Hollier & Dufilho Family History
Our Family's Journey Through Time
1. | Pierre Martin was born in 1601 in Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (son of Rene Martin and Estienette Poirier); died in in Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
Notes: On the 4th of July, 1632, the Royal French frigate l'Esperance en Dieu, escorting two transports, set sail from d'Auray bound for Acadia. The Treaty of Saint-Germain en Laye had just been signed recognizing for the first time Acadia as a French possession, and the Sieur Isaac de Razilly, on instructions from Cardinal Richelieu, was proceeding with three hundred men, recruited from Touraine and Brittany, to take delivery of Port Royal from the English and to establish there a permanent colony. Pierre married Catherine Vigneau in 1630 in Brittany, France. Catherine was born in 1603 in France; died in in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Rene Martin was born in 1580. Rene married Estienette Poirier in 1590. Estienette was born in 1579. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Estienette Poirier was born in 1579.
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