Jean married Perrette-Marie VALLEE
20 October 1665
in Québec, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Perrette-Marie VALLEE
was born
abt. 1645
in
Champagne, France.
Perrette-Marie died
5 May 1676
in
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jean married (2) Catherine POITEVIN
4 November 1676
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine POITEVIN
was born
abt. 1641
in
Paris, France.
Jean BOURASSA died
20 January 1718
in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
Occupation: habitant
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know?Quebec has a rich, distinctive French-Canadian cuisine. Popular dishes include tourtière (a meat...Read MORE...
Countries and Their Cultures - French-Canadians (www.everyculture.com)
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
Jean BOURASSA was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)
Title Historire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, Volume 1
Historire de la Seigneurie de Lauzon, Joseph-Edmond Roy
Author Joseph-Edmond Roy
Published 1897
Original from Columbia University
Digitized Dec 7, 2009
1634 Birth 1 April 1634 , France
'...our ancestor, Jean Bourasseau, then a young man of 23, went to the port town of La Rochelle to sign up for work in New France. On 5 April 1657... he agreed to a three year contract at a salary of 90 livres a year... Once his period of servitude was ended, Jean became a farmer.'
Thomas J. Laforest Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VIII, Pages 41-42
Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...
Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.
Canada: The Story of Our Heritage
by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram
McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000 Habitants by Cornelius Krieghoff (1852) wikipedia
Source: Les Vieilles Families D'Yamahiche, Vingt-Cinq Genealogies by F. L. Desaulniers, Montreal, 1900
1665 Marriage / Partner Jean BOURASSA and Perrette-Marie VALLEE 20 October 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1667 Birth of Child François BOURASSA was born 13 April 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1669 Birth of Child Pierre BOURASSA was born 11 February 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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