A depiction of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.
ABRAHAM MARTIN dit l'Écossais (the Scotsman)... arrived in Québec about 1620 with his wife, MARGUERITE LANGLOIS, her sister Françoise and brother-in-law Pierre Desportes, and a child, Anne. This child appears to be the daughter of Abraham Martin's sister.
Some sources indicate Martin was a river pilot, some feel he was in the area around 1614 sailing with Jean de Biencourt as a navigator. Stories contradict, but in 1647. Abraham Martin was named a royal pilot (Pilote royale) working on the Saint Lawrence River. He was also a fisherman and a clerk in the Merchants Company.
Marguerite Langlois was a midwife. She and her Langlois family were from the area of Lisieux, Normandy.
Abraham Martin was part of a small group of settlers, numbering about 51, with Louis Hébert. The Martins were one several families encouraged to settle in Québec for the benefit of the fur-trading companies.
The following is taken from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online... www.biographi.ca
It is presumed that the Plains (or Heights) of Abraham are named after Martin. It is picturesquely said that the "Côte d'Abraham" was the path that Martin used to descend to the St. Charles River to water his animals. His property amounted to 32 acres in all, 12 received from the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France (Co. of 100 Associates) in 1635 and 20 as a gift from Sieur Adrien Du Chesne ... in 1645.
Martin's first son, Eustache is the first son of a Frenchman born in Canada. His was the first baptism recorded in the Notre Dame de Québec parish register, the date being 10-21-1621. His godfather was Eustache Boullé, brother-in-law to Champlain. Champlain's wife was Hélène Boullé.
Abraham Martin and his wife had 9 children. Of that 9, two daughters, Marguerite married to Etienne Racine and Marie married to Jean Cloutier are part of the Sénéchal line.
Daughter, Marguerite marrried to Etienne Racine was named in Samuel de Champlain's will. He left her 600 livres "to help her to marry a man of Canada." Champlain died on Christmas Day 1635. Marguerite would have been 11 years old at the time. Nothing is mentioned of son, Eustache, so it is possible he was no longer alive at this time. Marguerite was the second child in that family.
Another legacy of 600 livres was given directly to Abraham Martin to be spent for clearing land. Land clearing was always a concern of Champlain since he so wanted to establish a permanent settlement in Canada.
The information on Champlain's will is taken from the book, Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France p.224, by Samuel Eliot Morison.
Abraham Martin died in Quebec in September 1664, Marguerite Langlois died in the same area in December 1665, but not before a brief marriage to a young settler from Poitou, René Branche, who was born around 1641. He would have been about 23 years old, she would have been around 58.
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A bit of genealogy...
Abraham Martin and Marguerite Langlois are ancestors in my family in several ways: three of their children (including Anne Martin) are in both the Cameron and Lizotte Lines. Then three of Anne Martin's children with Jean Côté are also in the the Cameron and Lizotte Lines. These are six lines from the original couple. I realize that there is a question about Anne Martin's parentage. Is she a child of Abraham, or a child of Abraham's sister, or a child of one of Marguerite Langlois' sisters. Not sure. But for the sake of this genealogy, I'll consider her the eldest child in the household of Abraham Martin and Marguerite Langlois.
Each indentation indicates another generation, ie: Anne Martin is the daughter of Abraham Martin and Marguerite Langlois; Louis Côté is the son of Anne Martin and Jean Côté, and so on.
A carat (>) indicates there is at least another sibling who is an ancestor, ie: Anne Martin has a sister, Marguerite Martin, and another sister, Marie Martin who are also ancestors.
The three children, all sons, of Anne Martin have been given a double carat (>>) in an effort to keep them all separated.
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Abraham MARTIN and Marguerite LANGLOIS, m. abt. 1618, likely in Normandy, France
>Anne MARTIN and Jean CÔTÉ, m. 11-17-1634 in Québec
>>Louis CÔTÉ and Marie-Elisabeth LANGLOIS, m. 11-6-1662 in Québec
Marie-Madeleine CÔTÉ and Louis LEMIEUX, m. 11-26-1682 at Cap St. Ignace, PQ
Alexis LEMIEUX and Elisabeth BÉLANGER, m. 10-10-1710 in L'Islet, PQ
Marguerite LEMIEUX and Jean-Baptiste MICHON, m. 1-14-1737 in Montmagny, PQ
Marguerite MICHON and Jacques CAMPAGNA, m. 11-5-1754 in Montmagny, PQ
Jean-Baptiste CAMPAGNA and Rosalie PATOINE, m. 4-28-1799 in Bellechasse, PQ
Étienne CAMPAGNA and Marguerite FOURNIER, m. 1-9-1826 in Bellechasse, PQ
Caroline CAMPAGNA and Zoël TURCOTTE, m. 6-22-1852 in St. Norbert, PQ
Léonise TURCOTTE and Napoléon DARGIE, m. 10-15-1883 in Lewiston, ME
Delia DARGIE and Wilfred CAMERON, m. 10-11-1910 in Attleboro, MA
Rhea CAMERON and Edward LIZOTTE, m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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>Anne MARTIN and Jean CÔTÉ, m. 11-17-1634 in Québec
>>Martin CÔTÉ and Suzanne PAGÉ, m. 7-25-1667 in Chateau Richer, PQ
Marie-Madeleine CÔTÉ and Guillaume COUTURE, m. 2-7-1691 in St. Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, PQ
Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Charlotte TURGEON, m. 11-16-1722 in Beaumont, PQ
Therese COUTURE and Jean-François FOURNIER, m. 1-30-1769 in St. Michel, PQ
Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite DION, m. 1-24-1803 in St. Michel, PQ
Marguerite FOURNIER and Étienne CAMPAGNA, m. 1-9-1826 in Bellechasse, PQ
Caroline CAMPAGNA and Zoël TURCOTTE, m. 6-22-1852 in St. Norbert, PQ
Léonise TURCOTTE and Napoléon DARGIE, m. 10-15-1883 in Lewiston, ME
Delia DARGIE and Wilfred CAMERON, m. 10-11-1910 in Attleboro, MA
Rhea CAMERON and Edward LIZOTTE, m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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>Anne MARTIN and Jean CÔTÉ, m. 11-17-1634 in Québec
>>Jean CÔTÉ and Marie-Anne COUTURE, m. 11-11-1669 in Québec
Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Françoise Charlotte CHORET, m. 10-24-1695 in St. Pierre, Ile d'Orléans, PQ
Gabriel CÔTÉ and Marie-Madeleine LEBEL, m. 11-6-1740 in Kamouraska, PQ
Josephte CÔTÉ and André OUELLETTE, m. 8-3-1765 in Kamouraska, PQ
Raphaël OUELLETTE and M. Appoline DESLAURIERS, m. 5-25-1812 at St. André, PQ
Jean-Raphaël OUELLETTE and Bibianne BÉRUBÉ, m. 10-25-1843 in Rimouski, PQ
M.-Desanges OUELLETTE and Marcel SÉNÉCHAL, m. 9-10-1866 in Baie des Sables, PQ
Célina SÉNÉCHAL and Sévère (Henry) LIZOTTE, m. 2-25-1900 in Fall River, MA
Edward LIZOTTE and Rhea CAMERON, m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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Abraham MARTIN and Marguerite LANGLOIS, m. abt. 1618 quite likely in Normandy, France.
>Marguerite MARTIN and Étienne RACINE, m. 5-22-1638 in Québec
Louise RACINE and Simon DION-GUYON, m. 11-10-1653 in Québec
Marie DION-GUYON and Guillaume THIBAULT, m. 11-10-1681 in Chateau Richer, PQ
Pierre THIBAULT and Agnès GRAVEL, m. 10-27-1709 in Chateau Richer, PQ
Angélique THIBAULT and Joseph BÉRUBÉ, m. 1-24-1746 in Rivière Ouelle, PQ
Pierre BÉRUBÉ and Catherine HUDON, m. 8-2-1779, in PQ
Louis BÉRUBÉ and Félicité BOUCHER, m. 8-3-1807 in Rivière Ouelle, PQ
Bibianne BÉRUBÉ and Jean-Raphaël OUELLETTE, m. 10-25-1843 in Rimouski, PQ
M.-Desanges OUELLETTE and Marcel SÉNÉCHAL, m. 9-10-1866 in Baie des Sables, PQ
Célina SÉNÉCHAL and Sévère (Henry) LIZOTTE, m. 2-25-1900 in Fall River, MA
Edward LIZOTTE and Rhea CAMERON, m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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Abraham MARTIN and Marguerite LANGLOIS, m. abt. 1618 quite likely in Normandy, France.
>Marie MARTIN and Jean CLOUTIER, m. 1-21-1648 in Québec
Marguerite CLOUTIER and Robert CARON, m. 11-14-1674 in Chateau Richer, PQ
Ignace CARON and Marie GAULIN, m. 11-15-1707 in Ste. Famille, Ile d'Orléans, PQ
Louis CARON and Marie-Françoise GAGNON, m. 6-26-1740 in St. Roch des Aulnais, PQ
Marie-Françoise CARON and Charles François PELLETIER, m. 11-12-1764 in St. Roch des Aulnais, PQ
Herménégilde PELLETIER and Perpetué LEVASSEUR, m. 11-8-1806 in PQ
Perpetué PELLETIER and Alexis SÉNÉCHAL, m. 2-14-1828 in St. Roch des Aulnais, PQ
Marcel SÉNÉCHAL and M.-Desanges OUELLETTE, m. 9-10-1866 in Baie des Sables, PQ
Célina SÉNÉCHAL and Sévère (Henry) LIZOTTE, m. 2-25-1900 in Fall River, MA
Edward LIZOTTE and Rhea CAMERON, m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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