François married Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE
24 July 1741
in Champlain, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE
was born
26 April 1720
in Champlain, Canada, New France .
Marguerite-Genevieve died
23 December 1802
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Marguerite-Genevieve was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT.
François POISSON died
1 January 1796
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation:Seigneur primitif de Gentilly
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 POISSON 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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Birth — 1716 12 January 1716 Champlain, Canada, New France
1741 Marriage / Partner François POISSON and Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 24 July 1741, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 25 years old.
1743 Birth of Child Antoine-Joseph POISSON was born 29 March 1743, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1765 Marriage of Child Josephte POISSON married 11 February 1765, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1776 Death of Child Josephte POISSON died 4 August 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
François was 60 years old.
1779 Marriage of Child Joseph POISSON married 1 February 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte MASSE
1782 Marriage of Child Antoine-Joseph POISSON married 21 January 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe PROVENCHER
François
POISSON
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE
Birth — 1716
1741 Marriage / Partner
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1776 Death of Child
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
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