Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON

(b. 27 June 1641 , France d. 21 October 1724 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France )

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Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON was born 27 June 1641 in France

Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
To learn more about the Carignan-Salières soldiers, visit: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France

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

Pierre married Marie MULLOIS (MULOIS) 8 January 1668 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie MULLOIS (MULOIS) was born 30 October 1643 in France. Marie died 29 November 1705 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).

Pierre married (2) Marguerite LEGARDEUR 29 July 1708 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Marguerite LEGARDEUR was born 29 July 1657 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 26 February 1742 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Charles LEGARDEUR and Geneviève JUCHEREAU.

Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON died 21 October 1724 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .

son of Henri St-Ours and Jeanne Callignon

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Occupation

Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON was a seigneur of L’Échaillon in Dauphiné in France, of Saint-Ours, Assomption, and Saint-Jean Deschaillons in New France, chevalier, captain in the Carignan-Salières regiment and in the colonial regular troops.

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 - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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

Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON 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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