Robert GIFFARD

(b. abt. 1587 , Mortagne, Perche, France d. 14 April 1668 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Robert GIFFARD was born abt. 1587 in Mortagne, Perche, France

Robert GIFFARD was the child of ? and ?

Robert was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.

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

Robert married Marie RENOUARD 12 February 1628 in Mortagne, Perche, France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie RENOUARD was born 8 September 1599 in Mortagne, Perche, France (Mortagne-au-Perche). Marie died abt. 1667 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport).

Robert GIFFARD died 14 April 1668 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Guillaume Giffard and Louise Viron

GIFFARD DE MONCEL, ROBERT, master surgeon, colonizing seigneur, member of the Communauté des Habitants, first doctor of the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec and doctor in ordinary to the king; b. 1587, the son of Marc Giffard and Jeanne Poignant, in the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Mortagne (Perche); d. 14 April 1668 at Beauport.

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Robert GIFFARD was a master surgeon, colonizing seigneur, member of the Communauté des Habitans, first doctor of the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec and doctor in ordinary to the king.

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

Robert GIFFARD 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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