Étienne
LESSARD (LESSART)
(b.
abt. 1623
,
France
d.
20 April 1703
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
)
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Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) was born abt. 1623 in France
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) was the child of ? and ?Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1652.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Marguerite SEVESTRE 8 April 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite SEVESTRE was born abt. 1636 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 26 November 1720 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite was the child of Charles SEVESTRE and Marie PICHON.
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) died 20 April 1703 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
son of Jacques DE LESSARD and Marie HERSOM
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Occupation
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) was a pioneer of the Beaupré shore, seigneur of Île-aux-Coudres and co-seigneur of Lanoraie, donor of the land on which the first three churches of Sainte-Anne de Beaupré were built.
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) was a pioneer of the Beaupré shore, seigneur of Île-aux-Coudres and co-seigneur of Lanoraie, donor of the land on which the first three churches of Sainte-Anne de Beaupré were built.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) 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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