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Nicolas MASSARD

(b. 4 June 1634 , France d. abt. 1686 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Nicolas MASSARD was born 4 June 1634 in France

Nicolas MASSARD was the child of ? and ?

Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

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

Nicolas married Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS 12 October 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS was born abt. 1640 in Paris, France. Anne died 11 December 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Nicolas MASSARD died abt. 1686 in Québec Province, Canada.

Occupation: Habitant et masseleur

son of Jean Massard and Marguerite Pimpault

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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 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

Nicolas MASSARD was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Nicolas MASSARD

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Nicolas MASSARD married

Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS-- Date: 12 October 1665 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children of Nicolas MASSARD and Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS:

Anne-Marie MASSARD (b.20 February 1667, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1753, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Louis MÉLINE 9 November 1682 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
m. Marin VARIN dit GAUDRIOLE 28 June 1688 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne MASSARD (b.2 June 1669, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre-Yvon LEBER 4 September 1690 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite MASSARD (b.25 November 1671, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean RINFRET dit MALOUIN 28 November 1693 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie MASSARD (b.9 August 1676, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean JACOTI dit BEAUSOLEIL 18 February 1692 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne MASSARD (b.9 August 1678, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1699, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre PINEAULT dit LARIGUEUR 13 July 1698 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Françoise MASSARD (b.3 September 1683, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1752, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre COUSSY dit LAFLEUR (COURCY) 30 April 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1634 Birth
4 June 1634
, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1665 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MASSARD and Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS 12 October 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 31 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Anne-Marie MASSARD was born 20 February 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas was 32 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MASSARD was born 2 June 1669, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Marguerite MASSARD was born 25 November 1671, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Nicolas was 37 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Marie MASSARD was born 9 August 1676, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Nicolas was 42 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Jeanne MASSARD was born 9 August 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas was 44 years old.

1682 Marriage of Child
Anne-Marie MASSARD married 9 November 1682, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louis MÉLINE

1683 Birth of Child
Françoise MASSARD was born 3 September 1683, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Nicolas was 49 years old.

Added: 2/10/2015 12:14:49 PM - Updated: 11/16/2020 12:03:47 PM