Abraham Martin dit l'Ecossais

Male Abt 1589 - 1664  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Abraham Martin dit l'Ecossais  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1589  Dieppe, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7
    • noted age 75 years
    Inventory of property 7 Oct 1664  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1616  Dieppe, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • married in the region of Dieppe, France
    Children 
     1. Eustache Martin,   c. 24 Oct 1621, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Martin,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Marguerite Martin,   c. 4 Jan 1623/24, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1679, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
     4. Jean Martin,   c. 28 Sep 1616, St. Remy, Dieppe, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Helene Martin,   c. 21 Jun 1627, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Marie Martin,   c. 10 Apr 1635, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1699, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years)
     7. Adrien Martin,   c. 22 Nov 1638, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Madeleine Martin,   c. 13 Sep 1640, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1687/88, Lachenaie, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years)
     9. Pierre Martin,   c. 1 Aug 1630, St. Jacques, Dieppe, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Barbe Martin,   c. 4 Jan 1642/43, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1660, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 17 years)
     11. Anne Martin,   c. 23 Mar 1644/45, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1716/17, St. Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
     12. Charles Amador Martin,   b. 6 Mar 1647/48, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1711, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 
    Family ID F460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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    6. [S77] Our French Canadian Ancestors, Thomas J. Laforest, Vol. XXVII, page 160 (Reliability: 4), 11 Aug 2007.

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    8. [S77] Our French Canadian Ancestors, Thomas J. Laforest, Vol. XXVII, pages 160-161 (Reliability: 4), 11 Aug 2007.

    9. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #94105 (Reliability: 4), 20 Jul 2007.

    10. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #57172 (Reliability: 4), 13 May 2009.