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Louis HAMELIN was born abt. 1650 in France. Louis HAMELIN was the child of Nicolas HAMELIN and Jeanne LEVASSEUR
Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Antoinette AUBERT 7 August 1679 in Grondines, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Antoinette AUBERT was born abt. 1666 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). She died 8 December 1720 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). She was the daughter of Jacques AUBERT and Antoinette MEUNIER.
Louis HAMELIN died 3 May 1718 in Grondines, Canada, New France .
Occupation: Seigneur des Grondines
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.

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 MacDonald for providing this information.

richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/ 2010/ 10/ seigneurial-system-and-settlement.html

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
Louis HAMELIN 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)
Added: 4/1/2015 11:56:22 AM
- Updated: 6/15/2015 3:30:28 PM
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