LANGLOIS, Marguerite
1592 - 1665 (73 years)Set As Default Person
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Name LANGLOIS, Marguerite [1] Birth 1592 Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France [1] Gender Female Differentiator Among the first 17 families that settled Quebec City (New France); contemporaries and acquaintances of Samuel Champlain; wife of Abraham Martin whom after the Plains of Abraham are named Death 17 Dec 1665 Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [1] Burial Canada [1] Person ID I6293 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family MARTIN, Abraham, b. 1589, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 8 Sep 1664, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 75 years) Children 1. MARTIN DIT L'ECOSSAIS, Marie, b. 10 Apr 1635, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 25 Apr 1699, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. MARTIN, Marguerite, b. 4 Jan 1624, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 25 Nov 1679, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada (Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ RACINE, Etienne m. 22 May 16383. MARTIN, Anne, b. 23 Mar 1619, La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. 4 Dec 1684, Quebec, Canada (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ COTE, Jean m. 17 Nov 16354. MARTIN, Jean, b. 1616, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. MARTIN, Eustache, b. 1621, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. MARTIN, Helene, b. 1627 d. Bef 1653 (Age < 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. MARTIN, Pierre, b. 1630, France [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. MARTIN, Adrien, b. 1638, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 9. MARTIN, Magdelaine, b. 1640 d. 1688 (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 10. MARTIN, Barbe, b. 1643 d. 1660 (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 11. MARTIN, Anne, b. 1645, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 1717 (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 12. MARTIN, Charles Amador, b. 1648, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 1711 (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1541 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Event Map Birth - 1592 - Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Death - 17 Dec 1665 - Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Burial - - Canada = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Plains of Abraham
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Notes - Marguerite Langlois was born around 1595 in France, likely in Normandy. She married Abraham Martin around 1615, before they immigrated to New France.
Key points about Marguerite Langlois include:
Family: She was the sister of Françoise Langlois, who married Pierre Desportes. They immigrated to New France together in 1620.
Children: Marguerite and Abraham had eleven children together:
Jean (baptized 1616 in Dieppe, died in infancy)
Eustache (1621-1621, first French-Canadian boy born in Quebec)
Marguerite (1624-1679)
Hélène (1627-1651)
Marie (1635-1699)
Adrien (1628-1651)
Pierre (1630-?)
Madeleine (1640-1687)
Barbe (1643-1660)
Anne (1645-1717)
Charles Amador (1648-1711, became one of the first Canadian-born priests)
Pioneer status: As one of the first European women to settle in Quebec, Marguerite played a crucial role in establishing the colony.
Resilience: She endured the hardships of early colonial life, including the temporary English occupation of Quebec from 1629 to 1632.
Longevity: Marguerite outlived her husband Abraham, who died in 1664.
Second marriage: In February 1665, at around 70 years old, she married René Branche.
Death: Marguerite passed away later in 1665, shortly after her second marriage.
Legacy: Through her numerous children, Marguerite became the ancestor of many French Canadians. Her descendants played significant roles in the development of New France and later Quebec society.
While less is known about Marguerite's personal life compared to her husband's, her role as a mother and one of the founding women of New France was crucial to the establishment and growth of the colony.
- Marguerite Langlois was born around 1595 in France, likely in Normandy. She married Abraham Martin around 1615, before they immigrated to New France.
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Sources - [S2137] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
- [S2137] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).