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Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) was born 20 March 1652 in Ploujean, Finistère, France
Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) was the child of ? and ?Jan was an immigrant, arriving by 1678.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jan married Catherine LEBLONDE 10 January 1678 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine LEBLONDE was born 09 October 1664 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Catherine died 01 December 1753 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Catherine was the child of Nicolas LEBLONDE and Marguerite LECLERC.
son of Jan Roc'hiou and Marguerite Guinguen
Occupation
Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) was a Seigneur de Trois-Pistoles.
Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) was a Seigneur de Trois-Pistoles.
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
Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) 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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