Jean
JUCHEREAU
Born
abt. 1621
,
France
Died
16 November 1685
,
Québec, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1621 in France
Father:
Jean JUCHEREAU
Mother:
Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS
Paternal grandparents:
Jean (Jehan) JUCHEREAU DE MAURE
, Jeanne CRESTE
Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Françoise GIFFARD 21 November 1645 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Françoise GIFFARD was born 4 December 1628 in Mortagne, Perche, France (Mortagne-au-Perche). Marie-Françoise died 11 August 1665 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Françoise was the child of Robert GIFFARD and Marie RENOUARD.
Jean JUCHEREAU died 16 November 1685 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Marchand, seigneur, coureur de bois with the Compagnie des Cent-Associés
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.Source: tfcq.ca
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Jean JUCHEREAU
Jean JUCHEREAU married 
Marie-Françoise GIFFARD
Marriage date: 21 November 1645
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GIFFARD was the child of Robert GIFFARD and Marie RENOUARD
Marie-Françoise GIFFARDMarriage date: 21 November 1645
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GIFFARD was the child of Robert GIFFARD and Marie RENOUARD
Children of Jean JUCHEREAU and Marie-Françoise GIFFARD
Noel JUCHEREAUBorn: 3 July 1647, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Jeanne-Françoise JUCHEREAU Marie-Louise JUCHEREAUBorn: 9 September 1652, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1679, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died: 7 March 1679, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Married: Charles AUBERT 10 January 1668 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Charlotte JUCHEREAUBorn: 22 August 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Paul-Augustin JUCHEREAU Marie JUCHEREAUBorn: 26 April 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Denis-Joseph JUCHEREAU
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JUCHEREAU DE LA FERTÉ, JEAN, merchant, member of the Conseil Souverain; b. c. 1620 perhaps at La Lande-sur-Eure (France), son of Jean Juchereau de Maur and of Marie Langlois; d. 16 Nov. 1685 at Quebec.
Juchereau de La Ferté was the eldest son of the family; he arrived in Canada with his parents in 1634 and married Marie Giffard on 21 Nov. 1645 at Quebec. He played a distinguished part in the trade, magistrature, and society of the new-born colony. On 7 Sept. 1661 he received a grant of land on the Île d’Orléans from Charles de Lauson. On 18 Sept. 1663 he was appointed a member of the newly instituted Conseil Souverain. The following year, with the majority of the members of the council, he opposed the appointment of a syndic for the settlers. Consequently on 19 Sept. 1664 Governor Saffray de Mézy relieved him of his duties, together with three other members of that body. Prouville de Tracy, on 31 May 1666, annulled this action as ultra vires, and Juchereau was once again to be...Read full story
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JUCHEREAU DE LA FERTÉ, JEAN, merchant, member of the Conseil Souverain; b. c. 1620 perhaps at La Lande-sur-Eure (France), son of Jean Juchereau de Maur and of Marie Langlois; d. 16 Nov. 1685 at Quebec.
Juchereau de La Ferté was the eldest son of the family; he arrived in Canada with his parents in 1634 and married Marie Giffard on 21 Nov. 1645 at Quebec. He played a distinguished part in the trade, magistrature, and society of the new-born colony. On 7 Sept. 1661 he received a grant of land on the Île d’Orléans from Charles de Lauson. On 18 Sept. 1663 he was appointed a member of the newly instituted Conseil Souverain. The following year, with the majority of the members of the council, he opposed the appointment of a syndic for the settlers. Consequently on 19 Sept. 1664 Governor Saffray de Mézy relieved him of his duties, together with three other members of that body. Prouville de Tracy, on 31 May 1666, annulled this action as ultra vires, and Juchereau was once again to be...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
1645 Marriage / PartnerJean JUCHEREAU and Marie-Françoise GIFFARD 21 November 1645, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1647 Birth of ChildNoel JUCHEREAU was born 3 July 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1650 Birth of ChildJeanne-Françoise JUCHEREAU was born 1 May 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1652 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise JUCHEREAU was born 9 September 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1655 Birth of ChildCharlotte JUCHEREAU was born 22 August 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of ChildPaul-Augustin JUCHEREAU was born 3 June 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1660 Birth of ChildMarie JUCHEREAU was born 26 April 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1661 Birth of ChildDenis-Joseph JUCHEREAU was born 20 June 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1665 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Françoise GIFFARD died 11 August 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1668 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise JUCHEREAU married 10 January 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Charles AUBERT
1679 Death of ChildMarie-Louise JUCHEREAU died 7 March 1679, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Death — 168516 November 1685
Québec, Canada, New France
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