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Recorded occupation:Seigneur de Boucherville
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
Rene BOUCHER 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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Birth — 1699 16 May 1699 Boucherville, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1768 Marriage of Child Joseph BOUCHER dit DEMONTARVILLE married 29 August 1768, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine PECAUDY
Death — 1773 10 April 1773 Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada He died at the age of 73.
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Boucher Heritage - Ceramic Mug
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
Louise-Renee PECAUDY dite CONTRECOEUR
Birth — 1699
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1739 Marriage / Partner
Death — 1773
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