Jacques
LAFONTAINE
Born
22 September 1704
,
Versailles, France
Died
18 June 1765
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: 22 September 1704 in Versailles, France
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Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1726.
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Jacques married Charlotte BISSOT 24 October 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BISSOT was born 30 April 1704 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charlotte died 21 November 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charlotte was the child of François-Joseph BISSOT and Marie LAMBERT.
Jacques LAFONTAINE died 18 June 1765 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Jean Baptiste Lafontaine and Bernadine Jouanne
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Recorded occupation: seigneur, secrataire du gouverneur
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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
Jacques LAFONTAINE 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)
Spouse & Children of Jacques LAFONTAINE
Jacques LAFONTAINE married 
Charlotte BISSOT
Marriage date: 24 October 1728
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Charlotte BISSOT was the child of François-Joseph BISSOT and Marie LAMBERT
Charlotte BISSOTMarriage date: 24 October 1728
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Charlotte BISSOT was the child of François-Joseph BISSOT and Marie LAMBERT
Children of Jacques LAFONTAINE and Charlotte BISSOT
Nicolas LAFONTAINEBorn: 20 July 1744, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1814, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 21 November 1814, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Françoise COUILLARD 29 January 1781 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
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Birth — 170422 September 1704
Versailles, France
1728 Marriage / PartnerJacques LAFONTAINE and Charlotte BISSOT 24 October 1728, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 24 years old.
1744 Birth of ChildNicolas LAFONTAINE was born 20 July 1744, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jacques was 39 years old.
1749 Death of Spouse/PartnerCharlotte BISSOT died 21 November 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Death — 176518 June 1765
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 60.
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