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Martin Blanchard

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Birthplace: St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Death: circa 1717 (61-78)
Cobequid, Acadie, Nouvelle France
Place of Burial: Cobequid, Acadie, Nouvelle France
Immediate Family:

Son of Jean-Baptiste Blanchard; Jean Blanchard; Jean Blanchard and Radégonde Jeanne Lambert
Husband of Marguerite Blanchard; Marie Guilbeau; Marie-Françoise Leblanc and Marguerite Guilbault
Father of Marie Marguerite Landry; Marie Marguerite Blanchard; Françoise Blanchard; Marie-Rosalie Blanchard; René Blanchard and 7 others
Brother of Marie-Madeleine Blanchard; Anne Blanchard; Jean Blanchard; Guillaume Louis Blanchard; Bernard Blanchard and 1 other

Occupation: Farmer
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About Martin Blanchard

1671 Census Martin BLANCHARD 24, wife, Francoise LeBLANC 18; cattle 5, sheep 2.

1686 Census Martin BLANCHARD 38, Marguerite GUILEBAULT 18; children by his first marriage (Francoise LEBLANC): Francoise 14, Marie 12, Rene 9; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs

1693 Census Martin BLANCHARD 48, Marguerite GUILBAUT 24, Marie 18, Rene 16, Marguerite 4, Pierre 1; 15 cattle, 16 sheep, 12 pigs, 10 arpents, 1 gun

1700 Census Martin BLANCHARD 55; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (wife) 31; Rene 23, Pierre 8; Marie 25; Marguerite 11; 24 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 arpents. 1 gun.

1701 Census Martin BLANCHARD

1703 Census Martin BLANCHARD, his wife, 3 boys, 2 girls, 1 arms bearer

1707 Census Martin BLANCHARD and Marguerite GUILLEBAUT, 2 boys 14 or older, 1 younger boy, 1 girl 12 or older; 8 arpents, 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 9 hogs.



Martin Blanchard BIRTH 1647 Nova Scotia, Canada DEATH 1717 (aged 69–70) Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada BURIAL Amherst Cemetery Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada MEMORIAL ID 66793221 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 6 Martin Blanchard 39 Years Old And Marie Francoise LeBlanc 33 Years Old Were Married In 1671 In Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Martin And Maria Had One One Boy. Rene Blanchard - 1677 - Dec. 1st 1754.

Martin Was 70 Years Old When He Died.

Maria Was 33 Years Old When She Died, During Childbirth.

Family Members Parents Photo Jean Blanchard 1611–1686

Photo Radegonde Lambert Blanchard 1621–1693

Spouse Marie Françoise LeBlanc Blanchard 1653–1677

Siblings Madeleine Blanchard 1643–1680

Guillaume Blanchard 1650–1717

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66793221/martin-blanchard


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BIO: Martin Blanchard 39 Years Old And Marie Francoise LeBlanc 33 Years Old Were Married In 1671 In Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Martin and Maria Had One One Boy. Rene Blanchard - 1677 - Dec. 1st 1754.Martin Was 70 Years Old When He Died. Maria Was 33 Years Old When She Died, During Childbirth. :: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66793221/martin-blanchard#add-t...



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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Martin Blanchard in entry for Martin Blanchard and Isabelle Dupuis, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Martin Blanchard in entry for Joseph Blanchard and Anne Dupuit, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Martin Blanchard
Birth  about 1647 • Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Death  about 1717 • Acadia, New France
Parents  Jean Blanchard • Radegonde Lambert
Spouse  Marguerite Guillebault • Marie Francoise LeBlanc
Children  Daughter Blanchard • Francoise Blanchard • Jean Baptiste Blanchard • Joseph Blanchard • Marguerite Blanchard • Marie Isabelle Blanchard • Marie Marguerite Blanchard • Martin BLANCHARD • Pierre Blanchard • Rene Blanchard • Rosalie Blanchard

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!Info frome (1)Canadian Archives 1.05-1671 CEN 2;5; New Brunswick magazine 2:328-9; French Canadian GEN. SOC. 5:9 and (2)Archives film (#1,274,363) BYU

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!INFORMATION: was obtained on Ancestry.com on 27 Jul 2000. !INFORMATION: Jean BLANCHARD & Radeyonde LAMBERT are listed in a book "Acadian Descendants" by Janet B. JOHN - 971.6 D2 PAGES 16, 18, 19, 21,30, 43, 100,127, copies with Renee M. EBERT of Las Vegas, NV.. Also listed in a book "Histoire Et Genealogie Des Acadiens" by Bona ARSENAULT, Tome 1, Pages 351 to 352.

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!Also Married Marguerite Guilbault 1686 !Sources: Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens- B. Arsenault Le Grand Arr. des Acadiens Au Quebec - A. Bergeron

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Born 1647, fils de Jean et de Radegonde Lambert; s'est etabli a Cobequid. Re:Histoirie Des Acadians Vol II Page 431

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Martin BLANCHARD 24, wife Francoise LeBLANC 18; cattle 5, sheep 2. 1671 Acadian Census Port Royal

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! Birth record from St. Jean-Baptist Church was a download from temple-ready.Lanctot gives marriage date of 1670 at Port Royal.

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Established at Cobiquid, Acadie.

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!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGES-CHILDRE

!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-OCCUPATION: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 143 & 144; own copy. #2:
!BIRTH-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-RESIDENCES: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 431 (Port Royal) & p. 1471 (Cobequid); own copy. Martin, born 1647, married 1st around 1671 toFrancoise LeBlanc; three children listed. He married 2nd around 1686 to Marguerite GUILBAULT, daughter of Pierre & Catherine TERRIOT; five children [Francoise and the 2nd Marguerite are not shown.] Martin came from Port Royal, settled at Cobequid.
!CENSUS-NAME: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, age 24, mentioned in parents' entry on [p. 4] as married. Own entry is on [p. 8], also age 24, living with wife Francoise LE BLANC, age 18, no children. They have 5 head of cattle, 2 sheep, on 15 arpans.
!CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 38, living with 2nd? wife and 3 children from former marriage. They have 1 gun, 3 arpens land, 9 cattle, 12 sheep and 7 pigs.
!MARRIAGE: Second marriage "ca. 1688" (Acad. Des. 2).

The book of LeBlanc - Clouatre -Pollard

Au recensement de 1671 de Port-Royal, 24 ans (1647), point d'enfant. Au recensement de 1678, Martin n'est pas ˀPort-Royal. Au recensement de 1686 de Port-Royal, 38 ans (1648), 3 enfants de son premiermariage avec Franȯise Leblanc ( Franoise 14 ans, Marie 12 ans et Renˇ9 ans). Au recensement de 1693 de Port-Royal, 48 ans (1645).
Au recensement de 1698 de Port-Royal, Martin avait 53 ans (1645). Ses enfants de sa permir̈e femme Renˇ20 ans (1678), de sa seconde femme : Marguerite 11 ans (1687), Pierre 8 ans (1690), Martin 5 ans(1693). Lorqu'il se marie ˀMarguerite,Martin demeurait ˀCobequid. Histoire et gňǎlogie des Acadiens, Vol. 2, Bona Arsenault. Recensement de Copequid, Martin sa femme, 4 garȯns et 3 filles.
Aurait peut-t̊re eu une autre fille appelˇMarie ??

Residence: Settled in Cobequid.

Established at Cobiquid, Acadie.

Martin BLANCHARD 24, wife, Fran

GIVN Martin SURN Blanchard

[Melancon #101.FTW]
Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431 Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4, page 1471 They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known as Prince Edward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid (Truro).

[simoneaux.fow.ged]
Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431
Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4, page 1471
They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known as Prince Edward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid(Truro).[Simoneaux.FTW]
[simoneaux.fow.ged]
Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431
Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4, page 1471
They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known as Prince Edward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid (Truro).

Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431 Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4, page 1471
They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known as PrinceEdward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid (Truro).
Census of 1671 Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 24 and Francoise LeBlanc age 18 Cattle 5, Sheep 2
Taken by Monsieur De Meulles, Intendant of New France and Acadia at thebeginning of 1686. Census of 1686 Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 38 and Marguerite Guilebault age 18 (2nd wife) Children by his first marriage: Francoise age 14 (1672)Marie age 12 (1674) Rene age 9 (1677) 1 gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs
1693 Acadian Census, Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 48 and Marguerite Guilbaut age 24 Marie age 18 (1675) by first wife Rene age 16 (1677) by first wife Marguerite age 4 (1689) Pierre age 1 (1692) 15cattle, 16 sheep, 12 pigs, 12 arpents,1 gun
1700 Acadian Census, Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 55 and Marguerite Guillebaud age 31 Marie age 25 (1675) Rene age 23 (1677) Marguerite age 11 (1689) Pierre age 8 (1692) 24 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun

!Acadian Families in 1686, p. 18

Link: 21 Jan 1993 CompuServe message from Dan Boudreaux. D.O.B.: c1647, ("Acadian Genealogy Exchange", Vol. II, No. 11, 1973, p. 2, (ref.: "The First Acadian Census", written by Truman Stacey for the Lake Charles American Press, April 8, 1972 (Louisiana), [The 1671 Census]: "Martin Blanchard, 24.")).

Residence: Settled in Cobequid.

Established at Cobiquid, Acadie.

Martin BLANCHARD 24, wife, Fran

GIVN Martin SURN Blanchard

[Melancon #101.FTW] Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431 Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4,page 1471 They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known asPrince Edward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid (Truro).

[simoneaux.fow.ged] Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431 Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4, page 1471 They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known as PrinceEdward Island. Later, established themselves atCobequid(Truro).[Simoneaux.FTW] [simoneaux.fow.ged] Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431 Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4, page 1471 They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known as PrinceEdward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid (Truro).

Birth: Bona Arsenault Vol 2, page 431 Marriage: Bona Arsenault Vol 4,page 1471 They Lived near Port Royal, Acadie (Isle St. Jean).now known asPrinceEdward Island. Later, established themselves at Cobequid (Truro). Census of 1671 Port RoyalMartin Blanchard age 24 and Francoise LeBlancage 18 Cattle 5, Sheep 2 Taken by Monsieur De Meulles, Intendant of New France and Acadia atthebeginning of 1686. Census of 1686 Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 38and Marguerite Guilebault age 18 (2nd wife) Children by his firstmarriage: Francoise age 14 (1672)Marie age 12 (1674) Rene age 9 (1677) 1gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs 1693 Acadian Census, Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 48 and MargueriteGuilbaut age 24 Marieage 18 (1675) by first wife Rene age 16 (1677) byfirst wife Marguerite age 4 (1689) Pierre age 1 (1692) 15 cattle, 16sheep, 12 pigs, 12 arpents,1 gun 1700 Acadian Census, Port Royal Martin Blanchard age 55 and MargueriteGuillebaud age 31 Marie age 25 (1675) Rene age 23 (1677) Marguerite age11 (1689) Pierre age 8 (1692) 24 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun

!Acadian Families in 1686, p. 18

Link: 21 Jan 1993 CompuServe message from Dan Boudreaux. D.O.B.: c1647,("Acadian Genealogy Exchange", Vol. II, No. 11, 1973, p. 2, (ref.: "TheFirst Acadian Census", written by Truman Stacey for the Lake CharlesAmerican Press, April 8, 1972(Louisiana), [The 1671 Census]: "MartinBlanchard, 24.")).

Martin swore allegiance to the English King in 1695

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!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-OCCUPATION: Stephe n A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENN ES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acad iennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 143 & 144; own copy. #2: !BIRTH-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-RESIDENCES: Bona Arsenault, HISTO IRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1625-1810; Ottawa, Edition s Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 431 (Port Royal) & p. 1471 (Cob equid); own copy. Martin, born 1647, married 1st around 167 1 to Francoise LeBlanc; three children listed. He married 2 nd around 1686 to Marguerite GUILBAULT, daughter of Pierr e & Catherine TERRIOT; five children [Francoise and the 2n d Marguerite are not shown.] Martin came from Port Royal, s ettled at Cobequid. !CENSUS-NAME: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, age 24, mentioned i n parents' entry on [p. 4] as married. Own entry is on [p . 8], also age 24, living with wife Francoise LE BLANC, ag e 18, no children. They have 5 head of cattle, 2 sheep, o n 15 arpans. !CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 38, living with 2nd ? wife and 3 children from former marriage. They have 1 gun , 3 arpens land, 9 cattle, 12 sheep and 7 pigs. !MARRIAGE: Second marriage "ca. 1688" (Acad. Des. 2).

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!Info from the Histoire et Genelogie des Acadiens, Bk 4. I'm related to this family through two lines. Martin Blanchard and his younger brother Guillaume Blanchard. Wife #2 Marguerite Guilbault md 1686. RELATIONSHIP: 7 G G SON


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Category:Cobeguit, Acadie
Category:Port-Royal, Acadie
Acadian

Biography ==Martin Blanchard was born around 1647.≤ref name="DFGA144">DictionnaireGénéalogique des Familles Acadiennes, p.144; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999.≤/ref> His father was Jean Blanchard, who has been described as the ancestral patriarch of the Acadian Blanchard family. Martin's mother was Radegonde Lambert.

In 1671, Martin married Francoise LeBlanc.≤ref name="DFGA144" /> He was 24 years old, and she was 18. Martin and Francoise had their own entry in the 1671 Census of Port-Royal. However, as is typical with early Acadian censuses, both Martin and Francoise were eachnamed in their parents' households as well.≤ref name="1671Census">TimHebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.≤blockquote>Martin BLANCHARD, farmer 24, wife Francoise LeBLANC 18; cattle 5, sheep 2, 15 arpents ofland.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>Martin fathered three children with Francoise between 1672 and 1677: Francoise, Marie and Rene.≤ref name="DFGA144" />
Martin's first wife died prior to the census of 1686, and subsequentlyhe married 18-year-old Marguerite Guilbeau.≤ref name="DFGA144" /> In the 1686 census, 38-year-old Martin lived with his second wife on a small piece of land in Port-Royal with the three children from his first marriage.≤ref name="1686Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote>Martin BLANCHARD 38, Marguerite GUILEBAULT 18; children by his first marriage (Francoise LEBLANC): Francoise 14, Marie 12, Rene 9; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
By 1693, Martin had acquired more land and livestock, and the family seemed to prosper.≤ref name="1693Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD 48, Marguerite GUILBAUT 24, Marie 18, Rene 16, Marguerite 4, Pierre 1; 15 cattle, 16 sheep, 12 pigs, 10 arpents, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> From 1688-1697, however, New France was at war with New England.≤ref>Wikipedia contributors, "King William's War," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_William%27s_War&old... (accessed September 29, 2019).≤/ref> Port-Royal was under frequent attack bythe English, and in 1695, English authorities required the Acadian inhabitants at Port-Royal to sign an oath of allegiance to King William III of England. Martin was one of many family heads that made his markon the document attesting to the oath, perhaps in the hope of avoiding further English persecution≤ref>Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, p. 146; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. ≤blockquote> ...aout 1695 (vieux style): Martin Blanchard prete le serment de fidelite au roi d'Angleterre a Port-Royal; if fait sa marque (Mass. Arch. vol II, fol 540).≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>GreenerPasture; Martin BLANCHARD - 1695 - Oath of Allegiance to King William III. [https://greenerpasture.com/Places/ShowNews/45721]≤/ref> By 1698, Martin and Marguerite had three children born in Port-Royal: Marguerite, Pierre and Martin.≤ref name="DFGA144" />≤ref name="1698Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images110-150≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD 53; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (second wife) 28; (son by first wife Francoise BOUDROT) Rene 20 (children bysecond wife: Marguerite 11; Pierre 8; Martin 5; 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 6hogs, 10 1/2 arpents, 20 fruit trees, 2 guns.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
After the 1700 Port-Royal census,≤ref name="1700Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 151-173.≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD 55; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (wife) 31; Rene 23, Pierre 8; Marie 25; Marguerite 11; 24 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 arpents. 1 gun.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Martin and his family left Port-Royal. They were one of three families that joined Mathieu Martin at his settlement at Cobequid tobe his first tenant farmers.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History, Cobequid. [http://www.acadian-cajun.com/cobequd.htm] ≤blockquote>The first settlers to join Martin at Cobequid were the families of Martin Blanchard, Marin Bourc, and Jerome Guerin, who came from Port-Royal.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> It appears that Martin Blanchard may have gone to Cobequid ahead of his family, because his name appears alone in the Cobequid census of 1701.≤ref name="1701Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> However, his family did join him there.≤ref name="1703Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD, his wife, 3 boys, 2 girls, 1 arms bearer.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Martin and Marguerite had four more children≤ref>Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, p.144-45; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999.≤/ref>≤ref name="1707Census">Tim Hebert; Transcription ofthe 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD and Marguerite GUILLEBAUT, 2 boys 14 or older, 1 younger boy, 1 girl 12 or older; 8 arpents, 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 9 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref name="1714Census"> Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.≤blockquote> Martin BLANCHARD and his wife, 4 sons, 3 daughters.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> andlived their remaining years in Cobequid.

Martin passed away after 1714, presumably in Cobequid.

Children

With Francoise LeBlanc

  • Francoise, born in Port-Royal c1672
  • Marie-Rosalie, born in Port-Royal c1674
  • Rene, born in Port-Royal c1677

With Marguerite Guilbaut

  • Marguerite, born in Port-Royal c1689
  • Pierre, born in Port-Royal c1692
  • Martin, born in Port-Royal c1693
  • Unnamed girl, born in Port-Royal c1695
  • Joseph, born in Cobequid c1697
  • Marie-Isabelle, born in Cobequid c1700
  • Marie-Marguerite, born in Cobequid between 1703 & 1707
  • Jean-Baptiste, born in Cobequid c1712

Census Information ==1671 Census of Port-Royal, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD, farmer 24, wife Francoise LeBLANC 18; cattle 5, sheep 2, 15 arpents of land.≤ref name="1671Census" />

1686 Census of Port-Royal, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD 38, Marguerite GUILEBAULT 18; children by his first marriage (Francoise LEBLANC): Francoise 14, Marie 12, Rene 9; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs.≤ref name="1686Census" />
1693 Census of Port-Royal, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD 48, Marguerite GUILBAUT 24, Marie 18, Rene 16, Marguerite 4, Pierre 1; 15 cattle, 16 sheep, 12 pigs, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
≤ref name="1693Census" />
1698 Census of Port-Royal, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD 53; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (second wife) 28; (son by first wife Francoise BOUDROT) Rene 20 (children by second wife: Marguerite 11; Pierre 8; Martin 5; 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 6 hogs, 10 1/2 arpents, 20 fruit trees, 2 guns.≤refname="1698Census" />
1700 Census of Port-Royal, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD 55; Marguerite GUILLEBAUD (wife) 31; Rene 23, Pierre 8; Marie 25; Marguerite 11; 24 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 arpents. 1 gun.≤ref name="1700Census" />
1701 Census of Cobequid, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD.≤ref name="1701Census" />
1703 Census of Cobequid, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD, his wife, 3 boys, 2 girls, 1 arms bearer.≤ref name="1703Census" />
1707 Census of Cobequid, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD and MargueriteGUILLEBAUT, 2 boys 14 or older, 1 younger boy, 1 girl 12 or older; 8 arpents, 14 cattle, 9 sheep, 9 hogs.≤ref name="1707Census" />
1714 Census of Cobequid, Acadie. Martin BLANCHARD and his wife, 4 sons, 3 daughters.≤ref name="1714Census" />

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See also:

  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 September 2019), memorial page for Martin Blanchard (1647–1717), Memorial No. 66793221, citing Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Gordon George Gibson (contributor 47379404). Not all information in this "source" is accurate.
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Martin Blanchard's Timeline

1647
1647
St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
1672
1672
Cobequid,, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
1674
1674
Cobiquid, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
1677
May 1677
Port- Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
1689
1689
Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
1692
1692
Cobequid, Acadia
1693
1693
Cobequid, Acadie
1697
1697
Cobequid, Acadie