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Hélène Godin (abt. 1737 - 1770)

Hélène Godin aka dit Bellefontaine, dit Bellefouille
Born about in Riviere St. Jean, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 20 Jul 1767 in Ste-Famille, Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency, Province de Québecmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at about age 33 in Sainte Famille, Ile d'Orléans, Province de Québecmap
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Biography

Hélène Godin was born about 1737 in Riviere St. Jean, as is stated in her marriage to Jean Baptiste Martin. [1] Her parents were Jacques Philippe Godin & Anne Marie Bergeron. [2]. The family was found on the 1739 census near Ekoupag, Riviere St. Jean. She would have been one of the four children[3].

She married Jean Balthasar Baptiste Martin 20 Jul 1767 in Ile d'Orleans. [4][5]

Children: [6]

  1. Louis MARTIN DIT BARNABÉ b. abt 1761, Halifax
  2. Hélène MARTIN b. 22 June 1768, Ste-Famille, Ile d'Orléans

She passed away on 10 Jan 1770 in Isle d'Orleans, Province of Québec at around age 34. [7]

Sources

  1. Rivière Saint-Jean in present-day New Brunswick but was then administered by the Colony of Nova Scotia.
  2. Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader Family Tree. Page for Hélène Godin citing Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - GODIN no. 11d. - Born about 1736, Acadie. Died around 34 years old (Register Ste-Famille, ile d'Orléans).
  3. Original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 274-276.
    Philippe Bellefoueille, his wife and four children
  4. Marriage to Hélène Godin (Date of marriage in the original record is July, not June) "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-SDQ5?cc=1321742&wc=HCRF-4WL%3A24018201%2C24018202%2C24952701 : 16 July 2014), Sainte-Famille > Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1758-1832 > image 50 of 497; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
  5. Drouin Genealogical Institute (needs subscription) [ https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/224651 Marriage to Helene] Mariage Ste-Famille I.O. 1767-06-20 MARTIN, JEAN Origine : BELLE-ILE EN ACADIE âge 027 Ét. civ. célib. GODAIN, HELENE Origine : STE-ANNE SUR LA RIVIERE ST-JEAN âge 030 Ét. civ. célib. MARTIN, JEAN BAPTISTE Père de l'époux - LEBRUN, MARIE Mère de l'époux - décédée GODAIN, JACQUES Père de l'épouse - décédé BERGERON, MARIE ANNE Mère de l'épouse - MARTIN, JOSEPH MARTIN, AMAND GODAIN, DANIEL DISPENSE DE DEUX BANS
  6. Marcel Walter Landry Page for Hélène Godin dit Bellefeuille at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed May 2021 (Login required)
  7. "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-S8B4?cc=1321742&wc=HCRF-4WL%3A24018201%2C24018202%2C24952701 : 16 July 2014), Sainte-Famille > Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1758-1832 > image 77 of 497; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
Other sources
  • Source: S-472116496 Repository: #R-997091365 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=71650185&pid=296
  • Repository: R-997091365 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records ( Drouin Collection )
  • Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families ( Tanguay)
  • Family Data Collection-Deaths, Ancestry.com




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Godin-907 and Godin-202 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates, same spouse. Correct date of marriage is 20 Jun 1767.
posted by Gisèle Cormier
Godin-202 and Godin-324 appear to represent the same person because: same name
posted by [Living Gauvin]

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