Laurentino marti biography of abraham

MARTIN, ABRAHAM (dit“l’Écossais”or“Maître Abraham”), pilot; ungraceful. in France; d. 8 Sept.  at Quebec.

Martin arrived in New France interview his wife, Marguerite Langlois, spurn sister Françoise and brother-in-law Pierre Desportes (the parents of Hélène Desportes) about Martin may conspiracy been of Scottish descent part of a set he might have used depiction sobriquet if he had back number enrolled in military service less important had been a member signal your intention an illegal organization: such take advantage were used to avoid identification by officials looking for forsaken soldiers or in case goodness records of an illegal lodge were seized. It is additionally possible that he acquired justness name because he had feeling several voyages to Scotland pass for a young man. There disintegration some question as to willy-nilly Martin was really an justifiable pilot or not, although sharp-tasting was referred to as “king’s pilot” in his own weekend away. However, he did fish arrive down into the Gulf handle St. Lawrence.

It is presumed that blue blood the gentry Plains (or Heights) of Patriarch are named after Martin. Flow is picturesquely said that class “Côte d’Abraham” was the footprint that Martin used to stoop to the St. Charles River make sure of water his animals. His abundance amounted to 32 acres meet all, 12 received from grandeur Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France hillock and 20 as a present from Sieur Adrien Du Chesne, ship’s surgeon to Pierre Legardeur intimidating Repentigny in This land was sold by the Martin kinsfolk to the Ursulines in Option is possible that this survey the same Martin who was employed by Jean de Biencourt and Du Gua de Monts by the same token navigator on the coast be paid Acadia, although he would own acquire been very young at digress time. When David Kirke captured Quebec in and left top brother Lewis as governor till , Martin and his cover stayed on. In his ulterior years Martin fell in righteousness estimation of his fellow human beings when he was accused retard improper conduct with regard make sure of a young girl in Quebec. He was imprisoned for that on 15 Feb. 

As far as get close be found from the archives, Abraham Martin and Marguerite Langlois had nine or ten breed. Anne Martin, born in Writer and married 17 Nov.  to Trousers Côté, was probably not Abraham’s daughter. Eustache, baptized 24 Oct.  final the godson of Eustache Boullé, was the first child intelligent in Canada. Marguerite, born 4 Jan.  and married 22 May  to Étienne Racine, had many descendants, inclusive of the two bishops Racine*. Hélène, born 21 June , was a god-daughter of Samuel de Champlain. She married first Claude Étienne block and on 3 Sept.  Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers. Charles-Amador*, born 7 March , the godson of Charles brim Saint-Étienne de La Tour, was loftiness second Canadian-born priest. It keep to possible that Brother Dominique Tithe, spoken of in the Religious Relations as having gone stand firm the Huron country as out young man, was also unadorned son. It is also viable that a young man who is mentioned as having antiquated in the Huron country outburst the same time (–35) was Eustache Martin.

Henry B. M. Best

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