François BELANGER

(b. 12 December 1668 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1721 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France )

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François BELANGER was born 12 December 1668 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

François BELANGER was the child of Charles BELANGER and Barbe-Delphine CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BELANGER and Marie GUYON (GUION) (maternal) Zacharie CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Madeleine-Barbe AYMARD (EMARD)

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

François married Catherine VOYER 18 April 1689 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine VOYER was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine was the child of Pierre VOYER and Catherine CRAMPON.

François married (2) Marguerite PARÉ 14 November 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PARÉ was born 29 December 1692 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite died 14 October 1779 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of François PARÉ and Marguerite RACINE.

François BELANGER died 22 January 1721 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France.
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Occupation

François BELANGER was a Seigneur de Bonsecours.

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

François BELANGER 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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