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE 20 October 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis MARTIN (b.30 September 1739, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Angelique JETTE 5 March 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Ursule MARTIN (b.abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

François-Amable MARTIN (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre-Antoine MARTIN married

Marie-Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE-- Date: 19 November 1770 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was the child of Joseph BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Jeanne GARAND

Children of Pierre-Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE:

Jean MARTIN (b.14 September 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1708 Birth
4 June 1708
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Antoine MARTIN and Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE 30 July 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Antoine MARTIN was born 26 June 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Antoine was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 10 May 1734, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Antoine was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN was born 16 February 1736, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Antoine was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Louis MARTIN was born 30 September 1739, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Antoine was 31 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married 27 November 1752, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe MESSIER

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Antoine MARTIN married 16 September 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

1758 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN died 25 November 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Antoine was 50 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN married 20 October 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Antoine BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE

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.

1763 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MARTIN died 10 June 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre-Antoine was 55 years old.

1764 Marriage of Child
Louis MARTIN married 5 March 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angelique JETTE

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE 19 November 1770 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 62 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MENARD dite ST-ONGE died 13 May 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1773 Birth of Child
Jean MARTIN was born 14 September 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Antoine was 65 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.