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From: Suzanne B Sommerville <>
Subject: Re: Martin et Langlois
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 06:12:39 -0400


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>1. Abraham dit L'Ecossais1 Martin (1Q) [1137], born 1589 in , ?; died 8
Sep
1664 in Quebec, Quebec; buried 8 Sep 1664 in Quebec, Quebec He married in
1613 in Petu-etre, France <

I assume that's a small typographical error. Petu-etre is "peut-être",
could be, or maybe. It's not the name of any place in France.

And the older sources you cited, such as Sulte, "assumed" Anne Martin, wife
of Jean, was Abraham's daughter. That's not his only error. As Bertrand
Desjardins said, there is no proof. These old guesses keep resurfacing.

If you're going to do history, you have to keep in mind a historical
perspective on sources. Many of the 19th century writers and compliers of
dictionaries (Tanguay) made leaps of judgment that have no basis in any
documents found to date.

Just because you cite the quotation, "Leur second enfant" does not prove
anything if "second" exists only in Sulte's mind. When you add >definitly
infers that Abraham et Marguerite were the
parents of Anne. Anne and her mother arrived in Quebec in 1620.< you are
still working from an unproven guess.

Suzanne

Suzanne Boivin Sommerville
Michigan, USA

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