Rene BOUCHER

(b. 16 May 1699 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1773 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Rene BOUCHER was born 16 May 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Rene BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marguerite-Charlotte DENIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Jeanne CREVIER (maternal) Simon DENIS and Françoise DUTERTRE (DU TARTRE)

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

Rene married Louise-Renee PECAUDY dite CONTRECOEUR 8 November 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise-Renee PECAUDY dite CONTRECOEUR was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise-Renee was the child of François-Antoine PECAUDY and Jeanne ST-OURS.

Rene BOUCHER died 10 April 1773 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Rene BOUCHER was a Seigneur de Boucherville.

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

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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