The Martel/Martell Family

The Martel family in Canada can trace their roots to Honore Martel, son of Jean Martel (b.1601) and Barbe Duschesne. Honore had arrived in Quebec on September 30, 1665 as a soldier of Alexandre Berthier company of the L'Allier regiment and married Marguerite L'Amirault on November 26th 1668 in Notre Dame de Quebec. He elected to stay in Canada and became a farmer.

Honore and Marguerite's son, Jean-Francois married Marie-Madeleine Vanier. Their son, Jean-Baptiste moved from Quebec to Nova Scotia and married Marie-Joseph Poujet. They had five children in the present day L’Ardoise/St. Peter's area between 1734 and 1744. He became a coaster and a farmer. The following 1752 census completed by Sieur Joseph de la Roque accounts for his family.

Census of Port Toulouse 1752

Jean-Baptiste Martel, habitant caboteur, native of Quebec, 42 years of age, married to Marie Poujet, native of Port Royal, 48 years of age.

They have 3 sons and 2 daughters.
Charles, aged 18 years.
Joseph, aged 16 years.
Baptiste, aged 13 years.
Madeleine, aged 11 years.
Epotille, aged 8 years.

1 ox, 8 cow, 1 horse, 11 hens, 3 ducks, 6 geese and a garden.

Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Joseph are the ancestors for most of the Martel/ Martell families of Richmond County, Nova Scotia.

The following link will take you to Bob Martell's website on the Richmond County Martel/Martell family. Generation 6 in his Martell family tree (family 129) begins the connections to the L'Ardoise Martel family.

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