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Pierre FILION was born 28 January 1805 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
Pierre FILION was the child of Pierre FILION and Genevieve LESSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FILION and Victoire GIRARD (maternal) Antoine LESSARD and Marie-Angelique GAGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Theotiste ELIE dite BRETON 13 February 1827 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste ELIE dite BRETON was born abt. 1806 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Theotiste was the child of Louis ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte FOUGERE.
Occupation
Pierre FILION was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Pierre FILION was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
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