Martin AuCoin

  General Notes:

from Mother's sheet

from G Doucet book p 334:

Martin Aucoin Jr,. Until 1999, it was believed he was the son of Martin Aucoin, Sr. and Marie Sallé, who were married in 1632 at LaRochelle, France. New research has shown Martin Aucoin, Jr., could not have been their son. Unfortunately, this new research has not progressed to the point of revealing whom his parents actually were. As to Martin Aucoin Jr., we do know he came to l'Acadie between 1651 and 1672. By 1684 he was at Beaubassin, then in 1704 at Riviere aux Canards, Grand Pré. He died May 11, 1711.

from
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/froux/familles/frame1.htm

In 1686, Martin (3) AUCOIN was listed in the Bay of Mines
Martin AUCOIN 35
Marie GAUDET 27
Martin 12
Marie 10
Michel 9
Isabelle 7
Louis 6
Agnesse 4
Alexis 3
Cecille 7 months

Aucoin Origin from
<http://perso.wanadoo.fr/froux/familles/frame1.htm>
note the yellew squared “Michelle Aucoin 1618 is my direct ancestor”

Hypothesis N°1 Thanks to Jacques Nerrou who has done much research on the AUCOIN family. This family seems to have its origins in La Rochelle.
The Aucoin family was in La Rochelle in 1570 at the time that Martin (1) AUCOIN was born. He was a locksmith by profession in Cougne parish. He then went to St. Eloy. During this time period, there seems to have been only one AUCOIN family living in La Rochelle. He married Suzanne BARBOTEAU in 1592. Records found give us the various spellings of this family name: Aucoing, Ancoing, Auconnois, Oguin, Angevin, this last derivation could come from a more ancient form of the name that would have originated in the Angers region.
Birth certificates were found for 4 children belonging to this couple. The children were: Sebastien, baptized 27/09/1593 at St Pierre Laleu (La Rochelle) as his father, he became a locksmith. Martin ( 2 ), baptized 26/04/1595 at St Pierre Laleu (La Rochelle) François, Baptized 9/11/1599 at Cougnes Daniel, baptized 17/06/1604 ato Cougnes. 2 other children could belong to this same couple: Michelle and Nicolas. Martin ( 2 ), was born in 1595. He married 1. Barbe MINGUET, certainly by 1617. Of this union : Michelle born about 1618 (future wife of Michel BOUDROT) François born about 1622 (father of Martin AUCOIN the ancestor of ACADIE'S AUCOIN) Jeanne born 26/11/1630 (future wife of François GIROUARD) And Nicolas who died 30/01/1632 in La Rochelle. A widower, Martin (2) AUCOIN ( carpenter) marries 2. Marie SALLÉ on 20/01/1632 in the church St. Barthélémy of the Great Temple in La Rochelle. She was born about 1600 and was the daughter of Jean Denys SALLÉ and Françoise ARNAUD. They had one son: Jean who was born 15/11/1632 in La Rochelle. About 1640 Marie SALLÉ, now a widow, leaves for Acadie accompanied by her son Jean and with the other children of Martin AUCOIN, Michelle, François and Jeanne. There has been much discussion about whether or not Jeanne AUCOIN is a descendant of Martin (2) and Martin (1). However, Michelle AUCOIN (the birth certificate of which was not found) is the sister of Jeanne. STEPHEN WHITE offers as proof the dispensations of consaguinity obtained for the marriages of Michelle and Jeanne AUCOIN. Michelle AUCOIN is a descendent of Martin ( 1 ) and Martin ( 2 ). As for as François AUCOIN and as his son Martin, it is not clear and it more open to discussion. Mr. Jacques NERROU, author of this research, agrees that he has not found concrete proof of a relationship either. Father Archange GODBOUT, also querried about whether or not Martin (3) AUCOIN was a nephew of Michelle and Jeanne AUCOIN. STEPHEN WHITE, did not find any dispensations that would have proven a relationship existed between Martin ( 3 ) and Michelle or Jeanne AUCOIN. François AUCOIN, presumably the fahter of Martin AUCOIN does not appear in the census of Port Royal in 1671 nor in any of the censuses of Acadie. This François AUCOIN is in Leopold Lanctot's book " Families Acadiennes " but without any source for his informaiton.. François AUCOIN is also quoted in James Hannay's book " Our first family ". The author thinks that François AUCOIN died some years before the census of 1671 leaving a widow of 26, Anne Blanchard, daughter of Jean Blanchard with 5 children. However, in the census of 1671 Anne Blanchard is the widow of François Guérin. LA VEUFVE DE DEFUNT FRANCOIS GUERIN aagée de 26 ans, ses enfans 5, Anne aagée de douxe ans, Marie aagée de neuf, Frivoline 7 ans, Huguette aagée de 5 ans, François 2 ans, Son bétail a Cornes six piéces et 3 bre- bis. ses terres en labour six arpans. A translatipon of the same census by Dudley J Leblanc in the book " The Acadian Miracle" lists this: Widow Francois AUCOIN, 26; Children: Anne 12, Marie 9, Jerome 7, Huguetta 5, Francois 2; cattle 6, sheep 3. I have seen a reference for François AUCOIN three tines and by more than one author thought the information of those authors has long been disputed and has no reference sources. On the other hand, the Martin surname seems to be a constant in this family. The first child of Martin ( 3 ) will also be named Martin. Martin ( 3 ), not more frequent than his proposed father, appears in the censuses of 1671 and 1678. He was 24 years old in 1671 and 31 years in 1678 he was married and already had 3 children. It is necessary to say that the census of 1678 concerns only Port Royal. One might assume that he was no longer there at the time of this last census. In 1686, Martin (3) AUCOIN was listed in the bay of mines Martin AUCOIN 35 Marie GAUDET 27 Martin 12 Marie 10 Michel 9 Isabelle 7 Louis 6 Agnesse 4 Alexis 3 Cecille 7 months
Hypothesis N°2 In the Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes, Stephen White mentions Patrice Gallant's article wherein Martin(3) AUCOIN would have been the son of Marie SALLÉ and Martin(2). If true, this hypothesis nullifies François AUCOIN, and makes Martin (3) the half brother of Michelle and Jeanne AUCOIN Should that be the case, that means it would have been Martin (2) who left for Acadie accompanied by his seocond wife and all of his childen from both marriages. It appears to be a better hypothesis rather than a young widow leaving alone with four chidlren for about 1640. Should that be so, Martin(2)AUCOIN died in Acadie and his young widow remarried a Jean Claude. The census of 1671 indicates: MARIE SALE veufve de deffunt Jehan Claude aagée de soixante et un an That of 1678 lists Marie SALLE with the family of François BOURG and Marguerite BOUDROT, (Daughter of Michelle AUCOIN) Marie Sale veuve Jean Claude François Bourg Marguerite Boudrot 8 acres 15 pièces de bétail 2 garçons 13, 8 3 filles 10, 5, 1
Case Jean Claude This Jean Claude became the object of a whole heap of suppositions. Rev Clarence J. d'Entremont indicates in its transcription of the census of 1678 Jean Claude is an Indian. But a risky interpretation of the census of 1686, creates a myth that this Jean Claude is Jean Claude LANDRY and that Marie SALLE is other than the mother of René LANDRY ( the young) . This, becuase she is listed near René Landry and Antoine Landry on the census record: RENE LANDRY 52 Marie BERNARD 42 Claude 23 Jean 20 Rene 18 Germain 12 Abraham 8 Pierre 6 Cecile 22 Marie 16 Marguerite 14 Jeanne 10 Catherine 4 Anne 2 Marie SALLE 86 Antoine LANDRY 26 Marie THIBODEAU 25 Marie 4 Antoine 2 Isabelle 1 Personally, I do not believe that this holds any credence. Why would the enumerator have forgotten to record the well known surname of Landry during the entire census of 1671 and 1678, the name LANDRY? On the other hand, in reading the census of 1686 one notices that the elderly fathers and mothers who live with their children are always listed at the head of the family. That it is the case for Nicole COLSON, the widow of Jean GODET listed with her son Jean, and for Madeleine BRUN the widow of Guillaume TRAHAN listed with her son Guillaume, as well as PERINE BOURG listed with her son Claude LANDRY. Jean Claude is for me an Indian, or more credibly Jean CLAUDE, CLAUDE being simply surname.

Martin married Marie Gaudet. (Marie Gaudet was born about 1659.)