François BELANGER

(b. 12 December 1686 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1727 , L'Islet, Canada, New France )

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François BELANGER was born 12 December 1686 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

François BELANGER was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BELANGER and Marie GUYON (GUION) (maternal) Charles LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine TRIOT

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François married Geneviève CLOUTIER 16 November 1711 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Geneviève CLOUTIER was born 4 February 1689 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Geneviève died 22 May 1759 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Geneviève was the child of René CLOUTIER and Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC.

François BELANGER died 12 November 1727 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

François BELANGER was a Seigneur de Bonsecours.

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

François BELANGER 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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