Marie Martin (abt. 1667 - 1750)

Born about 1667 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher — married 1688 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1750 at about age 83 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Marie Martin, daughter of Barnabé Martin and Jeanne Pelletret, was born about 1667 in Acadie. She was age 4 on the census of Port-Royal taken in 1671.^[1]

In 1686 at Port Royal, Marie, aged 18, was living with her mother, Jeanne PELTRET [sic], aged 45, the widow of Barnabe MARTIN, and six siblings: Rene, aged 15, Madeleine [sic], aged 12, Jeanne, aged 10, Estienne [sic], aged 8, and two other children. They were living on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 6 cattle and 4 hogs.^[2]

About 1688, probably in Port-Royal, she married Andre Jacques Simon, an emigrant from France. The couple had nine children. Marie died on 3 March 1750 in Port-Royal and was buried there the next day.^[3][4]

CENSUS: 1678, Clarence J. d'Entremont, "Recensement de Port-Royal," in MEMOIRES DE LA SOCIETE GENEALOGIQUE CANADIENNE -FRANCAISE; vol. 22, no. 4; p. 234; sent by PERSI in Jun 1999. On Folio 20: oldest child, girl age 10 years, in household of Bernabe MARTIN & Jeanne PELLETRE, with two boys and three other girls.

CENSUS: 1693, as Marie PELTRET, age 28 years.

CENSUS: 1698, age 29 years.

CENSUS: 1700, as Marie PELTRET, age 35 years.

Known children of Andre and Marie: ^[3]

1. Pierre SIMON b: ABT 1689 in Port Royal,
2. Marie SIMON dit Boucher b: ABT 1691 in Port Royal
3. Madeleine (dit BOUCHER) SIMON b: ABT 1693 in Port Royal
4. Charles SIMON dit Boucher b: ABT 1696 in Port Royal
5. Paul SIMON b: ABT 1699 in Port Royal
6. Anne SIMON b: 23 Nov 1702 in Port Royal
7. Marie Josephe [dit BOUCHER] SIMON b: 6 Dec 1705 in Port Royal
8. Marguerite SIMON dit Boucher b: 10 Jun 1709 in Port Royal,
9. Andre SIMON (dit Boucher) II b: 12 Mar 1713 in Port Royal

Sources

1. ↑ Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Image 12, p. 11.

   Marie MARTIN, daughter of Barnabé & Jeanne PELLETRET, lived with them as their oldest child, aged 4 years. There was another child, René, aged eight months old.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.

   at Port Royal: Jeanne PELLETRET, widow of Barnabe MARTIN, 45; children: Marie 18, Rene 15, Madeleine 12, Jeanne 10, Estienne 8, and two other children; 4 arpents, 6 cattle, 4 hogs. The original 1686 census spelled Pelletret as Peltret, Madelaine as Magdelaine, and Etienne as Estienne.

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Stephen A. White, "Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes" (2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: centre d'Etudes acadiennes, 1999), pp. 1128 & 1469
   • Marie died/was buried (Port Royal Register) on 3/4 Mar 1750 at age 80 years (sic). Present: Etienne MARTIN; Charles MARTIN; Francois AMIREAU.
4. ↑ Bona Arsenault , HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 800 (Port Royal). Andre' SIMON dit BOUCHER (no parents given), born in 1665, arrived in Acadia around 1686, married around 1688 to Marie MARTIN; they had nine children.