Pierre-Michel CRESSE

Born

19 September 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

3 August 1819 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 1 July 1845 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East . Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marguerite CHATELAIN .

Parents & Family of Pierre-Michel CRESSE

Parents of Pierre-Michel CRESSE

Father

Louis-Pierre CRESSE dit COURVAL

Mother

Charlotte-Louise DUMONT dite LAMBERT

Grandparents of Pierre-Michel CRESSE

Paternal grandparents

Claude POULIN DE COURVAL CRESSE Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Eustache LAMBERT dit DUMONT Charlotte-Louise PETIT dite VERNEUIL

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Seigneur de Nicolet, Juge de paix

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)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Michel CRESSE

Pierre-Michel CRESSE married

Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE
Marriage date: 2 January 1792
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marguerite CHATELAIN

Children of Pierre-Michel CRESSE and Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE

Jean CRESSE

Born: 13 September 1794, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: 16 October 1879, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Married: Louise BEAUBIEN 30 January 1826 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
19 September 1758
Québec, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Michel CRESSE and Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE 2 January 1792, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 33 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Jean CRESSE was born 13 September 1794, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.