Martin Blanchard (abt. 1647 - abt. 1717)

Born about 1647 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Husband of Françoise LeBlanc — married about 1671 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Husband of Marguerite Guilbeau — married before 1686 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died about 1717 at about age 70 in Cobequid, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.

Martin Blanchard was born around 1647.^[1] His father was Jean Blanchard, who has been described as the ancestral patriarch of the Acadian Blanchard family. Martin's mother was Radegonde Lambert.

In 1671, Martin married Francoise LeBlanc.^[1] He was 24 years old, and she was 18. Martin and Francoise had their own entry in the 1671 Census of Port-Royal. However, as is typical with early Acadian censuses, both Martin and Francoise were each named in their parents' households as well.^[2] Martin fathered three children with Francoise between 1672 and 1677: #Francoise, Marie and #Rene.^[1]

• Marie-Rosalie, born in Port-Royal c1674

Martin's first wife died prior to the census of 1686, and subsequently he married 18-year-old Marguerite Guilbeau.^[1]

Their children were:

• Marguerite, born in Port-Royal c1689
• Pierre, born in Port-Royal c1692
• Martin, born in Port-Royal c1693
• Unnamed girl, born in Port-Royal c1695
• Joseph, born in Cobequid c1697
• Marie-Isabelle, born in Cobequid c1700
• Marie-Marguerite, born in Cobequid between 1703 & 1707
• Jean-Baptiste, born in Cobequid c1712

In 1686, at Port Royal, Martin BLANCHARD, aged 38, was living with his second wife, Marguerite GUILEBAULT [sic], aged 18, and three children he had with his first wife, Francoise LEBLANC: Francoise, aged 14, Marie [sic], aged 12, and Rene, aged 9. They owned 1 gun and were living on 3 arpents of cultivable land with 9 cattle, 12 sheep, and 7 hogs.^[3]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Martin BLANCHARD, aged 48, was living with his wife, Marguerite GUILBAUT [sic], aged 24, and his four children: Marie [sic], aged 18, Rene, aged 16, Marguerite, aged 4, and Pierre, aged 1. The family acquired more land and livestock and seemed to prosper. The family now owned 1 gun and was living on 10 arpents of cultivable land with 15 cattle, 16 sheep, and 12 pigs.^[4]

From 1688-1697, however, New France was at war with New England.^[5] Port-Royal was under frequent attack by the English, and in 1695, English authorities required the Acadian inhabitants at Port-Royal to sign an oath of allegiance to King William III of England. Martin was one of many family heads that made his mark on the document attesting to the oath, perhaps in the hope of avoiding further English persecution^[6][7]

By 1698, Martin and Marguerite had three children born in Port-Royal: Marguerite, Pierre and Martin.^[1][8]

After the 1700 Port-Royal census,^[9] Martin and his family left Port-Royal. They were one of three families that joined Mathieu Martin at his settlement at Cobequid to be his first tenant farmers.^[10] It appears that Martin Blanchard may have gone to Cobequid ahead of his family, because his name appears alone in the Cobequid census of 1701.^[11] However, his family did join him there.^[12] Martin and Marguerite had four more children^[13][14][15] and lived their remaining years in Cobequid.

Martin passed away after 1714, presumably in Cobequid.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, p.144; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999.
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.

   Martin BLANCHARD, farmer 24, wife Francoise LeBLANC 18; cattle 5, sheep 2, 15 arpents of land.

3. ↑ 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: Martin BLANCHARD 38, Marguerite GUILEBAULT 18; children by his first marriage (Francoise LEBLANC): Francoise 14, Marie 12, Rene 9; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Guilbeau was listed as Guilebault and Marie-Rosalie was listed as Marie.

4. ↑ 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: Martin BLANCHARD 48, Marguerite GUILBAUT 24, Marie 18, Rene 16, Marguerite 4, Pierre 1; 15 cattle, 16 sheep, 12 pigs, 10 arpents, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Guilbeau was listed as Guilbaut and Marie-Rosalie was listed as Marie.

5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "King William's War," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_William%27s_War&oldid=912797860 (accessed September 29, 2019).
6. ↑ Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, p. 146; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999.

   ...aout 1695 (vieux style): Martin Blanchard prete le serment de fidelite au roi d'Angleterre a Port-Royal; if fait sa marque (Mass. Arch. vol II, fol 540).

7. ↑ GreenerPasture; Martin BLANCHARD - 1695 - Oath of Allegiance to King William III. [1]
8. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 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 110-150

   Martin BLANCHARD 53; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (second wife) 28; (son by first wife Francoise BOUDROT) Rene 20 (children by second wife: Marguerite 11; Pierre 8; Martin 5; 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 6 hogs, 10 1/2 arpents, 20 fruit trees, 2 guns.

9. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 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 151-173.

   Martin BLANCHARD 55; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (wife) 31; Rene 23, Pierre 8; Marie 25; Marguerite 11; 24 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 arpents. 1 gun.

10. ↑ Tim Hebert; Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History, Cobequid. [2]

    The first settlers to join Martin at Cobequid were the families of Martin Blanchard, Marin Bourc, and Jerome Guerin, who came from Port-Royal.

11. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.

    Martin BLANCHARD.

12. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.

    Martin BLANCHARD, his wife, 3 boys, 2 girls, 1 arms bearer.

13. ↑ Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, p.144-45; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999.
14. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

    Martin BLANCHARD and Marguerite GUILLEBAUT, 2 boys 14 or older, 1 younger boy, 1 girl 12 or older; 8 arpents, 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 9 hogs.

15. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.

    Martin BLANCHARD and his wife, 4 sons, 3 daughters.

See also:

• TREE, data is speculative in certain parts, such as date of death, no source given. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 September 2019), memorial page for Martin Blanchard (1647–1717), Memorial No. 66793221, citing Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Gordon George Gibson (contributor 47379404). Not all information in this "source" is accurate.