Desir VIGER

(b. abt. 1647 , Rouen, France d. 5 March 1688 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Desir VIGER was born abt. 1647 in Rouen, France

Desir VIGER was the child of ? and ?

Desir was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Desir married Catherine MOITIE 19 September 1667 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Catherine MOITIE was born 14 June 1649 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Catherine died 21 October 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine was the child of Jacques MOITIE and Françoise LANGEVIN.

Desir VIGER died 5 March 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Nicolas Viger and Robine Lessard

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Occupation

Desir VIGER was a Sailor, 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

Desir VIGER 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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Desir VIGER married

Catherine MOITIE-- Date: 19 September 1667 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE
Catherine MOITIE was the child of Jacques MOITIE and Françoise LANGEVIN

Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Desire Viger and Catherine Moitie

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE:

Charles VIGER (b.9 August 1668, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise GUERTIN 29 June 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Noelle VIGER (b.9 November 1670, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1751, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph LEDUC dit LESPERANCE 7 January 1687 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Jacques PERINAU dit LAMARCHE 4 October 1688 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jacques VIGER (b.7 February 1673, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1715, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE 30 March 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine VIGER (b.28 February 1675, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1749, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE 11 January 1694 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Françoise VIGER (b.13 May 1677 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1767, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT 4 July 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine VIGER (b.10 January 1679, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

François VIGER (b.22 June 1681, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1749, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise LAMOUREUX 8 January 1702 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine VIGER (b.1 October 1683 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1756, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre LAPORTE 10 July 1712 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis VIGER (b.20 November 1685, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marianne GIRAUDON (GIRODON) 13 March 1722 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Maurice VIGER (b.24 November 1687, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1687, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec
Charles Le Moyne 42 Procureur du Roy
Catherine Primo Demoiselle 25 Son Epouse
Charles Le Moyne 9 Fils
Jacques Le Moyne 7 Fils
Pierre Le Moyne 4 Fils
(Piere sera mieux connu par le nom d'Iberville)
Paul Le Moyne 3 Fils
Joachim Brunet 20 Domestique, engage
Dezir Vigier 22 Marin, domestique engage
Simon Guillory 20 Arquebusier, domestique, engage
Adrien St-Augin 18 Domestique, engage
Catherine Moytie 16 Domestique
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1667 Marriage / Partner
Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE 19 September 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1668 Birth of Child
Charles VIGER was born 9 August 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1670 Birth of Child
Marie-Noelle VIGER was born 9 November 1670, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1673 Birth of Child
Jacques VIGER was born 7 February 1673, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1675 Birth of Child
Catherine VIGER was born 28 February 1675, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1677 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise VIGER was born 13 May 1677 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1679 Birth of Child
Madeleine VIGER was born 10 January 1679, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Boucherville
Desir Viger, 36
Catherine Motier, sa femme, 31
enfants:
Charles, 14
Noel, 10
Jacques, 9
Marthe, 5
Madelaine, 2
Francoise, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1681 Birth of Child
François VIGER was born 22 June 1681, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1682 Death of Child
Madeleine VIGER died 17 October 1682, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1683 Birth of Child
Madeleine VIGER was born 1 October 1683 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1685 Birth of Child
Louis VIGER was born 20 November 1685, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1687 Marriage of Child
Marie-Noelle VIGER married 7 January 1687, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph LEDUC dit LESPERANCE

1687 Birth of Child
Maurice VIGER was born 24 November 1687, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1688 Death
Death found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

5 Mar 1688

Desir Vige
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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