Abraham Martin dit l'Écossais (the Scot) gave his name to the Plains of Abraham in Québec, first a "cartage road," which was made available for public use on June 20, 1667. The photo above shows the Plains as they look today, a height just west of the citadel at the city of Québec. Born sometime after 1589, Abraham Martin's origin is unknown. In 1976, researcher Albert H. Ledoux published the results of a discovery made in Dundee, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Some Martins from Metz, in Lorraine, were living there and one had the same first and last names as the Québec pioneer. This perhaps explains the origin of Abraham Martin, who landed in New France between 1614 and 1620. At the time, he was married to Marguérite Langlois. We assume that, as an employee of the Compagnie des Marchands (Company of Merchants), he would have crossed the Atlantic with his brother-in-law Pierre Desportes and his wife, Françoise Langlois. Abraham, who farmed, perhaps fished in the Gulf of St Lawrence, and was sometimes referred to as a navigator, is said to have given a drop of blood to every single French Canadian. The first two of his sons, Eustache and Adrien, died unmarried, and the third, Charles-Amador, was a priest. Five of his six daughters produced descendants: Marguerite with Étienne Racine, Hélène with Médard Chouart des Groseilles, Marie with Jean Cloutier, Madeleine with Nicolas Forget dit Despatis, and Anne with Jacques Ratté. Abraham Martin was involved in an unfortunate series of events recounted by the Jesuits on January 19, 1649: "The first death at the hands of the executioner was a young woman of 15 or 16, for thievery; at the same time Monsieur Abraham was accused of raping her and was sent to prison, his trial put off pending the arrival of the King's ships." Evidently he was not convicted. Abraham Martin was buried on September 8, 1664, at the age of 75. Father Paul Ragueneau wrote, in a letter from Paris, dated December 18, 1669, to Marguerite Racine: "I prayed God for your father. I was consoled to learn that he had the time to prepare himself well for death." Marguérite Langlois married René Branche on February 17, 1665. She died during the same year and was buried on December 19.

Marie Martin and Jean Cloutier were the parents of Xainte or Sainte Cloutier, who married Charles Fortin.