Charles SAVARD

Born

19 April 1740 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1813 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada

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Pierre-François SAVARD Marie BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

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Born: 19 April 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-François SAVARD

Mother: Marie BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François SAVARD , Marguerite RENAUD

Maternal grandparents: François BOURRÉ (BOURRET) , Marie-Susanne PROTEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Josephte L'HEUREUX 6 February 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte L'HEUREUX was born 14 March 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Josephte died 23 January 1770 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Josephte was the child of Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Francoise FALARDEAU.

Charles SAVARD died 9 April 1813 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: 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

farmer

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 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Charles SAVARD

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Charles SAVARD married

Josephte L'HEUREUX
Marriage date: 6 February 1763
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte L'HEUREUX was the child of Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Francoise FALARDEAU

Children of Charles SAVARD and Josephte L'HEUREUX

Francois SAVARD

Born: 28 July 1769, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 June 1799, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine VERMET 13 November 1792 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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Birth — 1740
19 April 1740
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Charles SAVARD and Josephte L'HEUREUX 6 February 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Francois SAVARD was born 28 July 1769, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Charles was 29 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte L'HEUREUX died 23 January 1770, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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.