Jacques MANSEAU

Born

16 February 1633 , Pissotte, St-Rémy, Vendée, France

Died

25 June 1711 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques married Marguerite LATOUCHE 21 September 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite LATOUCHE was born abt. 1656 in Rennes, Bretagne, Ile-et-Vilaine, France. Marguerite died 21 May 1732 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Parents & Family of Jacques MANSEAU

Parents of Jacques MANSEAU

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Grandparents of Jacques MANSEAU

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Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1673.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Etienne Manseau and Marie Métayer

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Habitant de Lauzon

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

Jacques MANSEAU 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)

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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques MANSEAU

Jacques MANSEAU married

Marguerite LATOUCHE
Marriage date: 21 September 1673
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Jacques MANSEAU and Marguerite LATOUCHE

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

Jacques Manseau, son of Etienne Manseau and Marie Melayer

Marguerite La Touche, daughter of Jean La Touche and Marie Touellon

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jacques MANSEAU and Marguerite LATOUCHE

Nicolas MANSEAU

Born: 10 October 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 October 1674, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne MANSEAU

Born: 26 October 1675 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1703, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Charles DELAGE 18 November 1697 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite MANSEAU

Born: 26 October 1675 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1677 , Québec, Canada, New France

François MANSEAU

Born: 8 February 1678, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1722, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite POULIOT (POUILLOT) 8 February 1706 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne GUYON 13 June 1718 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Charles MANSEAU

Born: 16 November 1680 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1710, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne JOUANNE 18 October 1701 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite MANSEAU

Born: 3 February 1683, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1760, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Married: Joseph GODBOUT 8 February 1700 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Angélique MANSEAU

Born: 2 April 1685, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1741, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Michel FORTIER 19 November 1708 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: François RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) 1 August 1727 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise MANSEAU

Born: 3 November 1687 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1757 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: André POULIOT (POUILLOT) 29 October 1703 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph MANSEAU

Born: 8 March 1690 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie OUIMET 27 November 1713 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques MANSEAU

Born: 7 April 1693 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1723, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephe LAJOUE 27 July 1716 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1633
16 February 1633
Pissotte, St-Rémy, Vendée, France

Baptism

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1673 Marriage / Partner
Jacques MANSEAU and Marguerite LATOUCHE 21 September 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 40 years old.

1673 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1674 Birth of Child
Nicolas MANSEAU was born 10 October 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 41 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Marguerite MANSEAU was born 26 October 1675 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 42 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MANSEAU was born 26 October 1675 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 42 years old.

1677 Death of Child
Marguerite MANSEAU died 17 September 1677 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
François MANSEAU was born 8 February 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Charles MANSEAU was born 16 November 1680 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 47 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent

Jacques Masseau (Manseau), 45
Marguerite La Touche, sa femme, 25
enfants:
Marie, 6
Francois, 4
Charles, 1

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

1683 Birth of Child
Marguerite MANSEAU was born 3 February 1683, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 49 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Angélique MANSEAU was born 2 April 1685, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 52 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Françoise MANSEAU was born 3 November 1687 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 54 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph MANSEAU was born 8 March 1690 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 57 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Jacques MANSEAU was born 7 April 1693 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 60 years old.

1697 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MANSEAU married 18 November 1697, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Charles DELAGE

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

1700 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MANSEAU married 8 February 1700, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Joseph GODBOUT

1701 Marriage of Child
Charles MANSEAU married 18 October 1701, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne JOUANNE

1703 Death of Child
Marie-Anne MANSEAU died 20 March 1703, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 70 years old.

1703 Marriage of Child
Françoise MANSEAU married 29 October 1703, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to André POULIOT (POUILLOT)

1706 Marriage of Child
François MANSEAU married 8 February 1706, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marguerite POULIOT (POUILLOT)

1708 Marriage of Child
Angélique MANSEAU married 19 November 1708, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Michel FORTIER