René CARTIER DELASALLE

(b. abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1800 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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René CARTIER DELASALLE was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

René CARTIER DELASALLE was the child of René CARTIER and Agnes FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul CARTIER and Barbe BOYÈRE (BOYER) (maternal) Joseph FORTIN and Agnes CLOUTIER

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

René married Anne Judith VINCENT dite DESMARAIS 14 November 1746 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Judith VINCENT dite DESMARAIS was born abt. 1724 in Canada. Anne Judith died 11 June 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne Judith was the child of Gilles VINCENT dit DESMARAIS and Marie Anne MAISONNAT.

René married (2) Angelique SARRAZIN dite DEPELTEAU 26 January 1756 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique SARRAZIN dite DEPELTEAU was born 8 July 1737 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Angelique died 25 November 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Angelique was the child of Pierre-Vital SARRAZIN dit DEPELTEAU and Marguerite LEDUC.

René CARTIER DELASALLE died 17 February 1800 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

René CARTIER DELASALLE was a Seigneur et Negociant.
A négociant, or dealer, was a person who traded, who engaged in a commercial activity most often of a certain importance (such as wheat, wine, fur and fabric merchants).
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a Négociant: Unveiling the Charms and Challenges of 18th Century New France

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

René CARTIER DELASALLE 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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