Charles ALLAIRE

(b. 2 August 1637 , France d. February 1691 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Charles ALLAIRE was born 2 August 1637 in France

Charles ALLAIRE was the child of ? and ?

Charles was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.

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

Charles married Catherine FIÈVRE 10 November 1663 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children. Catherine FIÈVRE was born 19 November 1646 in France. Catherine died 13 June 1709 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Charles ALLAIRE died February 1691 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Occupation: habitant

Son of Sebastien Allaire and Perrine Fleurisson

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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

Charles ALLAIRE 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.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Charles ALLAIRE

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Charles ALLAIRE married

Catherine FIÈVRE-- Date: 10 November 1663 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

groom's name: Charles Alaire
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bride's name: Catherine Fiacre
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marriage date: 10 Nov 1663
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Unknown
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bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 131

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2KL-G24 : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Charles Alaire and Catherine Fiacre, 10 Nov 1663; citing reference P 131, FHL microfilm 1018161.

"In the autumn of the year of the earthquake, before noon on Wednesday, 31 October 1663, we find him at Quebec at the home of notary Pierre Duquet. He had found a rare pearl, the eighteen year old Catherine Fievre, a Daughter of the King. Her deceased father, a Potevin from Saint-Andre de Niort, went by the first name of Fiacre and her mother was Jacquette Dusol...on the following 10 November, in the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec...Catherine and Charles were united for life in the bonds of holy matrimony..."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume X, Page 23

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Charles ALLAIRE and Catherine FIÈVRE:

Marie ALLAIRE (b.25 November 1664 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada )

Charles ALLAIRE (b.23 March 1666 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Madeleine ALLAIRE (b.26 June 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre DUBEAU 21 November 1684 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles ALLAIRE (b.13 September 1669 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1742, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Marie BIDET 19 November 1691 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jean ALLAIRE (b.29 May 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada )

Jean-François ALLAIRE (b.23 August 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1721, Beaumont, Canada, New France )
m. Anne LABBE 03 November 1694 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph ALLAIRE (b.19 March 1676 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1738, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France)
m. Madeleine BIDET 10 March 1706 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Catherine ALLAIRE (b.21 November 1677 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1753, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Gabriel CHAMBERLAND 3 November 1694 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis ALLAIRE (b.7 September 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1748 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 20 April 1706 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Louise DESGAGNES 27 July 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise ALLAIRE (b.28 January 1682 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1742, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS 13 June 1701 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Étienne ALLAIRE (b.20 October 1683, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. abt. 1751, Contrecœur, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne BILODEAU 24 November 1705 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Marguerite MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) 1 December 1731 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Alexandre ALLAIRE (b.18 March 1685 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1758, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France)
m. Catherine BIDET 11 June 1708 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
m. Ursule PLANTE 29 July 1748 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marguerite ALLAIRE (b.7 March 1687 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1715, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre DUBREUIL 26 October 1708 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1637 Birth
2 August 1637
, France

'It was in the church of Saint-Philibert that the parents of Charles Allaire were married on 24 January 1629: Bastien Allaire, son of Guillaume, and Perrine Fleurisson, daughter of Rene. Charles was baptized in the same church on 2 August 1637. Mathurin Rambaud and Charlotte Fleurisson served as his godfather and mother before Father Pasquereau.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume X, Page 21

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

'Tuesday, 6 August 1658, Charles came ashore on the soil of Quebec, the capital of New France.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume X, Page 22

1663 Marriage / Partner
Charles ALLAIRE and Catherine FIÈVRE 10 November 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 26 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Marie ALLAIRE was born 25 November 1664 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Charles was 27 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Isle d'Orleans
Charles Allaire - 31 habittant

Catherine fiebvre - 20 sa femme

Marie Allaire - 18 mois fille

Et Charles Allaire - 1 mois fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 Birth of Child
Charles ALLAIRE was born 23 March 1666 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Charles was 28 years old.

1667 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ALLAIRE was born 26 June 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 29 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Charles ALLAIRE was born 13 September 1669 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 32 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Jean ALLAIRE was born 29 May 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 34 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-François ALLAIRE was born 23 August 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 37 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Joseph ALLAIRE was born 19 March 1676 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 38 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Catherine ALLAIRE was born 21 November 1677 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 40 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Louis ALLAIRE was born 7 September 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 42 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent
Charles Alaire, 50
Catherine Fievre, sa femme, 46
enfants:
Marie, 15
Charles, 12
Jean, 10
Francois, 7
Joseph, 5
Catherine, 3
Louis, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Françoise ALLAIRE was born 28 January 1682 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 44 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Étienne ALLAIRE was born 20 October 1683, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 46 years old.

1684 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ALLAIRE married 21 November 1684, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Pierre DUBEAU

1685 Birth of Child
Alexandre ALLAIRE was born 18 March 1685 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 47 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Marguerite ALLAIRE was born 7 March 1687 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 49 years old.

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
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'We know the birthday of Charles Allaire in France, but, alas! we are unware of the day of his death wich occurred about the end of 1690.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume X, Page 26