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MARTIN, Marguerite

MARTIN, Marguerite

Female 1624 - 1679  (55 years)

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  • Name MARTIN, Marguerite 
    Birth 4 Jan 1624  Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Source: PRDH Family #86
    Gender Female 
    Differentiator Among the first 47 families that settled Quebec City (New France); contemporaries and acquaintances of Samuel Champlain; her father is Abraham Martin whom after the Plains of Abraham are named 
    Death 25 Nov 1679  Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • PRDH Family #86
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    MARTIN, Abraham,   b. 1589, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1664, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  (Father) 
    LANGLOIS, Marguerite,   b. 1592, Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1665, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I11751  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Father MARTIN, Abraham,   b. 1589, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1664, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother LANGLOIS, Marguerite,   b. 1592, Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1665, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 RACINE, Etienne,   b. 11 May 1607, Fumichon, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1689, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1638  Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 May 1638  Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. RACINE, Etienne,   b. 3 Aug 1662, Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1722, Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ GUYON, Catherine  m. 25 Oct 1683
     2. RACINE, Jeanne,   b. 12 Sep 1660, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1703, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ PARÉ, Jean  m. 3 Nov 1682
     3. RACINE, Francois,   b. 16 Jul 1649, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1714, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ BAUCHER, Marie  m. 29 Oct 1676
     4. RACINE, Unknown,   b. 1640   d. 1640 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. RACINE, Noel,   b. 26 Dec 1643, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1728, Montmorency, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ GRAVEL, Marguerite  m. 12 Sep 1667
     6. RACINE, Louise,   b. 2 Sep 1641   d. 5 Jan 1675 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. RACINE, Madeleine,   b. 25 Jul 1646   d. 3 Dec 1726 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. RACINE, Marguerite,   b. 8 Mar 1652   d. 17 Dec 1695 (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. RACINE, Pierre,   b. 26 Oct 1654   d. 12 Mar 1729 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. RACINE, Marie,   b. 1657   d. 30 Jan 1736 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Children 
     1. RACINE, Noel,   b. 26 Dec 1643, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1728, Montmorency, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ GRAVEL, Marguerite  m. 12 Sep 1667
    Family ID F9213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jan 1624 - Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 May 1638 - Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1638 - Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Nov 1679 - Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Étienne Racine, born around 1606 in Fumichon, Normandy, France, was the son of René Racine and Marie Loysel. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Étienne was educated and could both read and write, likely due to his time at a Jesuit college in Normandy. This education would serve him well in the New World and foster a lifelong connection with the Jesuit order.

      In 1634, at about 28 years old, Étienne arrived in Quebec as an indentured servant to Guillaume Hubou, a fellow Norman from nearby Mesnil-Durand. This three-year contract brought Étienne to the shores of New France, where he would make his mark as a significant early settler.

      On November 16, 1637, Étienne's marriage contract was drawn up with Marguerite Martin, daughter of Abraham Martin (after whom the Plains of Abraham would be named) and Marguerite Langlois. Marguerite, born in Quebec in 1624, was merely 13 years old at the time. Due to her young age, the actual marriage ceremony was postponed until May 22, 1638, when Marguerite was 14 and Étienne about 32.

      Étienne's life in New France was marked by adventure and enterprise. From 1644 to 1646, he worked as a carpenter for the Jesuits at their Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons mission on Georgian Bay, showcasing both his skills and his continued connection to the Jesuit order. In 1647, Étienne's knowledge of both New France and his native Normandy proved valuable when he accompanied Robert Giffard back to France to recruit new settlers. This trip, which saw him depart from and return to La Rochelle, demonstrated Étienne's commitment to the growth of the colony.

      Upon his return in 1648, Étienne's efforts were rewarded by his friend Olivier LeTardif, co-seigneur of Beaupré. On March 27, 1650, LeTardif granted Étienne a substantial property of 710 meters wide by 7200 meters deep in what would become Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. This grant makes Étienne the founder of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a town that would later become famous as a pilgrimage site.

      Throughout their lives, Étienne and Marguerite raised a family of ten children - four boys and six girls - who would go on to play significant roles in the development of New France. Their daughters' marriages to men like Noël Simard, Jean Gagnon, and Jean Paré would establish family lines that continue to be prominent in French-Canadian genealogy.

      Marguerite Martin passed away on November 25, 1679, at the age of 55. Étienne lived on for another decade, dying on April 24, 1689, at the impressive age of 83. Their lives spanned the crucial early decades of French settlement in Canada, and their legacy lives on through their numerous descendants and the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.


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