Joseph Martin (abt. 1753 - aft. 1837)

Ancestors

Husband of Geneviève Richard — married 1767 in Port Lajoie, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died after Dec 1837 after about age 84 in Rustico, Colony of St. John's Island [uncertain]

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Biography

The known offspring of Joseph's parents, Simon Martin & Théotiste Amireau, were five sons & no daughters, according to data published by Jean Bernard. Given the various known and estimated dates of birth & marriage that Bernard reports, it appears most likely that Joseph was the eldest of the five boys.^[1]

Stephen White estimates 1776 as year of marriage (no location specified).^[2]

Joseph & wife Geneviève are known to have had a daughter, followed by two sons, all three of whom survived to marry.^[3]

Joseph was listed as a guardian and witness at the wedding of his nephew, Simon Martin, on January 11th 1819, in Rustico, Prince Edouard Island. The groom was the minor son of deceased Firmain Martin and deceased Marguerite Poirier. The bride. Apolline Le Brun, was the minor daughter of deceased François Lebrun and Sébastienne-Josèphe "Basquienne" Doiron. All these persons were members of this parish.^[4][5] Witnesses: for the groom - his uncle and guardian Joseph Martin, his brother Joseph Martin; for the bride - her brother in law Simon Gautreau, & her brother Cyrille LeBrun. Only Simon Gautreau could sign.^[6]

The death & burial record of Geneviève (3 & 4 Dec 1837, age recorded as 89 [such recorded ages commonly were estimates, often exaggerated]) is noted as "wife of Joseph Martin," and not as "widow" (which would typically have been done if she had indeed been widowed), it is likely that Joseph was still alive, hence the supposition here that Joseph died after that point.^[7]

Research Note

J. Bernard ^[8] shows no date or place for either the birth or death of Joseph Martin. He does report White's estimate of birth of wife Geneviève in about 1753, so that year is reported here as a guess for Joseph's birth as well.

St-Pierre-du-Nord, Prince Edward Island (then Île-Saint-Jean) was previously shown as Joseph's birthplace, based on undocumented data in NosOrigines^[9], but that undoubtedly refers to his first cousin once removed: see Joseph Martin.

Sources

1. ↑ Bernard, Jean. 2014. Généalogie des familles acadiennes de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard c. 1764-c. 1900. Vol. V : G - O. Baie de Malpèque PE : Édité par l’auteur. Page 3422.
2. ↑ Bernard, p. 3372.
3. ↑ Bernard, p. 3372.
4. ↑ Bernard, p. 3419.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Ile-du-Prince-Edouard, Image 2 of 32, 1812-1887. Marriage Ancestry (paid subscription)
6. ↑ Family Search Film# 008131527, Registres Paroissiaux 1812-1824, Église Catholique Saint Augustine (Rustico, Île du Prince-Édouard). pages 1342-1343 of 1353. Marriage Familysearch
7. ↑ Bernard, pp. 3372 & 3422, parish record of Rustico.
8. ↑ Jean Bernard's information is based on research (thus far unpublished) by Stephen A. White, & on Bernard's own search of primary sources, including manuscript censuses & church registers.
9. ↑ http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Martin_Joseph&pid=151908&lng=en

See also:

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Martin_Joseph&pid=151908&lng=en
• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Genevieve_Richard&pid=151909&lng=en