Onias G. Martin

Onias G. Martin[1]

Male 1919 - 1944  (24 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Onias G. Martin 
    Relationshipwith Therese Nadeau
    Birth 12 Oct 1919  Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service From 9 Jul 1942 to 10 Aug 1944 (22 years)  European Theatre of Operations Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 10 Aug 1944 (24 years)  Bonnétable, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 10 Aug 1944  Bonnétable, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death announcement in Portland Press Herald - November 14, 1944
    Death announcement in Portland Press Herald - November 14, 1944
    Onias Martin's death announcement in Portland Press Herald - November 14, 1944
    Burial 12 Aug 1944  Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, St. James, Manche, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lt Onias Martin's Funeral Card
    Lt Onias Martin's Funeral Card
    Lt Onias Martin's Funeral Card from Jackie (Ouellette) Madore's collection
    Lt Onias Martin's Funeral Card internal text
    Lt Onias Martin's Funeral Card internal text
    Lt Onias Martin's Funeral Card internal text
    Burial 7 Jul 1948 (28 years)  St David's Cemetery, Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Barnabé Martin,   b. 1636, Port Royal, Acadia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1686, St-Jean-Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 49 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather)
    Elisabeth Gagnon  (Grandmother)
    Siblings 8 brothers and 6 sisters 
    Person ID I23334  Antoine_Roy
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2017 

    Father AncestorsDenis Martin,   b. 19 Jan 1882, St David, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1949, Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother AncestorsAlphonsine Raymond,   b. 14 Sep 1889, St Agatha, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1967, Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1909  St Agatha, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 6 months - She : 19 years and 10 months. 
    Family ID F9014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Oct 1919 - Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - World War II, 2LT Onias was a Platoon Leader in Company C, 15th Armored Infantry and killed in action near Bonnetable - 10 Aug 1944 - Bonnétable, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Aug 1944 - Bonnétable, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 12 Aug 1944 - Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, St. James, Manche, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jul 1948 - St David's Cemetery, Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend School Cemetery Hospital/Nursing Home Historical Name Church/Parish Town/City/Commune County/Department State/Province/Region Country Military Not Set

  • Newspaper Clips
    Onias Martin scrapbook
    Onias Martin scrapbook
    Onias Martin scrapbook donated to Le Club Francais in Madawaska, Maine can also be viewed as a PDF file in the original French version (7.1 MB) from a scan done by the Franco-American Centre or the English translation (1.7 MB) also done by the Franco-American Centre available from the Martin Brothers interview detail page on the Franco-American Oral History Archives site at the University of Maine in Orono.

    The Franco-American Centre scanned and created the French version of the scrapbook PDF. The Franco-Amrerican Centre translated and prepared the English version of the PDF so that it would resemble the French…

    Military Histories
    Map of the 5th Armored's Trek
    Map of the 5th Armored's Trek
    Map of the 5th Armored's Trek from Normandy to the Seine River, which shows the location of Bonnetable where Lt. Onias gave his life for his country and his French ancestors

  • Sources 
    1. [S151] compiled by Linda Coté-Dubé, Martin Family Reunion Genealogy book, page 300.

    2. [S151] compiled by Linda Coté-Dubé, Martin Family Reunion Genealogy book, page 32.

    3. [S532] Franco-American Oral History, [Onias Scrapbook page 10 indicates 2nd Lt Onias G. Martin was buried in the St. James Cemetery, Division D, Range 10 Tomb 237].

    4. [S532] Franco-American Oral History, [ [S39] Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922, Aroostook 1909 M image 5-6.