Étienne GENTES

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10 February 1646 , Rouen, France

Died

8 October 1726 , Varennes, Canada, New France

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Born: 10 February 1646 in Rouen, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Étienne married Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL 28 November 1678 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was born 11 July 1659 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine died abt. 1704 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine was the child of Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE).

Étienne GENTES died 8 October 1726 in Varennes, Canada, New France .

Son of Pierre Gentes and Nicole Mequignon

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Recorded occupation: Engagé, domestique d'Urbain Tessier

The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.

Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a Domestique: Navigating 18th Century New France

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Étienne GENTES was an engagé.
Engagés were indentured servants who came to New France for three-year contract periods to work as farmers.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

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Étienne GENTES married

Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL
Marriage date: 28 November 1678
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was the child of Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

Marriage notes:

Marriage found at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Etienne Gentes and Catherine Messier

28 Nov 1678

Children of Étienne GENTES and Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Marie-Anne GENTES

Born: abt. 1679, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 04 October 1750 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre BURELLE (BUREL) 4 February 1699 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Jacques DANQUEL dit LAMARCHE 12 June 1736 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite GENTES

Born: 8 February 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE 25 May 1700 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Angélique GENTES

Born: 4 April 1684, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean GAUTHIER 15 March 1704 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1646
10 February 1646
Rouen, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1678 Marriage / Partner
Étienne GENTES and Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL 28 November 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 32 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Varene
Etienne Gentes, 30
Catherine Messier, sa femme, 22
Marie, Leur fille, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Marguerite GENTES was born 8 February 1682, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Étienne was 36 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Angélique GENTES was born 4 April 1684, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENTES married 4 February 1699, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre BURELLE (BUREL)

1700 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GENTES married 25 May 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

1704 Marriage of Child
Angélique GENTES married 15 March 1704, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean GAUTHIER

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard