Alexandre
LEBORGNE
(b.
12 March 1640
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
abt. 1693
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Alexandre LEBORGNE was born 12 March 1640 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Alexandre LEBORGNE was the child of ? and ?Alexandre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR abt. 1670 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR was born abt. 1652 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 28 May 1739 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR and Jeanne MOTIN.
Alexandre LEBORGNE died abt. 1693 in Port Royal, Acadia .
son of Emmanuel Leborgne and Jeanne Francois
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Occupation
Alexandre LEBORGNE was a governor and seigneur of Port-Royal.
Alexandre LEBORGNE was a governor and seigneur of Port-Royal.
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
Alexandre LEBORGNE 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)
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