Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Francoise TROTTIER
11 February 1740
in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
.
Marie-Francoise TROTTIER
was born
14 October 1710
in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France.
Marie-Francoise died
6 September 1774
in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie-Francoise was the child of Joseph TROTTIER and Françoise CUILLERIER dite DESRUISSEAUX.
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC died
31 March 1796
in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Recorded occupation:Seigneur de l'Île-Perrot
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-Baptiste LEDUC 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 — 1710 8 September 1710 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, 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.
1774 Death of Spouse/Partner Marie-Francoise TROTTIER died 6 September 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Jean-Baptiste
LEDUC
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
Marie-Francoise TROTTIER
Birth — 1710
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1740 Marriage / Partner
1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
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