François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

(b. abt. 1625, , France d. 10 February 1669, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France )

Summary: François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born abt. 1625 in , France. François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was the child of

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

He married Suzanne LECOMPTE 1665 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Suzanne LECOMPTE was born abt. 1639 in , France . She died 24 December 1666 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) .

François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) died 10 February 1669 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France .
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son of Abraham Arceneau and Sarah ?

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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.

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Quebec - Did you know? In the seventeenth century most of the world went to bed at nightfall because there was nothing else to do, and no easy or inexpensive artificial light. Candles were in use, to be sure, but a great many more of them were burned on the altars of the churches than in the homes of the people. For his reading, the habitant depended upon the priest, and for his writing, upon the notary.

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Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) - 1649 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

Cap de la Madeleine
First land concessions 1649
The map above shows the first land concessions on the Cap. One sees Pierre and Mathurin's lots (5th and 6th from right). On a modern map of Cap de la Madeleine, Pierre's land was, according to Marcel Trudel, author of

Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
1649 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

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François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) married

Suzanne LECOMPTE-- Date: 1665 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

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Michel ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) (b.24 December 1666, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

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1627 - Seigneurial system introduced by King Louis XIV of France, forbade settlement in New France by anyone other than Roman Catholics. (www.worldatlas.com)
The Compagnie des Cent-Associés owned all the land and had the right to grant estates to seigneurs...Read MORE...

In 1627, there were fewer than one hundred Europeans living in Québec.
That year the Compagnie des Cent-Associés was created by Cardinal Richelieu to capitalize on the...Read MORE...

1627 - The Company of One Hundred Associates (a.k.a. the Company of New France) is given a fur monopoly and title to all lands claimed by New France (April 29). In exchange, they are to establish a French colony of 4000 by 1643, which they fail to do

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1629-1631: Quebec is in English hands, and most settlers return to France.
The adventurer David Kirke takes Québec for Britain (July 19, 1629).
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1632 - The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye enables France to regain possession of Canada.

Between 1634 and August 1663, while the colony was governed by the Compagnie des Cent-Associés, about 262 women of marriageable age (Filles à marier) were recruited
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1634-40 - The Huron nation is reduced by half from European diseases (smallpox epidemic, 1639).

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1635 - France enters Thirty Years War as an active combatant. Franco-Spanish War begins.

1636 - a seigneury is established at Cap-de-la-Madeleine

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1638 - King Louis XIV born in France
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1640 - a Jesuit mission is established at Cap-de-la-Madeleine

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1641 - Beginning of French and Iroquois Wars
Also known as the Beaver Wars.

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1642 - The sieur de Maisonneuve founds Montréal (May 18).

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1643 - King Louis XIII dies, Louis XIV assumes French throne

1648-49 The Iroquois disperse the Huron nation.

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1651 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine was founded March 20, 1651. The establishment was named by Jacques de La Ferté, who was abbot of Sainte-Madeleine de Châteaudun in France.

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1659 - François de Laval arrives in Québec as vicar general of the pope (June).

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1659 - France and Spain sign the Treaty of the Pyrenees.

1660 - Adam Dollard des Ormeaux and about sixty others withstand an attack by over 500 Iroquois at Long Sault (May). It is traditionally said that the small party fights so well that the Iroquois decide not to attack Montréal.

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On August 26, 1660, Louis XIV made a triumphal entry into Paris with his wife, Marie-Therese. The royal couple took their places...
Louis XIV wasn't just a ceremonial king who represents the kingdom, but makes no decisions of his...Read MORE...

1663 - Québec becomes a royal province. The first Filles du roi (Kings Daughters) arrive in New France during the summer
In 1663, the King Louis XIV took over direct control of the government of New France, making it a Crown colony with Québec becoming a Royal Province. Royal governors and other officials replaced...Read MORE...

1666 - The Carignan-Salières regiment destroys five Mohawk villages, eventually leading to peace between the Iroquois and the French.

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1666 Death of Spouse/Partner
Suzanne LECOMPTE died 24 December 1666, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

1666 Birth of Child
Michel ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born 24 December 1666, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

1667 - The result of Canada's first census is 3215 non-native inhabitants.

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1667 - Filles Du Roi Arrive
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1668 - The Carignan-Salières regiment is recalled to France, but several hundred choose to remain behind, many in return for local seigneuries.

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1668 - Prohibited from selling liquor to Indians
The End of February 1668. Petition presented to the Supreme Council by a number of the inhabitants...Read MORE...

Death
10 February 1669
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

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