Abraham Martin dit l'Ecossais
Abt 1589 - 1664 (~ 75 years)-
Name Abraham Martin dit l'Ecossais [1, 2] Born Abt 1589 Dieppe, France [3, 4] Gender Male Immigration Bef 1620 [1] - Abraham immigrated to New France with Marguerite during the 1610's. Abraham, Marguerite and her sister, Francoise Langlois, wife of Pierre Desportes were amoung the first to live in Quebec.
Land 1645 [5] - Abraham was given land that was first occupied by Montmagny then ceded to surgeon Adrien Duchesne on 5 April 1639.
"According to a description made by historian Marcel Trudel, the homestead of Abraham would today be located on the plateau which overhangs the coast of Abraham, in a quadrilateral located north of the Grand-Theatre and the Marie-Guyart building."
Will 6 Sep 1664 Quebec, Quebec, Canada [6] - Notary Duquet drew up the will of Abraham about 9:00 o'clock in the evening. Witnesses were bailiffs Jean LeVasseur, Jean Bourdon de Romainville, master cabinetmaker Jacques de la Roe and son-in-law Jacques Ratte.
Buried 8 Sep 1664 Quebec, Quebec, Canada [3, 4, 6, 7] - noted age 75 years
Inventory of property 7 Oct 1664 Quebec, Quebec, Canada [6] - The inventory of property was drawn up by notary Duquet. He stated that Abraham died in his home.
Legal Matter 7 Nov 1664 [6] - Abraham's heirs agreed that their mother would continue to own the land, personal property and livestock. Marguerite was to pay her husband's debts and meet certain financial commitments. This agreement was drawn up by notary Duquet.
Land 1 Jun 1667 Quebec, Quebec, Canada [8] - The heirs of Abraham decided to sell the estimated 32 arpents of land to the Ursuline nuns for 1,200 livres. Notary Duquet drew up the paperwork. Jean Madry represented the nuns in this transaction. The division of the money was: 240 livres to Amador Martin when he reaches his majority; 480 livres to the sellers, except for the share to Nicolas Forget which remained in the hands of Madry, the remaining 480 livres had to be paid on the next Christmas. The heirs stated that they had to sell the property because it remained fallow, the buildings had fallen into ruins and they did not have sufficient funds to continue to culitivate the land.
Name Abraham Martin [9] Name Abraham Martin dit Lescossois [10] Occupation royal pilot [1] _UID 307123A3D0A74113988C9175DCEC6625AF5A Person ID I1176 Gauthier Family Tree Last Modified 18 Sep 2009
Family Marguerite Langlois, d. 17 Dec 1665, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Married Abt 1616 Dieppe, France [4] - married in the region of Dieppe, France
Children 1. Eustache Martin, c. 24 Oct 1621, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Charles Martin, d. Yes, date unknown 3. Marguerite Martin, c. 4 Jan 1623/24, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 25 Nov 1679, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 55 years) 4. Jean Martin, c. 28 Sep 1616, St. Remy, Dieppe, France , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Helene Martin, c. 21 Jun 1627, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 6. Marie Martin, c. 10 Apr 1635, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 25 Apr 1699, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 64 years) 7. Adrien Martin, c. 22 Nov 1638, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 8. Madeleine Martin, c. 13 Sep 1640, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 22 Feb 1687/88, Lachenaie, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 47 years) 9. Pierre Martin, c. 1 Aug 1630, St. Jacques, Dieppe, France , d. Yes, date unknown 10. Barbe Martin, c. 4 Jan 1642/43, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 4 Oct 1660, Quebec, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 17 years) 11. Anne Martin, c. 23 Mar 1644/45, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 14 Jan 1716/17, St. Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 71 years) 12. Charles Amador Martin, b. 6 Mar 1647/48, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 19 Jun 1711, Quebec, Quebec, Canada (Age 63 years) Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 Family ID F460 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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