Michel married Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE
2 September 1664
in Montréal, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE
was born
abt. 1644
in Paris, France.
Perrine died
19 December 1723
in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
Perrine was the child of François PICOTÉ and Perrine LAMBERT.
Michel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT died
17 May 1709
in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation:captain in the colonial regular troops, town major of Trois-Rivières, seigneur
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
Michel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT 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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Québec Place Names Through History
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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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
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Biography
GODEFROY DE LINTOT, MICHEL, esquire, captain in the colonial regular troops, town major of Trois-Rivières, seigneur; baptized 21 Oct. 1637, eldest son of Jean Godefroy* de Lintot and Marie Leneuf; d. 18 May 1709, at Trois-Rivières.
Lintot was the first white child to be born and baptized at Trois-Rivières. On 2 Sept. 1664, he married Perrinne Picoté de Belestre, and four years later became seigneur of Dutort, which had been donated to him by his uncle, Michel Leneuf * Du Hérisson. In the ensuing decade, Godefroy settled a dozen inhabitants on this seigneury.
Lintot was appointed an ensign in 1667 on the recommendation of Alexandre de Prouville* de Tracy and was successively promoted to the ranks of half-pay captain in 1687 and of full captain in 1700. He became town major of Trois-Rivières in 1702, a position which he held until his death. There is no evidence that he served in any of the military engagements of the period. Some writers have credited him with participation in
1664 Marriage / Partner Michel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT and Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE 2 September 1664, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Michel
GODEFROY dit LINCTOT
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE
Birth — 1637
1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France
1664 Marriage / Partner
Death — 1709
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