Louis married Catherine-Pelagie PERRAULT
6 August 1771
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine-Pelagie PERRAULT
was born
25 October 1753
in
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Catherine-Pelagie died
27 April 1785
in
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Catherine-Pelagie was the child of Joseph PERRAULT and Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN.
Louis POULIN died
19 November 1817
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation:Seigneur de Ste-Famille, I.O.
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.
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
Louis POULIN 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 — 1753 8 March 1753 Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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.
1771 Marriage / Partner Louis POULIN and Catherine-Pelagie PERRAULT 6 August 1771, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
He was 18 years old.
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 Birth of Child Marguerite POULIN was born 6 August 1776, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Louis
POULIN
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Catherine-Pelagie PERRAULT
Birth — 1753
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.
1771 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
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