Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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abt. 1631 , France

Died

16 September 1687 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1631 in France

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Abel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1662.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Abel married Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX 27 November 1662 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX was born abt. 1641 in France. Marie-Isabelle died 23 February 1713 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.

Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE) died 16 September 1687 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

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.

Spouse & Children of Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE) married

Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX
Marriage date: 27 November 1662
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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groom's name: Abel Tureault

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bride's name: Marie Girou

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marriage date: 27 Nov 1662

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

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groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Unknown

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 125

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Abel Tureault and Marie Girou, 27 Nov 1662; citing reference P 125, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX

François TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 6 September 1663, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1718, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite OUIMET 16 November 1688 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 12 December 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1701, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Noel-Joseph CHARLAND 29 October 1682 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: abt. 1666, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1724, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine BILODEAU 13 November 1685 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Françoise TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 16 April 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1696, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jacques PLANTE 15 November 1686 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Anne TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 16 March 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1716, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Simon BILODEAU 6 June 1689 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Renee TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 29 April 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1749, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Nicolas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 27 August 1703 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 4 March 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 1 February 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre LEPAGE 3 May 1700 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Born: 17 August 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 February 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite LEPAGE 15 March 1706 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique PLANTE 20 January 1721 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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TURCOTTE - short for 'Turkish', nickname based on ethnicity or swarthy skin tone, or an ironic nickname for one who thinks of himself as 'strong as a Turk'. Abel Turcot, 1631 – 1687: It was in 1631 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds, in Vendéé, that Abel Turcot was born. Interestingly, this commune is also the birthplace of Georges Clémenceau 'the Tiger', the famous French statesman. In 1680, Abel Turcot settled on Île d'Orléans. Two years later, he married Marie Giraud at Château-Richer. As early as 1667, Abel could boast of being at the head of one of the most prosperous farms on the whole of Île d'Orléans. Indeed, he has more than fifty acres cleared and fourteen cattle in his barn. Until then, Abel Turcot had only acted as a farmer and miller for Bishop Laval. That year, the Apastolic Vicar of New France granted him one of the lands he was clearing. This is where the seigneurial mill was located and it was in the house of Abel Turcot, which then belonged to the future bishop of Quebec, that...Read full story

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

1662 Marriage / Partner
Abel TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Isabelle GIRAUD dite GIROUX 27 November 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1663 Birth of Child
François TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 6 September 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1664 Birth of Child
Marie TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 12 December 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Birth of Child
Françoise TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 16 April 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1670 Birth of Child
Anne TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 16 March 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1672 Birth of Child
Renee TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 29 April 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1676 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 4 March 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1678 Birth of Child
Louis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 17 August 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1682 Marriage of Child
Marie TURCOT (TURCOTTE) married 29 October 1682, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Noel-Joseph CHARLAND

1685 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TURCOT (TURCOTTE) married 13 November 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Antoine BILODEAU

1686 Marriage of Child
Françoise TURCOT (TURCOTTE) married 15 November 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jacques PLANTE