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 was born about 1667 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Barnabé Martin (abt. 1636–bef. 1686) and Jeanne Pelletret (abt. 1643–1706).^[1]

She was age 4 on the census of Port-Royal taken in 1671.^[2]

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.

In 1686 at Port Royal, Marie, aged 18, lived 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 lived on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 6 cattle and 4 hogs.^[3]

Marie (20) married André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher (24) (born about 1663 in France) in 1688 in Acadie. Their children were:

1. Pierre Simon (abt. 1689–bef. 1755)
2. Marie Simon (abt. 1691–abt. 1758)
3. Magdaleine Simon (abt. 1693–1755)
4. Charles Simon (1696–1743)
5. Paul (Simoneaux) Simon (1699– )
6. Anne (Simoneaux) Simon (1702–1713)
7. Marie Josèphe (Simoneaux) Simon (1705–1748)
8. Marguerite (Simoneaux) Simon (1709–aft. 1756)
9. André Simon (1713–1758)

In 1693, at Port Royal, Marie Peltret [recte Martin], aged 28, lived with her husband, Jacques LeBoucher [recte André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher], aged 30, and their daughter, Marie, aged 2. The family owned 1 gun and lived on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 5 cattle, 6 sheep, and 5 pigs.^[4]

Census: 1698, age 29 years.

Census: 1700, as Marie Peltret, age 35 years.

Marie died on 3 March 1750 in Port-Royal and was buried there the next day.^[5][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Arsenault, Bona, "Histoire et Généalogie 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.
2. ↑ 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.

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: 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.

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: Jacques LeBoucher 30, Marie Peltret 28, Marie 2; 5 cattle, 6 sheep, 5 pigs, 4 arpents, 1 gun In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher was listed as Jacq le Boucher and transcribed as Jacques LeBoucher, and Marie Martin was listed as Marie Peltret, and Marie Simon was listed as Marie.

5. ↑ White, Stephen A., 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 [sic] years. Present: Etienne Martin; Charles Martin; Francois Amireau.