Jean GAUVIN

Born

abt. 1641 , Croix-Chapeau, Charente Maritime, France

Died

6 June 1706 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1641 in Croix-Chapeau, Charente Maritime, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Anne MAGNAN 22 October 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Anne MAGNAN was born abt. 1650 in St-Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris, France. Anne died 20 December 1713 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Jean GAUVIN died 6 June 1706 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Gauvin and Anne Lépine

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Recorded occupation: Habitant et fermier

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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

Jean GAUVIN 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

Spouse & Children of Jean GAUVIN

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Jean GAUVIN married

Anne MAGNAN
Marriage date: 22 October 1665
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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

Children of Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN

Jean-Nicolas GAUVIN

Born: 23 January 1669, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne GAUVIN

Born: 4 March 1671 , Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 March 1695, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Louis BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY 25 July 1685 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-François GAUVIN

Born: 2 October 1673, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD 29 May 1702 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne GAUVIN

Born: 31 May 1676, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1744, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Married: Anne BULTÉ dite LIRET 11 May 1700 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Married: Marie-Jeanne FISET 9 April 1709 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Louis GAUVIN

Born: 28 February 1678, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada

Jean GAUVIN

Born: 21 January 1680, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN

Born: 23 August 1681 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1760, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles-François BOUIN dit DUFRESNE 8 July 1705 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Pierre GAUVIN

Born: 16 June 1684 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1756, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne FISET 1 August 1707 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste GAUVIN

Born: 26 February 1687 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jacques GAUVIN

Born: 15 May 1690 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 15 October 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Married: Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 14 November 1712 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joseph GAUVIN

Born: 2 December 1694, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne JOURDAIN 1723 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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

1665 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN 22 October 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Birth of Child
Jean-Nicolas GAUVIN was born 23 January 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1671 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVIN was born 4 March 1671 , Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1673 Birth of Child
Jean-François GAUVIN was born 2 October 1673, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1676 Birth of Child
Étienne GAUVIN was born 31 May 1676, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1678 Birth of Child
Louis GAUVIN was born 28 February 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1680 Birth of Child
Jean GAUVIN was born 21 January 1680, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1681 Canadian Census Petite Auvergne
Jean Gauvin, 40
Anne Magnan, sa femme, 30
enfants:
Marie, 10
Francois, 8
Etienne, 5
Jean, 3

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

1681 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN was born 23 August 1681 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1684 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUVIN was born 16 June 1684 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1685 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVIN married 25 July 1685, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Louis BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY

1687 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUVIN was born 26 February 1687 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1690 Birth of Child
Jacques GAUVIN was born 15 May 1690 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1694 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph GAUVIN was born 2 December 1694, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1695 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVIN died 4 March 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1700 Marriage of Child
Étienne GAUVIN married 11 May 1700, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Anne BULTÉ dite LIRET

1702 Marriage of Child
Jean-François GAUVIN married 29 May 1702, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

1705 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN married 8 July 1705, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Charles-François BOUIN dit DUFRESNE

Death — 1706
6 June 1706
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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