Translation to be reviewed. This page is a translation of the French original, which remains the reference. Read the French version
Genealogies
According to the exhibition panel, he could give the date of a baptism in 1621 or the witnesses of a marriage in 1674. [A]
The “old papers”
As a teenager, he copied notarial deeds in attics; people entrusted him with “old papers”. [A] 1940s — to be specified
He noted his information on small scraps of paper or on the backs of envelopes. [A]
With archivists and researchers
He had a relationship of trust with the Société académique d’Agen and the departmental archives (Jean Burias, Father Mateu, Lucile Bourrachot). Researchers visited him, among them Jean-Pierre Poussou, Gabriel Debien, Gregory Hanlon and Jean Haechler. [A]
His own family
On his father’s side, he came from a family settled in Clairac for generations (Martin, Clouzié, Jatz, Noguès); on his mother’s side, he descended from gentlemen glassmakers of the Ariège (Robert, Grenier, Verbizier). [A]
The emigrant families
He was a point of reference for the descendants of the Saffin, Dutilh, Darné and Cobet families. [A]
Research in progress — contribute. No family tree drawn up by Claude Martin has been published on this site yet. A Claude Martin collection is reported at the Archives départementales de Lot-et-Garonne To be confirmed.
Do you have his notes or genealogies?
Tables, index cards, letters in which he answered a family question: these documents would help make his work known. They are reviewed before any publication, which only takes place with your consent.
Sources
- [A] Exhibition panel “Claude Martin” (PDF, original document in French)