Jean JUCHEREAU

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31 March 1592 , Mortagne, Perche, France

Died

7 February 1672 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean (Jehan) JUCHEREAU DE MAURE Jeanne CRESTE

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Born: 31 March 1592 in Mortagne, Perche, France

Father: Jean (Jehan) JUCHEREAU DE MAURE

Mother: Jeanne CRESTE

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Jean married Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS 1 June 1621 in France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS was born abt. 1600 in France. Marie-Catherine died 14 January 1661 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Jean JUCHEREAU died 7 February 1672 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: coureur de bois, seigneur

Coureurs de bois were French Canadian traders who traveled to Indigenous territories to trade European items for furs. They usually obtained furs by trading with First Nations peoples, rather than hunting themselves. Most coureurs de bois traded illegally, without a license from the Quebec government.

A Wild Frontier Journey: Life as a Coureur de Bois in 17th Century New France

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

Jean JUCHEREAU 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)

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Jean JUCHEREAU married

Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS
Marriage date: 1 June 1621
Marriage place: , France

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Lalande-sur-Eure, Mortagne, Orne, France

Children of Jean JUCHEREAU and Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS

Jean JUCHEREAU

Born: abt. 1621, , France
Died: 16 November 1685, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise GIFFARD 21 November 1645 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas JUCHEREAU

Born: 11 May 1627, , France
Died: 4 October 1692, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Thérèse GIFFARD Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Geneviève JUCHEREAU

Born: 25 July 1632, , France
Died: 5 November 1687, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Charles LEGARDEUR 1 October 1648 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1592
31 March 1592
Mortagne, Perche, France

Biography
JUCHEREAU DE MAUR, JEAN, seigneur, member of the fur-trading council and churchwarden, brother of Noël Juchereau Des Chatelets; baptized 31 March 1592 at Tourouvre (Orne, France), son of Jean Juchereau and Jeanne Creste; d. 7 Feb. 1672 at Beauport.

After 1628 Jean Juchereau and his wife lived in La Ferté-Vidame where their youngest children were born. In 1634 the family came to New France. Juchereau was a friend and collaborator of Robert Giffard, with whom he probably made the crossing.

Furthermore, as early as 15 Jan. 1635 the Cent-Associés granted him the stretch of land lying between the Cap aux Diamants and the valley of Cap-Rouge. A little later, however, since Huault de Montmagny considered it preferable to leave around Quebec a strip of land forming part of the region for which dues would be payable to the company, Juchereau’s fief was exchanged for an area of equal size situated beyond Cap-Rouge. Jean de Lauson, senior, the intendant of the Cent-Associés, took the...Read full story

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1609 - Galileo's telescope is invented (Galileo, Italy)

1621 Marriage / Partner
Jean JUCHEREAU and Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS 1 June 1621, , France

He was 29 years old.

1627 Birth of Child
Nicolas JUCHEREAU was born 11 May 1627, , France

Jean was 35 years old.

1632 Birth of Child
Geneviève JUCHEREAU was born 25 July 1632, , France

Jean was 40 years old.

1645 Marriage of Child
Jean JUCHEREAU married 21 November 1645, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Françoise GIFFARD

1648 Marriage of Child
Geneviève JUCHEREAU married 1 October 1648, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Charles LEGARDEUR

Noël died shortly after, leaving his brother to take possession of his seigniory on April 9, 1650.

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