Cecile Martin (1682)

Born 1682 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Élie Gentil — married 30 Oct 1702 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

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Biography

Cecile Martin was born in 1682 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Barnabe Martin and Jeanne Pelletret.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Cecile, aged 4, an unnamed child in the 1686 census, was living with her mother, Jeanne PELTRET [sic], aged 45, the widow of Barnabe MARTIN, and 6 siblings: Marie, aged 18, Rene, aged 15, Madeleine [sic], aged 12, Jeanne, aged 10, Estienne [sic], aged 8, and 1 other child. They were living on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 6 cattle and 4 hogs.^[1]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Cecille, aged 11, was living with her stepfather, Jacque LEVANIA [sic], aged 40, and her mother, Jeanne PELTRET [sic], aged 52, widow of Barnabe MARTIN, and her stepsister, Elisabeth [sic], aged 4, and her three siblings, children from her mother's marriage to Barnabe MARTIN: Rene, aged 22, Jeanne, aged 18, and Estienne [sic], aged 13. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 16 arpents of cultivable land with 10 cattle, 12 sheep, and 6 pigs.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 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 PELTRET, 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 listed Pelletret as Peltret, Madelaine as Magdelaine, and Etienne as Estienne.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Jacque LEVANIA 40, Jeanne PELTRET (widow of Barnabe MARTIN) 52, [MARTIN's children]: Rene 22, Jeanne 18, Estienne 13, Cecille 11, Elisabeth 4; 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 pigs 16 arpents, 1 gun. In the orginal 1693 census at Port Royal, Jacques was transcribed as Jacque, Le Vanier was listed as le Vania and transcribed as LEVANIA, Pelletret was listed as Peltret, Etienne was listed as Estienne, and Elizabeth was listed as Elisabet and transcribed as Elisabeth.

See also:

• Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes

Author: Stephen A. White Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 Page: p. 1129

• BIRTH-MARRIAGE: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS, vols. 1-6; 1630-1775; Quebec, Le Conseil de la Vie Francaise en Amerique, 1965; p. 679 (Port Royal); Univ. of CA Berkeley Library, CS31 A77 MAIN. Born in 1682, Ce'cile was daughter of Barnabe' & Jeanne PELLETRET. She married E'lie GENTIL from Pobomcoup, son of Jean & Marie JOLET.