Martin Giguere

     Martin was born on Saturday, 2 January 1655 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Robert Giguere & Marie Aimee Miville. On 15 February 1655, he was christened in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Martin married Marie-Francoise Pinard, daughter of Louis Pinard and Marie-Madeleine Hertel, on 7 May 1682 in Sorel, St-Pierre-De Saurel, Quebec, Canada, at St-Pierre Church.² Martin & Francoise had children: Marie Francoise [10/17/1684-2/07/1722][m. 1/09/1701 Alexis Niquet & 2nd. 2/24/1705 Gilles Badilla], Marie Madeleine [4/01/1686][m. 4/28/1716 Pierre Bergeron], Louis [9/21/1690-3/29/1770][m. 2/08/1717 Isabelle Elisabeth Deguire dit DesRosiers], Marie-Catherine [2/08/1693-11/28/1757][m. 5/07/1719 Charles Auge dit LeMaitre] & Antoine [6/15/1702-4/27/1760][m. 7/22/1726 Francoise Jutras dit DesRosiers].³ Martin departed this life before 18 December 1743. He was deceased on his wife's burial record of this date.