Ref:

(1) Suffolk Record Office- IC 500/3/5 (218)

2IV. THOMAS (THOMAS 1)

?bpt. 13 Apr. 1595 St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
m. 5 Nov. 1619 Great Wratting, FRANCES ELMAN
will 26 Aug. 1673

St. Mary's Church- Great Wratting, Suffolk

"In the name of God Amen I Thomas Martin thelder of great Wratten in the county of Suff Glover being though weake in body yett of a perfect mind and memory (thankes be to God therefore) doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testament in maner and forme followinge ffirst I commend my soule to God my Creator and my body to the Earth to be buried at the Discreton of my Executor thereafter mentioned And for that Estate wherewith God hath blessed me I disspose as followeth Item I doe give and bequeath unto my sonne Mathew Martyn his heires & Assignes forevr All that pcell of ffreeland which I lately purchased of John Miller of great Wratten aforesaid lyeing in Wratten aforesaid wth all and every its appurtenances containing in my estimaton half a rood be it more or lesse & alsoe I give unto him the said mathew Marton my sonne All that house or Tenemt wherein I now dwell I give him alsoe my bed as it standes in the lower chamber with one ( ) cupboard and one great chaire Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Martyn my Daughtr fforty shillings of lawfull money of England vizt Twenty shillings to be payd her within one yeare next after my decease and the other Twenty shillings to be paid her within two yeare after my decease Item I given unto Thomas Martyn my my sonne Twenty shillings to be payd by my Executor within three next after my Decease Item I given unto Thomas Martyn my Grandchild one little bulle and one maire to be delivered him within six months after my decease Moreover I give to the aforesaid Mary Martyn my daughter two pewter Dishes one little kettle one blankett and one Coverlett also I give and bequeath unto the aforesayd Mathew Martyn my sonne All and every of my goods and moveables whatsoever not heretofore given and bequeathed my me And I doe nominate and appoint him the said Mathew to be the sole Executor of this my last will and Testament revokeing all wills and Testaments for who by me made And I (decree?) this my last will ( ) my said Executor to see my body decently buried my Debts and Legacies truely payd and all charges disubursed and satisfied In wittnesse whereof I the sayd Thomas Martyn thelder have hereunto sett my hand and seale the Twenty sixth day of August in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy and two the marke of Thomas Martyn Sealed published and declared in the psence of us the ( ) John ( )"(1)

Thomas Martin's Will, Page 2

Issue-

Ref:

(1) SRO- Bury, 1673 p. 201-2

3II. MATTHEW (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2)

bpt. 10 Apr. 1626 Great Wratting
m. 8 Jan. 1648 Great Wratting, MARGARET AUSTIN (b.c.1627, bur. 28 Sept. 1657 Great Wratting)

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4III. ROGER (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3)

bpt. 18 May 1655 Great Wratting, Suffolk
m. 15 Feb. 1681 Birdbrook, Essex, MARY CHAPMAN (bur. 17 Sept. 1723 Great Wratting)
bur. 29 Sept. 1726 Great Wratting

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5I. THOMAS (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4)

bpt. 25 Dec. 1681 Great Wratting
m. 2 Nov. 1717 Great Wratting, EMMA PLAIL

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6III. THOMAS (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5)

bpt. 22 Oct. 1721 Great Wratting
m. 7 Oct. 1741 Great Wratting, MARY LITTLECHILD- d. of William Littlechild and Mary Darkin

Holy Trinity Church- Little Wratting, Suffolk

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7I. WILLIAM (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6)

bpt. 19 Nov. 1749 Little Wratting, Suffolk
m. 7 Dec. 1773 St. Augustine, Burrough Green, Cambridgeshire, SARAH SHERMAN

The burial record for a William Martin is given in the Hundon parish registers, buried 18 Nov. 1803 and he being age 51 and the son of Timothy Martin and Martha Howe and does not mention his wife and he does not appear to be "our William". It is odd that a burial for an adult, age 51, would list his parents and not his spouse. William Martin's marriage record gives his birth year as 1748 and there is no evidence that William and Sarah lived in Hundon. Timothy and Martha were from Clare and a list of their children includes all the Martins living in Hundon. So, it appears we are dealing with two separate Williams... one in Great Wratting and one in Hundon.

William and Sarah of Great Wratting had several of their children bpt. on the same day, 11 May 1788. With several children baptized a significant time after their birth, one must wonder if this family was of a non-conformist point of view and attended worship at another church or perhaps they were poor and could not afford the fee charged to have their children baptized. Also, notice the large gap in the births from 1774 until 1782. One would assume that two, probably three, children would have been born during this time. Who were they? Where were they born? What became of them?

Issue- all bpt. in Great Wratting, Suffolk

8IV. THOMAS (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6, WILLIAM 7)

bpt. 11 May 1788 Great Wratting, Suffolk, age 3
m. 29 May 1806 Southminster, Essex, MARY SHADE (b.28 June 1787 Southminster, d. Mar. 1877 Southminster)
bur. 4 Jan. 1844 Southminster, Essex

The marriage record for Thomas and Mary in the Southminster records lists Thomas as being from the parish of Asheldham, however, a search of these records does not reveal any information. The 1841 census lists Thomas as being born in Essex, however, these "yes" and "no" entries seem to be very unreliable and the tendency seems to have been to enter "Y" unless the person was born a long way away. The clue to the Martin origins lies in Thomas' younger brother Henry who was widowed and was a lodger with Thomas' widow Mary in 1861. Henry in that census gives his place of birth as "suffolk Rattan". In the 1851 census Henry listed his birthplace as "Suffolk Rater". Other Martin males living in the Southminster area gave their birthplaces as "Great Ratten, Suffolk " or "Ratten, Suffolk". A look at the map for Suffolk does not reveil any likely location for "Ratten". BUT, cousin Dr. Chris Haines from West Malling, Kent solved this mystery. Chris' dad was from Norfolk and he states that the East Anglian accent would render the name of "Great Wratting" as "Great Ratten". This village lies at the confluence of the counties of Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. And, lo and behold, when Chris checked the parish registers for Great Wratting... the entire Martin family is listed.

Thomas was a shopkeeper and owned two tenements on the corner of the High St. and the road to Tillingham where he was living in 1840 along with his brother Henry Martin.

Map of Southminster

In the 1841 census, Thomas, age 56, and Mary, age 53, were living on West St. in Southminster along with their children John, age 17, and Eliza, age 12. Also living with them was Henry Smith, age 9. They were living next door to Henry and Sarah and their daughter Mary.(1)

1841 Census- Southminster, Essex

Article on Southminster in White's Directory for 1848 , Page 2 , Page 3

Mary was living in Southminster at the 1851 census with her grandson Christopher, age 14, who was a groom. Mary was age 62 and was a needle woman. She was born in Southminster and Christopher was born in Bradwell. (2)

1851 Census- Southminster, Essex

At the 1861 census, Mary was living on Queen st. in Southminster, age 74, widow, with Henry Martin, a lodger, widower, age 62, an agricultural laborer and was born in Rattan, Suffolk.(3)

In 1900 the Essex Review carried an account of life as an Essex farm labourer in 1840 which may help us to understand what the life of our ancestors was like:

"Those were the days of the smock frock- a worn and shabby one for everyday, a better one, of a soft greenish hue, for Sundays. This in turn descended to the weekday wear and very likely to another and third generation. The smock was a comprehensive garment that reached below the knees. the farm labourer's lower extremities being cased on Sundays in short brown leather buskins, which met the hem of the smock. The wives of the farm men appeared on Sundays in large circular cloaks that enveloped their spare figures. At the time of which I am writing, scarlet ones were getting few and far between, but the little bit of colour seen across the common under the ancient lime trees was a most picturesque sight.

Implements were then very scarce upon the farms. hardly any of the farmers had even drills of their own. To possess a drill, or more than one, and take it round the neighbourhood, or let it out to farmers, was a trade in itself.

All the wheat was threshed by a flail upon the barn floors, and comfortable warm work it was during the long, cold winter. The flip-flop of the flails is still as fresh as possible in my memory.

Those who only have to pay a penny for their letters to any part of the United Kingdom or the Colonies , would have perhaps begrudged the five pence necessary to frank a letter. Three times only each week did letters find their way from our village, from which year after year a weather beaten old dame traveled on foot to the town and back, laden with many things besides letters. One winter morning she was found frozen to death in the watery lane.

There was no putting the washing out in those days, but every farmhouse had its grand washing days, when the women started work at 4 o clock in the morning , in fact some of them came over night. Strange as it may seem now they would stand all day at the wash tub or copper, rubbing and wringing (there were no wringing machines) and would go home at night well satisfied with receiving something under a shilling and their meals.

The game on our farms was carefully preserved by the landlord, whose visits we children highly appreciated, for the sake of brand new shillings or sixpences, which the old banker brought in his pocket from Lombard Street. He was invariably dressed in light short jacket reaching only to his waist, and worn outside his coat. This garment was called a Spencer after Lord Spencer, who as Lord Althorp, had been chancellor of the Exchequer in 1830. If the old landlord came in his whiskey ( a light two wheeled conveyance for one horse) we were more than delighted especially if he drove it in the horse that had such an appropriate name. Brought to the stables one day when he was in his , most decisive mood he had scarcely set eyes upon it before rapping out in his abrupt way ' what's the price?' 'Fifty guineas' said the owner promptly. ' I'll have it' came quickly in reply and the animal was forthwith named Moment. His coachman at the same time was one Moses and the old Squires order: ' Tell Moses to put Moment in the whiskey', which we children heard repeated , seemed to use almost of biblical importance.

These are only a few rambling reminiscences of sixty years ago but yet enough to show the rising generation in what a different age from that of our childhood they have opened their eyes."

Mary and Christopher were living on the High St. in Southminster at the 1871 census. Mary was now 84 years old and listed as a "carpenter's widow" and Christopher was 35. (4)

St. Leonard's Church- Southminster

It's interesting to note that the family lived in Southminster at the time of Rev. Alexander Scott's term as the minister at St. Leonard's Church (1807-1816). Rev. Scott was chaplain on the Flagship "HMS Victory" at the Battle of Trafalgar and held Admiral Nelson in his arms the day he died, 21 Oct. 1805. The church has several "Nelson Relics" including a large library table and bookcase. Rather interesting to think about the man who held the dying hero of Trafalgar being our family's pastor and baptising our ancestors. Rev. Scott was also instrumental in having a school house built in Southminster which opened 1 Jan. 1814 with every boy in the village attending. He then followed up with raising funds to open a school for girls in the village. For an interesting biography of Rev. Scott go to: http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/Scottalexander.htm

The Death of Admiral Nelson- portrait by Arthur William Davis, 1807- Rev. Scott is the man on the left with his hand on the Admiral's chest.

Issue- all baptized in Southminster

Ref:

(1) 1841 Census for Southminster, Essex-p.23
(2) 1851 Census for Southminster, Essex- p. 119
(3) 1861 Census for Southminster, Essex- p. 132
(4) 1871 Census for Southminster, Essex- p. 4
(5) Article on Southminster from White's Directory for 1848- p.535

Asheldham Parish Records- typescript copy at the Society of Genealogists (location of the originals is unknown)
Southminster parish records
1841 & 1851 Census Reports for Southminster
1841 Census Report for Bradwell

9IV. WILLIAM (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6, WILLIAM 7, THOMAS 8 )

b. 4 Mar. 1814 Southminster, Essex
m. 29 May 1837 Bradwell Juxta Mare, Essex, ELIZABETH ANN WOOLVETT (b.c.1818 Brightlingsea, Essex, d. 1897)
d. 1892 or 1899

St. Mary's Church- Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex

Prior to becoming a carpenter, William was listed as a bricklayer in White's Directory for 1836 for Burnham. (11)

William was a master house carpenter and is mentioned in White's Directory in 1848 (Page 2, Page 3) and he was on the electoral rolls for 1861-5.

1841 Census for Burham-On-Crouch

William and Eliza lived on Providence Lane (Albert Place) in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex at the 1861 census. He was a master house carpenter and had 6 men working for him. Also living with them were their daughters Eliza, age 20, Elizabeth, age 16, a dress maker's assistant, Harriet, age 2, and their son William, age 9 who was in school. (1)

1861 Census for Burham-On-Crouch

In the Essex Record Office is a deed dated 5 Apr. 1862 selling to Emile Todd of Burnham, carpenter for �13 2s 6d Freehold land in Burnham, part of field called Seven Acres (7a. 3r. 19p), abutting on the north on land sold by John Pitcairn of Maldon, brewer and Miranda Money Joslin of Donnington Lodge, Iffley, near Oxford, widow, to Josiah Newman, east on back road to Burnham, south on land sold by Pitcairn and Joslin to William Martin and west on Seven Arces. 135ft. long from E. to W. on the N. and S. sides and 15ft. from N. to S. on the E. and W. sides. Included are two schedules of deeds from 1860 to 1862 and a marginal plan.(7)

Also in the Essex Record Office is a mortgage deed dated 7 Apr. 1862 for �50 to secure repayments in respect of one second class Borrowers Share of Emile Todd of Burnham, carpenter; and the Trustees of the Maldon Permanent Benefit Building Society in respect to Freehold land in Burnham, part of a field called Seven Acres (7a. 3r. 19p), abutting on the north on land sold by Todd and MPBBS to Josiah Newman, east on the back road to Burnham, south on land sold by Todd and MPBBS to William Martin and on the west on Seven Acres. 135ft. long from E. to W. on the N. and S. sides and 15ft. from N. to S. on the E. and W. sides, on which Emile Todd is erecting a messuage. (6)

William was again listed as a builder in White's Directory for Burnham for 1863 (Page 2, Page 3, Page 4)

William and Eliza were living on Providence Place in Burnham at the 1871 census. His occupation was given as builder and his son William, age 19, born in Burnham, was listed as a carpenter and their daughter Harriet, age 12, was also living there. (2)

1871 Census for Burnham-on-Crouch

In the Essex Record Office is an account book of the Hawkins family of Burnham, Oyster Merchants. On the spine is the title "Oyster Grounds J.J. H". The book lists his various accounts including oysters supplied to the Marchioness of Salisbury and other dignitaries. William Martin is listed as having an account with them in Dec. 1876.(5)

William and Eliza were still living on Providence St. in Burnham at the 1881census. He was listed as a builder with four men working for him. They were living next to Temperance Hall (formerly the Baptist Chapel). (3)

1881 Census for Burnham-on-Crouch

In the Essex Record Office is an "Absolute surrender" dated 1882 for �55, from William Martin, builder, to Samuel Porter Murrell, both of Burnham, of a messuage in two tenements adjoining the garden of the "George and Dragon" public house on the west, which was copyhold of the manor of Burnham with Mangapp, Burnham.(8)

An earthquake occured in the area and the events were recorded in a diary kept by Rev John Mills who was the Rector of St Lawrence:

"April 22 1884

About 9.20am on Tuesday April 22, a very severe earthquake took place in this district. It lasted only a very few seconds, but it wrecked many buildings, Churches, etc at Wyvenhoe, Colchester, Langenhoe and Peldon , even Bradwell suffered severely and Tillingham somewhat.

The shock was felt very distinctly in this parish, and the houses, the church and school, etc were rocked and twisted to and fro, but by God's mercy no harm was done, except that a few tiles were shaken from Motts Farm.

People on horseback and in carriages did not generally feel it"(9)

William and Eliza A. Martin of Providence Lane were listed in the 1891 census for Burnham. William was age 77, Eliza age 74. His occupation was listed as Builder and Undertaker. He was born in Southminster and Eliza born in Brightlingsea. (4) William and Eliza must have passed on by the time of the 1901 census as they are not listed there.

1891 Census for Burnham-on-Crouch

Quay in Burnham, barges in the River Crouch , High St., Burnham 1897 , The Old Mill in Burnham

Grandma's Suet Pud (an artery clogger for sure!)

2 lb plain flour
1/2 lb beef suet
salt (Maldon Sea Salt is recommended)
water to mix

1. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl, binding together with water.
2. Place the mixture in greaseproof paper and tightly cover with cooking foil.
3. Boil water in a sauce pan
4. Drop the package into a saucepan and boil for 3 hours.
5. Carefully unwrap and serve with gravy.

Or how about boiled eels:

4 small eels
bunch of parsley
3/4 pint of parsley sauce
pinch of salt

Clean and skin the eels
Warm enough water to cover the eels in a stewpan
put the eels , parsley and salt into the warm water
simmer for 30 minutes or until tender
Remove from water and poor the parsley sauce over the eels when serving

Rabbit was a very common item on the menu and most farmers set snares in the nearby fields:

4 rabbit joints or one whole rabbit
6 oz streaky bacon
2 oz bacon dripping
12 oz chopped onion
12 oz sliced carrots
440 ml beer
4 oz mushrooms
1 level tsp corn flour
salt and pepper

1. Soak the rabbit in lightly salted water for 1/2 an hour then dry
2. Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces and gently fry
3. Fry the rabbit joints in a frying pan until the rabbit is golden brown
4. transfer the joints into a casseroles
5. fry the onions in the frying pan and add to the rabbit
6. Add the carrot to the casseroles and pour in the beer
7. cover and cook in an oven 180c for one hour
8. mix the corn flour with a little water and add the cornflour, mushrooms, salt and pepper to the casseroles.
9. return to the oven for another hour
10. serve and enjoy.

OK... here's one that everbody will like:

Ginger Pudding

9 oz flour
3 oz suet
3 oz sugar
1/2 oz of ground ginger
1 egg
1/4 pint of milk
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 tablespoon of treacle

1. Mix all dry ingredients
2. add the beaten egg and milk
3. pour into a greased basin
4.Steam for 2 hours.(10)

Issue-

�� I. Elizabeth- b.c.1841

�� II. Elizabeth Susan- b. 6 Aug. 1845

�� III. William- b. 1847, d. 1850

�� 10IV. WILLIAM- b. 7 July 1851, m.c.1871 LAVINIA (13) TRUSSELL (bpt. 23 Aug. 1846 Tillingham, Essex, d. 15 Apr. 1913 Portland, ME), d. 19 Sept. 1919 Portland, ME

�� V. Harriet- b.c.1859

Ref:

(1) 1861 Census for Burnham, Essex- p. 35
(2) 1871 Census for Burnham, Essex, Dengie parish- p. 34
(3) 1881 Census for Burnham, Essex, Maldon district, parish of St. Mary's- p. 20
(4) 1891 Census for Burnham, Essex, Maldon district, parish of St. Albans- p. 23
(5) ERO- D/DU 475/2
(6) Ibid- D/DU 822/30
(7) Ibid- D/DU 822/27
(8) Ibid- D/DCf T296
(9) Essex Family History at: http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/earthquake.htm
(10) Essex Family History at: http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/recipies.htm
(11) White's Directory for 1836- Burnham-on-Crouch at: http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/Trade1863burnham.htm

1841 Census Report for Burnham, Essex
John Dowding- Burnham-on-Crouch & District Local History & Amenity Society
Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington,
D.C., U.S. Circuit Court, Portland, ME, Vol.3, p.152

10IV. WILLIAM (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6, WILLIAM 7, THOMAS 8, WILLIAM 9)

b. 7 July 1851 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
m. Dec. 1872 Maldon, Essex, LAVINIA (13) TRUSSELL (bpt. 23 Aug. 1846, Tillingham, Essex, d. 15 Apr. 1913 Portland, ME)
d. 19 Sept. 1919 Portland, Maine
bur. Forest City Cemetery, South Portland

William was a casket maker and a carpenter. Young William would often go with his father to his workshop and take a nap in one of the caskets. Sometime before 1874 he and his family moved to London where they lived at 4 Clarendon Cottages in Deptford.

The family had moved to Brighton by the 1881census and were living at 97 Upper Lewes Rd. (Lavinia's brother Harry lived in Brighton). William is listed, age 29, a carpenter and joiner, born in Burnham, Lavinia, age 34, born Tillingham, Minnie, age 7, born in Lewisham, Kent, William, age 6, born Deptford, Frederick, age 5, born Burnham, Louisa, age 4, born Burnham, Edwin, age 8 months, also born in Burnham. George Holden, a border, age 13 from Slinfold, Sussex was also living with them and working as an errand boy.(3)

Then to move on to greener pastures, William and his family left Liverpool 19 July 1883 on the Circassian originally bound for Australia but, for some reason they disembarked in Quebec, P.Q.

Passenger List from the Circassian

On the first of August 1884 they entered the United States at Island Pond, Vt. where they remained three years. Island Pond was much larger then than it is today as it was the site of the first international railroad junction in the country on the line from Montreal to Portland. At the time thirteen tracks passed through town and the place was lively with railroad men and loggers (as well as with a few immigrants).(1) The Martins lived in that part of town called Brighton (there is a very lovely state park on the lake in Brighton). Family tradition states that the family did not want to stay in Canada so ventured across the border to Vermont, not wanting to travel further due to having an infant in tow and Lavinia was again pregnant the following year. It is also interesting to note that family tradition also says that Minnie dated Charles Vallee, father of Hubert Prior Vallee (better know as Rudy Vallee, leader of the famed "Connecticut Yankees" band). This is certainly a possibility as the Vallee family was from Island Pond and Rudy was actually born there. The ages of Minnie and Charles would also work out as he was born in 1868. The family probably would have had some contact after moving to Maine as Charles moved to Westbrook where he owned the local pharmacy (his famous son Rudy is buried in St. Hyacinthe's cemetery in Westbrook).(2)

Young William at the age of 12 rode a bicycle to Portland, ME to find work. During the voyage he carried a gun because he was afraid of wild dogs but, fortunately, none were encountered. Shortly after his arrival in Portland the rest of the family followed.

William is listed in the 1891 directory for Portland, his occupation being a carpenter and he was working for the Grand Trunk Railway.(4)

William registered to vote in Portland on 21 Feb. 1899. He was living on 56 Montreal St., was a janitor at the YMCA, was born in England 7 July 1851 and had resided in Portland for the past seven years. He was married, had never voted here and became a naturalized citizen in Portland on 9 Sept. 1898 at the U.S. Circuit Court. He was in ward 1, Vol. 3.(7)

William continued his trade in Portland and built the cabinet work for what was at the time the second largest pipe organ in the State. At the time of the 1900 census the family was living at 60 Tyng St. and William was working for the YMCA.

William Martin's Naturalization Papers

Photo of William and Lavinia Martin c.1900, William sitting in the garden

At the time of the 1910 census William and Lavinia were still living on Tyng St. and he was working as a carpenter as was their son Lawrence, age 24, who was also living with them.(5)

Upon his death the family donated $100.00 to the Park St. Methodist Church in Portland which was used to furnish a Sunday School in Peking, China. To commemorate this gift the church issued a calendar with a photograph of William and a drawing of the school. My father had only a brief memory of his grandfather Martin. He would tell of visiting his grandfather along with his cousin Dexter McCausland and going to the store to buy Necco wafers and having ice cream, which he called "Jamaica Ginger".

Methodist Church calendar-1921

William Martin's Will

Map of Forest City Cemetery, South Portland

Queries and Replies Published in the Maldon and Burnham Standard-1981

You can imagine my surprise after sending off a letter to the town clerk and after several months having a large package of material arrive in the mail including the photo of William and Lavinia. The photo had been taken in Portland and sent to her brother George and after a visit of 80 odd years came back home. In 1983 after my graduation from medical school my parents and I took a trip to England and met our cousins Wilf and Elaine Trussell as well as the Robinsons and Steven Potter (who has become quite the expert on the history of the area). Many thanks again to the Maldon and Burnham Standard for taking an interest in my genealogical query and bringing our family on both sides of the "pond" back together again.

When Megan Smolenyak was writing In Search of Our Ancestors as a companion to the PBS series she requested stories concerning people's experiences with ancestor hunting. I forwarded the above story on William and Lavina which she kindly published in the book (see p. 152). (6)

Issue-

Ref:

(1) History of Island Pond from brochure from Brighton State Park
(2) Traditions from Milton Martin as told to him by his father. Rudy Vallee: Franco-American and Man From Maine- C. Stewart Doty- Maine Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 1, summer 1993 pp.2-19
(3) 1881 Census- PRO ref: RG11, 1085/113, p.20
(4) 1891 Directory for Portland Maine- Portland Public Library
(5) 1910 Census for Portland- ward 6, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 46, sheet 15A
(6) In Search of Our Ancestors- Megan Smolenyak, Ancestry, 2000
(7) Portland Voter Registrations 1891-1902- Maine Historical Society database at: www.mainehistory.org/voterreg/search

Quebec Passenger Lists- Canadian Archives, Ottawa- microfilm roll No. C-4533 ship No.67
Census of the United States, 1900, Portland, ME
Naturalization Records- National Archives, Washington, D.C., U.S. Circuit Court, Portland, ME, Vol.3, p.152
Cumberland County Registry of Probate
Lin Martin-Hunt- for photos of the family of Ben & Bertha Martin

11II. WILLIAM EDWARD (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6, WILLIAM 7, THOMAS 8, WILLIAM 9, WILLIAM 10)

b. 27 July 1874, 4 Clarendon Cottages, Deptford, London
m. 28 June 1899 Portland, ME, MAY ESTELLE (6) McCAUSLAND (b. 25 Oct. 1874 Farmingdale, ME, bur. 8 July 1965 Revere, MA)
d. 4 July 1939 Revere, MA
bur. Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Lynnfield, MA

William E. Martin's birth certificate

My father would often tell stories about his dad and his life. William only attended school when the family was living in England, dropping out at age 9. He was, however, an avid self-taught student and would often speed read several books from the library each week and could quote chapter and verse from most of the New Testament and much from the Old. My father was particularly amazed by his father's ability to do math in his head, adding or substrating columns of figures with ease and without error. Too bad Grandpa Will never had the opportunity for more formal education! He was a very religious man and very active in the Revere Baptist church. Dad would tell of all the visitors from church at their home and the missionaries who would stay with them when in the Boston area. If there was somebody who needed a place to stay (especially during the Great Depression) or didn't have any place to go for Sunday dinner or for Christmas, they were always welcome. For extra money, as well as a free ride to visit his family in Portland, Will would work as the conductor on the trolley which ran from Boston to Portland. He would also make taffy and spend hours pulling candy by hand to sell. Given all his gifts his one fault was that he had no money sense at all and fortunately for the family Nana was a great business woman and managed the financial affairs. My father said that his dad was out of work for many months during the worst of the depression, but the family never wanted for much with everyone putting in what they could and Nana counting the pennies.

The family is listed in the 1930 census for Revere with William E, age 55, working as a paper cutter in a printing plant, May E, age 55, Elmer L, age 22, working as an inspector for Ediophone, Ethel L, age 20 who was unemployed, and Milton T., age 16. (1)

After arriving in Portland, William went to work for Loring, Short and Harmon as a book binder where he met May Estelle. In later years Will still would take in the odd book binding job and my father remembered helping out with these projects.

The Bindery at Loring, Short & Harmon- Monument Square, Portland- c.1900

At the time of the1900 Census William and May were living on Montreal St. in Portland and he was working as a book binder. (4)

In 1904 the family moved to Waterbury, CT then to Lowell, MA by 1907 and then finally to Revere, MA in 1912. After moving to Revere, Will worked for Forbes Lithograph in Chelsea as a paper cutter. Dad said that from gripping paper for so many years his father had huge forearms and looked like Popeye!

William was working as a bookbinder at the time of the 1910 census and the family was living on Waugh St. in Lowell.(3)

At the time of the 1920 census the family was living in the house on Harris st. in Revere (which remained in the family until the 1980's). William, age 46, was working as a paper cutter in a printing house, May E., age 46, Harold E., age 18, was an apprentice in a publishing house, Mildred L., age 16, Edith M., age 14, "Alma L.", age 13, Ethel F., age 10, and Milton T., age 6. Poor uncle Elmer was listed as a daughter "Alma" . (2)

William and May (McCausland) Martin c.1899, Another photo of William and May c.1899

William and May (McCausland) Martin c. 1935, Will Martin , 2 , 3 , Will's Social Security Card , Martin home on Harris St. in Revere

William became a citizen 9 Sept. 1892 in Portland, ME. He is listed in the voter registration list for Portland 8 Sept. 1896 and was living on 5 Dyer St., was a bookbinder at 474 Congress St., born in London 26 July 1874 and had resided in Portland for six years. He was not married and had never voted here. This list states that he was naturalized in Portland on 8 Sept. 1896 at the Superior Court. He was in ward 3, Vol. 5. (5)

William Martin's Naturalization Papers

Will suffered from gout and evidently one Christmas was having quite the flare up from eating all the rich food... Uncle George offered him a cure for the gout. Nana knitting by the "fire" at Christmas.

The following article was published in the Revere Journal 6 July 1939 at his death:

"Revere lost one of its finest citizens this week in the death of William E. Martin. He died at his home, 27 Eustis St., Tuesday evening of heart trouble. He had started on a trip to Washington a few weeks ago and was obliged to discontinue his trip when he was taken with a heart attack in Bridgeport, Conn. He was just home from Bridgeport a week when he passed away.

Mr. Martin was in his 65th year. He was born in London, England and had been in this country since the age of nine. He had lived in Revere for the past 26 years. For 27 years he was employed at the Forbes Lithograph plant in Chelsea.

Mr. Martin was interested in everything good for Revere. He gave up much of his time in the interests of the Boy Scouts. As chairman of the board of trustees of Ye Old Burying Ground, he contributed a great deal of time and effort to the upkeep of this historic spot. He was interested in the drive for funds with which to errect the Legion building and raised over $600 personally. There was no civic movement in Revere to which Mr. Martin did not give his best efforts and help in every possible way.

He was a member of Eagle lodge, K. of P., and the Revere Men's Club" and an active member of the First Baptist Church.

William Martin's Obituary in the Revere Journal

An interesting aside. My father would tell of his father working on "Ye Ole Burying Ground" and one of the people active in this project was Commander Bullard who was a very elderly gentleman in the city who had been one of Abraham Lincoln's Aide de Camp during the Civil War. My dad was was always proud of the fact that he "shook hands with a man who shook hands with Lincoln".

William Martin's death certificate

William Martin's Past Grand Chancelor Pin- Knights of Pythias, Article from the Portland Press Herald- 1929- meeting of the Men's Clubs of Portland, Revere and Gloucester

Nana Martin kept a ledger of her accounts which became more of a journal/diary as she got older. The journals begin in 1923 and were kept intermittently until 1955. May Martin's Ledgers , Nana Martin c.1940 , another photo of Nana taken by Uncle Elmer

Nana also took in borders to help pay the bills during the Great Depression. One of them was Mr. Richardson, a retired tool and die maker. Dad always spoke very fondly of Mr. Richardson who was a wonderful addition to the family. This photo was taken by Uncle Elmer shortly before Mr. Richardson's death. Mr. Richardson The house on 115 Harris St. as it looks today.

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�� I. Harold Everett- b. 6 Jan. 1902 Portland, ME, m. Dorothy Whittaker (b. 31 Mar. 1902, d. 2 Apr. 1997 New Orleans, LA), d. Sept. 1977 Cape Coral, Fla. Uncle Harold and Aunt Mildred as children c.1904 , Uncle Harold as an infant , Uncle Harold age 2 , Uncle Harold and Nana Martin, Uncle Harold and Aunt Dorothy, 2 , Uncle Harold and Aunt Dorothy's wedding- c.1925, Uncle Harold's "Three Little Monkeys"

�� II. Mildred Louise- b. 26 Feb. 1904 Portland, ME, m. 10 Oct. 1936 Richard Attridge (b. 2 Feb. 1896, d. Oct. 1953), d. June 1986 Revere, MA Aunt Mildred at her graduation from nursing school, 2 , Aunt Mildred at her home, Mildred's daughter Ruthie

�� III. Edith May- b.25 Feb. 1905 Waterbury, CT, m. John Cann (b. 21 June 1884, d. Nov. 1969 Maldon, MA), d.s.p. 1970 Aunt Edith- graduation from Gordon College 1929 , Aunt Edith , Aunt Edith's obituary

�� IV. Elmer Libby- b. 30 Aug. 1907 Lowell, MA, m. 1931 Althea Gamache (b. 12 July 1906, d. 28 Aug. 1999 Vernon, CT), d. Oct. 1985 Vernon, CT Elmer's daughter Joan

�� V. Ethel Lavinia- b. 4 Sept. 1909 Lowell, m. 1930 George Bowie (b. 3 June 1897 Worcester, MA, d. July 1983 Springfield, VA), d. Jan. 1985 Alexandria, VA Alexandria, VA Aunt Ethel and Uncle George wedding photo , Aunt Ethel, Uncle George and Edith Louise , Nana Martin and Aunt Ethel , Aunt Ethel , Aunt Ethel, Edith Louise, May and Will Martin , Aunt Ethel, Edith Louise, Nana , Edith Louise Bowie

�� 12VI. MILTON TRUSSELL- b. 25 Oct. 1913 Revere, MA, m. 10 Oct. 1936 MARY EDITH (5) WHITTAKER

William and May and all of their children c. 1919, Dad c.1918

Ref:

(4) 1900 Census for Portland- Ward 1, supervisor's district 109, enumeration district 52, sheet 1
(3) 1910 Census for Lowell- Ward 7, supervisor's district 119, enumeration district 869, sheet 5A
(2) 1920 Census for Revere- Ward 3, Supervisor's district 6, enumeration district 666, sheet 2A
(1) 1930 Census for Revere- Ward 3, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 13-562, sheet 3A
(5) Portland Voter Registrations 1891-1902- database at the Maine Historical Society web site at: www.mainehistory.org/voterreg

General Register Office- London, England
Portland V.R.
Naturalization Records- National Archives, Washington, D.C., Cumberland Co. Superior Court, Portland, ME, Vol.11, p.87
Revere V.R.
Revere Journal- 6 July 1939, Boston Public Library

12VI. MILTON TRUSSELL(THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6, WILLIAM 7, THOMAS 8, WILLIAM 9, WILLIAM 10, WILLIAM EDWARD 11)

Milton grew up in Revere, MA and graduated from Revere High School in 1932. Dad's graduation photos , 2 , 3 , Revere Beach- 1925

Letter to Dad from Aunt Mattie- dated 18 Feb. 1925 St. Petersburg, FL Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3

Letter from Nana to Dad- dated 18 July 1927 when he was going to Camp Couchiching in Rhode Island Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 . Card dated 19 July 1927 Page 1 , Page 2 . Card dated 21 July 1927 Page 1 , Page 2

Milton Martin, Dad's DeMolay certificate

After graduation he worked for Wilson Co. Meat Packers in Springfield, MA before learning the printing trade from his brother Harold. Letter from Nana to Dad 10 Dec. 1934 , Page 2 . He then worked for Rust Craft Greeting Card in Boston and then for General Electric in the Blueprint Division during World War II. Upon leaving GE he received the following card from his co-workers there: Card from GE , Page 2, Page 3 , Page 4.

Milton c. 1935, Ma & Dad 1 May 1935 "My darling and I First of May- 1935 Taken by Milton's cousin Dexter". Dad in 1935

Ma and Dad purchased their first home on 29 Clifton Ave. in Saugus in 1939. Before being renovated , another view , side of the house , after being renovated, taken 26 Mar. 1939 , "in my Russian Pony coat- our 1st house- Clifton Ave.- Cliftondale, Saugus, Mass.- March 26, 1939" , a view inside , Hobo at Christmas, ? which house is this , Dittum, Dattum and Whattum- Dusty's babies Born June 23, 1939 Friday between 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. in the cellar of 29 Clifton Avenue, Saugus, Mass.- Dusty, Dittum and Whattum were taken to Lynn on Monday nite Aug. 7, 1939. The house at, what is now, 33 Clifton Ave., Saugus

In 1945 he began his own lithography business on Lincoln Ave. in Saugus, MA under the name of Milton T. Martin Co., Lithographers. During this time the family lived in Cliftondale in Saugus at 4 Lincoln Court, prior to moving to Melrose where they built at home at, what is now, 120 Whitman Ave. The family then moved to the house at 27 Lincoln St. in Melrose. In 1962 the family moved to 32 Lockwood Lane in Topsfield and then built a home on land they owned next door at 34 Lockwood Lane

Deed to the "shop" - Essex Registry of Deeds- Vol. 3032, p. 118, Essex Registry of Deeds- Vol. 3421, p. 253

Dad at work , at the shop , At work at MTM Co., Barbara at the office , Another photo of Barbara Ma, Sandy and Paul at "the Shop"

In 1966 he sold the lithography business to Milton Jr. and purchased a resort hotel in York Beach, ME and named it the Sea Latch Motor Inn. He retired in 1977.

The "Sea Latch" c.1940 - as seen from Mr. Anderton's field

Resided in Melrose and Topsfield, Mass., and in Winston-Salem and Greenville, N.C., retiring to Maine in 1978.

Mr. Martin helped his father bind textbooks for the school system during the Depression. He had been employed in the accounting department at Wilson Meatpacking in Springfield, Mass. He and his brother worked in the printing trades and they installed the first offset printing presses in Vermont at the Burlington Free Press and at Capitol Offset in Concord. He later took a position with Rust Craft Greeting Cards of Dedham, Mass.

During World War II he received top-secret clearance managing the blueprint department for General Electric Co.

After the war Mr. Martin established the Milton T. Martin Co. of Saugus Mass., which he operated from 1945 until 1966 when he purchased the Sea Latch Motel in York Beach. He had owned and operated seasonal rental properties on Long Sands Beach since 1953.

He was a former member of the Rotary Club of Saugus.

He enjoyed traveling and had visited five continents and traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada.

He was an avid sports fan, especially of college basketball and the Boston Red Sox.

The widower of Mary (Whittaker) Martin, his wife of 63 years who died in 1999, he is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Milton T. "Sandy" and Edda Martin of Durham, Paul J. Martin of Derry and Dr. Jeffrey E. and Pam Martin of Windham, Maine; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters. (copy provided by "Sandy")

Mary grew up in Chelsea, MA and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1933. She taught ceramics and china painting in her studio in Lynn on Eastern Ave. in what is now a pharmacy, MA and has also worked in oils and watercolors.

Evening Glow- painted in 1927, age 12

Sunflower drawing, Sunkist coloring contest- age 10, Miles Standish report- age 11

In the early '30's she worked waiting tables at "Howe's Tavern" at York Beach in the summer.

Milton and Mary Martin c.1940

Mary's report cards , Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6

Graduation Exercises- Carter Junior High School- 19 June 1930 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , "Carter Chips"- Vol. 7, No. 1, Dec. 1928- magazine of Carter Junior High School- Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 , Page 5 , Page 6 , Page 7 , Page 8 , Page 9 , Page 10 , Mary in ? middle school , To Usher, From Mary , History of American Art- 1933

Cheslea High School Graduation Exercises- 1933, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5 , Mary c.1930 , Mary- school photo

Mary Martin c.1933, c. 1920, riding in the car , c. 1920, c. 1919, c.1919 , "Lester and I at the place of my birth 83 Clarke Avenue, Chelsea, Mass" Lester and Mary- 1918 , Ma and friend , Mary, Leona, Rose and ?, 1920, Mary sitting on the clothesline , Gram and Mary 1919, certificate from the Sunday School at the First Baptist Church, Hattie and Mary- 1919 , Hattie and Mary- July 1920, Mary 1924 , c. 1925, one of Mary's early paintings, Mary and her friend Winnie- May 1930, Mary 1933, c. 1935, c. 1936, c. 1935, c.1935, c.1935, c.1940, Ma and Uncle Jack at York Beach c.1935, Ma and Dad at York Beach c.1935, c.1935 , c.1935 , Ma- 21 July 1935 , Taken of me by my darling on July 21, 1935 Sunday , Taken of me by my darling on Sunday July 28, 1935 on our return from Portland Maine , Taken by my brother Fred on Sunday July 28, 1935. We do look as tho' we love each other- Don't we?, My darling and I taken by my brother Fred on Sun. July 28, 1935. Not such a good picture but it's us , My darling's and my head. A good picture of York Beach , York Beach Maine over Labor Day. We had a perfectly lovely time , 2 , Ivy Club- Congregational Church, Saugus, Saugus Arts & Crafts club

Mary's SPCA Medal of Award- Annual Poster Contest which she won when a student at the Ripley School in Melrose

Ma's valentine card to Dad- 1935 , 2 , 3 , Letter from Ma to Dad, March 1936 , page 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , Ma's Valentine card to Dad- 1936 , Page 1 , Page 2 , York Beach Maine on the Track July 25, 1936, Dad at York Beach, 26 July 1936, 2 , Ma and Dad at York Beach 25 July 1936 , The Whittakers, Teagles, Martins, MacLeods, Weeks and Lester's friend at York- 26 July 1936, Dad on the tracks 26 July 1936 , Milton in front of my house , Milton and I- York Beach Aug 2, 1936, Bicycle riding at York Beach Aug 2, 1936 , Milton again- York Beach Aug 2, 1936, Ma and Hobo at the beach , Hobo

Milton and Mary Martin's Wedding- 10 Oct. 1936, entire wedding party, Boston Globe article , Ma in her white fox wedding outfit , Pictures taken on our honeymoon week of October 10, 1936 Mount Prospect at the lookout tower. Through the White Mts. of New Hampshire to Burlington Vermont and home through the Green Mts. in the rain, Dad at Mount Prospect, Wedding guest book, planner, gift list

Ma next to the old Pontiac , Ma and Dusty , Dad- May 1937, Ma and Dad , Jimmy, Ma, Ruth, Dad, Lester, Eddie, Nancy at York Beach- July 1937 , Lester at York Beach- July 1937 , Ruth, Eddie, Ma, Dad, Mr. and Mrs. Furbush, Nancy, Jimmy , Dad's card to Ma on their first anniversary , 2 , 3 , Birthday card from Dad to Ma, 24 Jan. 1938 , Page 2

Ma would always talk about the "club" kids... her circle of friends who got together on a regular basis. One such meeting occured at their home on 29 Clifton Ave., Saugus on 8 Nov. 1938. In the back row are Louise Teagle, Fleurdilis Peluso, Mary Clarke, Marjorie (Martin) Mullay, and Mary (Whittaker) Martin and in the front row are Dorothy Mercier, Virginia Kashickian, Pauline Donnell, and Rose Kashian. The Club

Valentine's Day card from Dad to Ma- 1939 , Page 2 , Mary Martin and Milton Jr., Ma- 1939

Birthday card from Gram to Ma c.1940 , Page 2 , , Ma and Dad c.1940 , Sandy c. 1940 , Ma, Sandy and Hobie , Debbie, Aunt Muriel, Ma, Nancy, Aunt Ruth, Uncle Eddie, Papa, Whit, Aunt Louise , Anniversary card from Dad to Ma- 1940 , Page 2 , MEMMTMbday1940-1.jpg"> Birthday card from Ma to Dad c.1940 , Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 , Christmas card from Dad to Ma c. 1940 , Page 2 , another Christmas card from Dad to Ma c. 1940 , Page 2

Ma, Paul and Sandy- 1943 , Ma- 15 Aug. 1943

Ivy League banquet- June 1945, Cliftondale Congregational Church

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13III. JEFFREY EDWIN (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, MATTHEW 3, ROGER 4, THOMAS 5, THOMAS 6, WILLIAM 7, THOMAS 8, WILLIAM 9, WILLIAM 10, WILLIAM EDWARD 11, MILTON TRUSSELL 12)

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m. PAMELA ANN (6) NUNAN

Jeffrey lived in Melrose, MA on Lincoln St. until age 4 when the family moved to Topsfield, MA. He graduated from Masconomet Regional High School with honors and was a member of the National Honor Society. After graduation he attended Wake Forest Univ. in Winston-Salem, NC and graduated cum laude with BA degrees in biology and chemistry. While in college he was a member and officer of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the pre-medical honor society as well as a member of Circle K. After finishing at Wake Forest Univ. he received his MD degree from East Carolina Univ., School of Medicine in Greenville, NC. Upon graduation from medical school he completed his residency training in Family Practice at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, ME where he was chief resident in 1986. He is currently a board certified Family Physician living in York, ME, a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has been a member of the Medical Staffs of Mercy Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Westbrook Community Hospital and York Hospital, a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Maine Academy of Family Physicians, the Maine Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. He was in solo practice for 22 years in Windham, Maine prior to working for York Hospital at its offices in Berwick. His interests outside of medicine include (of course) genealogy & local history, mineralogy, lapidary and silversmithing, gardening, and music. He has been a deacon at the North Windham Union Church, United Church of Christ, as well as at First Parish Church, York, founder and President of the Lakes Region Ecumenical Council, a member of the Windham Rotary Club where he has been on the board of directors, editor of The Windham Rotarian, and President for 1998-99, he was a member of the Windham School Committee, Windham Action Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, Windham Health Advisory Committee, the Windham Safety Committee, Past President and member of the board of directors for Partners for Rural Health in the Dominican Republic, and a member of the Windham Republican Committee. He recieved a Certificate of Appreciation by the Greater Portland Council of Governments in 1993 for service to the community and was elected the Outstanding Young Mainer by the Windham Jaycees for 1993 and was one of five finalists at the state OYM competition. He was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by the Windham Rotary Club, and most recently was give a "Real Hero" award from the American Red Cross for his mission work in the Dominican Republic.

Pamela graduated from Kennebunk High School and received her RN degree from the Central Maine General Hospital, School of Nursing with honors. She then taught in the school of nursing before becoming a full time employee of Central Maine Medical Center where she was involved with the Pediatric service and the normal and intensive care nurseries. She has been very involved in the Sunday School program at the North Windham Union Church and First Parish, York, and was the superintendant and chair of the Board of Christian Education for several years. She has also been on the Board of Missions for the church.

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b.c.1598
m.1. LUCE CHASLUT (b.c.1612)
2. 6 Dec. 1646 St. Pierre, Laleu, Aunis, Marie Bonaut (b.c.1620, bur. 20 Nov. 1644 Ste. Marguerite, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime)
bur. 26 Apr. 1653 Ste. Marguerite, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime

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Ref:

Un Martin en Amerique- Marcel Martin, pp. 18, 204

b.c.1636
m.1. 5 nov. 1662 Notre Dame, Quebec (contract 17 Oct. 1662 Notary Guillaume Audouart de St. Germain), Marie Chalifour (bpt. 5 Oct. 1649 Notre Dame, Quebec, bur. 12 Oct. 1663 Notre Dame)
2. 16 June 1669 Notre Dame, Quebec (contract 27 May 1669, notary Paul Vachon), ANNE CHARLOTTE PETIT (b.c.1652 Paris, m.2. 10 Sept. 1691 St. Pierre, IO, Antoine Juchereau, 3. 11 June 1703 St. Pierre, IO, Jean Paul Maheu, bur. 3 Mar. 1736 St. Augustin, IO), d. of Pierre Petit and Catherine Francoise Desnaquets of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris
bur. 30 June 1690 St. Pierre, IO

On 11 Apr. 1656 Joachim signed as a laborer for Francois Peron for 75 livres per year before notary Cherbonnier in La Rochelle and emigrated to Quebec.

Joachim and Marie were married in Oct. 1662, however, poor Maried died the following Oct. and Joachim remained a widower for over five years before marrying Anne. Witnesses at their wedding were Paul Chalifour, Pierre Marcou and Rebert Choret.

In 1666 Joachim was living on l'Ile d'Orleans and in 1667 he owned nine arpents of land. By 1681 Joachim and Anne were living in Petite Auvergne, Charlesbourg, with their children Jeanne, Pierre, Marie-Anne and Louis. Joachim owned a gun, 10 cows and 15 arpents of land. The census gave his age as 60 years, however, upon his admission to l'hopital Hotel-Dieu on 23 May 1690 his age was given as 57. Joachim died 30 June.

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Ref:

Antoine Roy dit DesJardins et ses Descendants- George DesJardins, Editions du Bien Public, 1971
Census reports for 1666, 1667 and 1681 in Histoire des Canadiens-Francais de Benjamin Sulte- Jean-Guy Senecal- Vol. IV
Tanguay- Vol. I, pp. 111, 113, 166, 325, 328, 415, 417, 483, 535 Parish records for Notre Dame, St. Pierre, Ste. Famille and St. Louis