Louis
JOLLIET
(b.
21 September 1645
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
5 September 1700
,
Ile d'Anticostie, Quebec, Canada
)
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Louis JOLLIET was born 21 September 1645 in Québec, Canada, New France
Louis JOLLIET was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie D'ABANCOURT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Adrien D'ABANCOURT dit LACAILLE and Simone D'ORGEVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Claire-Françoise BISSOT 7 October 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Claire-Françoise BISSOT was born 13 April 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claire-Françoise died 1 March 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claire-Françoise was the child of François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE and Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY.
Louis JOLLIET died 5 September 1700 in Ile d'Anticostie, Quebec, Canada.
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Louis JOLLIET was a explorer, discoverer of the Mississippi, cartographer, king’s hydrographer, teacher at the Jesuit college at Quebec, organist, business man, and seigneur.
Louis JOLLIET was a explorer, discoverer of the Mississippi, cartographer, king’s hydrographer, teacher at the Jesuit college at Quebec, organist, business man, and seigneur.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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
Louis JOLLIET was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)
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