Pierre-Michel CRESSE

(b. 19 September 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1819 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Michel CRESSE was born 19 September 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre-Michel CRESSE was the child of Louis-Pierre CRESSE dit COURVAL and Charlotte-Louise DUMONT dite LAMBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude POULIN DE COURVAL CRESSE and Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE (maternal) Eustache LAMBERT dit DUMONT and Charlotte-Louise PETIT dite VERNEUIL

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

Pierre-Michel married Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE 2 January 1792 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE was born 22 October 1775 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died 1 July 1845 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marguerite CHATELAIN.

Pierre-Michel CRESSE died 3 August 1819 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Pierre-Michel CRESSE was a Seigneur de Nicolet, Juge de paix.

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.

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

Pierre-Michel CRESSE 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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