Cœur de pirate

Birth Name: Béatrice Martin

Place of Birth: Outremont (now part of Montréal), Québec, Canada

Date of Birth: September 22, 1989

Ethnicity: French-Canadian [including Acadian], Breton, English as well as distant Belgian [Flemish and Walloon] and Swiss-French, 33/2048 Irish, 9/2048 German, 1/2048 Algonquin First Nations

Cœur de pirate is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and pianist.

Her father, Nicholas Martin, is a software designer. Her mother, Élise Desjardins, is an acclaimed pianist. Béatrice has a daughter with her former husband, tattoo artist Alex Peyrat; and a son with her partner Marc Flynn. Her name is French for “pirate’s heart.”

Béatrice’s patrilineal line can be traced back to her ninth great-grandfather, Jean Martin.

Béatrice’s paternal grandfather was journalist Louis Martin (the son of Hector Martin and Joséphine Décary). Hector was the son of Joseph Pierre Napoléon Martin and Marie Antoinette St-Denis. Joséphine was the daughter of Gervais Décary and Colombia Marie Louise Quesnel. Gervais’ paternal fifth great-grandfather, Tec Cornelius O’Brennan (or Thècle-Cornelius Aubrenan/Aubry in French), was first Irish settler to settle in present-day Canada. Louise’s paternal fifth great-grandmother, Marguerite Pigarouiche, was an Algonquin First Nations.

Béatrice’s paternal grandmother is Hélène Filion (the daughter of Joseph-Alfred-Léopold Filion and Carmelle Darisse). Hélène was born in Québec. Léopold was the son of Pierre Filion and Marie Eugénie Alice Voisine. Carmelle was the daughter of Alexis Darisse and Marie Zoé Eva Desjardins.

Béatrice’s maternal grandfather was Maurice Desjardins (the son of Louis Desjardins and Alexandrina Venne). Maurice was born in Montréal, Québec. Louis was the son of Louis Urgel Desjardins and Marie-Amanda Moussin-Lajoie. Alexandrina was the daughter of Louis-Pacifique Venne and Joséphine Langlois. Béatrice’s great-great-grandfather Louis’ maternal great-great-grandmother, Nicolas-Albert Desnoyers dit Lacroix, was a foundling, from Montréal, Québec. Béatrice’s great-great-grandmother Joséphine’s paternal fifth great-grandmother, Pedro da Silva (or Pierre Dassylva in French), was Portuguese, from Lisbon.

Béatrice’s maternal grandmother is Denise Milette (the daughter of Oscar René Milette and Yvonne Bourgault). Denise was born in Québec. Oscar was the son of Filias Zacharie Milette and Marie Accée Coté. Accée’s paternal fifth great-grandfather, Pierre Molleur, was German, from Baden-Württemberg. Yvonne was the daughter of Laurent Bourgault and Marie Cantin. Laurent’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Georg Theilheimer (or Georges Tellemer), was German, from Theilheim, Bavaria. Laurent’s maternal grandparents, Garret Evoy and Catherine Stafford, were Irish.

Béatrice’s maternal line can be traced back to her eleventh great-grandmother, Marie-Joséphe Bardin, of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.

She is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier.

Sources: Genealogies of Cœur de pirate – https://gw.geneanet.org
https://www.myheritage.com

Discussion about Béatrice’s paternal ancestry – http://www.genealogieplanete.com

Obituary of Béatrice’s paternal great-grandmother, Carmelle (Darisse) Filion – http://collections.banq.qc.ca

Obituary of Béatrice’s maternal grandfather, Maurice Desjardins – https://www.genealogiequebec.com

Baptismal record of Béatrice’s maternal great-grandfather, Oscar René Milette – https://www.familysearch.org

Béatrice’s maternal great-grandfather, Oscar René Milette, on the 1911 Canadian Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Béatrice’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Filias Zacharie Milette – https://www.wikitree.com