Lambert LEDUC

(b. 2 September 1655 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1740 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Lambert LEDUC was born 2 September 1655 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Lambert LEDUC was the child of Jean LEDUC and Marie SOULINIER

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

Lambert married Jeanne DECARY 4 January 1681 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne DECARY was born 10 May 1665 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne died 19 May 1741 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne was the child of Jean DECARY and Michelle ARTUS.

Lambert LEDUC died 2 June 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Lambert LEDUC was a Habitant.

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

Lambert LEDUC was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

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Lambert LEDUC married

Jeanne DECARY-- Date: 4 January 1681 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jeanne DECARY was the child of Jean DECARY and Michelle ARTUS

Children of Lambert LEDUC and Jeanne DECARY:

Lambert LEDUC dit ST-OMER (b.9 November 1682, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1753, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Elisabeth QUESNEL 21 May 1714 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1655 Birth
2 September 1655
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1681 Marriage / Partner
Lambert LEDUC and Jeanne DECARY 4 January 1681, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Lambert LEDUC dit ST-OMER was born 9 November 1682, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Lambert was 27 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage of Child
Lambert LEDUC dit ST-OMER married 21 May 1714, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Elisabeth QUESNEL

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France