Marie De L'incarnation Marie Martin Nee Guyart 1599-1672

Born at Tours, France. Married early, and was left a widow after two

years, with an only child. For twelve years devoted herself to his

education; and then entered the Ursuline convent at Tours; in 1639

accompanied Madame de la Peltrie to Canada, and became the first

superior of the Ursuline convent at Quebec. Her Lettres Historiques,

written for the edification of her son Claude Martin, form one of the

most valuable s urces of information on the history of the period.

Composed a catechism in Huron, three in Algonquian and a dictionary of

French and Algonquian. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Arrival of, at Quebec, 28; on

Jesuit Relations, 30; on influence of convent teaching, 89; on rapid

decline of Indian population, 168. (Bishop Laval era) On the devotion of Laval to the

sick, 33; on his saintliness, 34, 254; on conversions wrought by the

earthquake, 45; mentions Dollard's exploit, 75; on piety of the

soldiery, 79; her piety, 92; called the Theresa of New France, 93; Abbe

Ferland's account of, 93; on the zeal of Fenelon and Trouve, 109; on the

sale of brandy to the Indians, 113; praises Talon, 114; on Canadians,

119; on education of Indian girls, 125; death of, 153, 154; character

and influence, 155. (Samuel de Champlain era) Praises virtues of early settlers, 258. =Bib.=:

Lettres de la Venerable Mere Marie de l'Incarnation; Martin, La Vie

de la Venerable Mere Marie de l'Incarnation; Charlevoix, Vie de Mere

Marie de l'Incarnation; Casgrain, Vie; Life, by a Religious of the

Ursuline Community.