Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX)

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20 March 1652 , Ploujean, Finistère, France

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Born: 20 March 1652 in Ploujean, Finistère, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jan was an immigrant, arriving by 1678.

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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

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Recorded occupation: 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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Catherine LEBLONDE
Marriage date: 10 January 1678
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Catherine LEBLONDE was the child of Nicolas LEBLONDE and Marguerite LECLERC

Children of Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) and Catherine LEBLONDE

Nicolas RIOUX

Born: abt. 1680, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 January 1756, Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France

Married: Louise ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 13 August 1710 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Vincent RIOUX

Born: 14 February 1690, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine CÔTÉ 20 August 1731 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1652
20 March 1652
Ploujean, Finistère, France

Biography
RIOUX - Contraction of the Breton name 'Roch'iou', itself a contraction of the Breton 'Kerroch'iou'. Nickname given to someone who comes from the place so named (a hamlet located on a rocky height). Jean Rioux-Kerochiou was baptized on March 20, 1652 in Ploujean, Finistère, France. Son of Jean Kerochiou and Marguerite Guéguen, he married Catherine Leblond, daughter of Nicolas Leblond and Marguerite Leclerc, on January 10, 1678 on Île d'Orléans. From this union were born 7 children. He arrived in the country in 1677 and settled on Île d'Orléans. In 1681, he owned 15 acres of land. In 1696, he exchanged his land of St-François for the land and seigneury of Trois-Pistoles and thus became its lord. He settled there permanently. We do not know the date of his death, but he is no longer in the marriage contract of his son on August 8, 1710.
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1678 Marriage / Partner
Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) and Catherine LEBLONDE 10 January 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Vincent RIOUX was born 14 February 1690, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jan was 37 years old.

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