Hi Margaret, Do you have a source for the information posted? <smile> As for bios: Stephen White has bios that are available for some progenitors in his Dictionnaire and some on the web site for the 37 families. I also have some on my web site. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: Larry & Margaret Broussard [mailto:lbroussard3@houston.rr.com] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:43 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Progenitors' bios We know who the families were that arrived in Acadia. I'm wondering if there is a book or website that would provide a bio on each of the progenitors. His name, when and where he was born. Who his parents were if known and what might be known about the parents. His spouse, their marriage date and place and their children. Her parents if known. If such a list does not exists, maybe we all would be willing to send to the list our own progenitor's bio. I'll start. Margaret Martin Broussard (not the Acadian Broussard) My ancestor from Acadia was Barnabe Martin b. about 1636. I've seen conflicting info that he was born in France or on the boat from France to Port Royal, Acadia. I have not checked that out further. He died before the census of 1686. He was married to Jeanne Pelletret whose parents were Simon Pelletret and Perrine Bourg. Jeanne Pelletret was born about 1643. Their children were: Marie Martin dit Barnabe 1667 Rene Martin dit Barnabe (my ancestor) March 1671 ? (female) Martin abt 1672 Madeleine Martin 1674 Jeanne Martin 1676 Etienne Martin 1678 Cecil Martin 1682 Infant 1686 Elizabeth Barnabe 1689 Barnabe's parents are unknown. There was another Martin -Pierre- in the area. Originally, some people reported that Pierre and a Robert Martin were brothers and that Barnabe was Robert's son. However, there has been no evidence to support that theory. More than likely, because of the other Martin family in the area, Barnabe Martin's children began to refer to themselves as "dit Barnabe." In fact, some of their descendants now carry the last name of Barnabe/Barnaby. ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If something is posted to the list that disturbs you, bring it to the _admin._, not the list or the person who posted. Your concerns will be addressed. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237