François BLONDEAU

(b. abt. 1630 , Angers, France d. 4 April 1702 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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François BLONDEAU was born abt. 1630 in Angers, France

François BLONDEAU was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.

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

François married Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU 8 February 1655 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU was born abt. 1634 in Paris, France. Marie-Nicole died 24 September 1694 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).

François BLONDEAU died 4 April 1702 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

Occupation: habitant

Son of Daniel Blondeau and Francoise Duvau

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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

François BLONDEAU was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

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Family and Children of François BLONDEAU

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François BLONDEAU married

Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU-- Date: 8 February 1655 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children of François BLONDEAU and Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU:

Marguerite BLONDEAU (b.9 September 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1655, Québec, Canada, New France )

Mathurin BLONDEAU (b.27 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Barbe-Renee BLONDEAU (b.28 July 1657 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1657, Québec, Canada, New France )

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE (b.8 December 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1715, )
m. Marie-Ursule ROY 18 November 1686 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Marguerite TRUDEL 10 January 1689 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Agnes GIGUERE 10 October 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Françoise BLONDEAU (b.4 April 1661 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1662, Québec, Canada, New France )

Maurice BLONDEAU (b.20 October 1662 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Suzanne CHARBONNIER 10 November 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU (b.27 November 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Nicolas SARAZIN DEPELTEAU 23 April 1680 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Pierre JEAN dit GODON 24 November 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Charlotte BLONDEAU (b.17 February 1667 , Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean BLONDEAU (b.8 October 1671, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1703, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie HOTTE 16 January 1696 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Thomas BLONDEAU (b.19 October 1674, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1714, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne GAGNON 20 January 1704 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1655 Marriage / Partner
François BLONDEAU and Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU 8 February 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1655 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLONDEAU was born 9 September 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1656 Birth of Child
Mathurin BLONDEAU was born 27 July 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1657 Birth of Child
Barbe-Renee BLONDEAU was born 28 July 1657 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1658 Birth of Child
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE was born 8 December 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1661 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BLONDEAU was born 4 April 1661 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1662 Birth of Child
Maurice BLONDEAU was born 20 October 1662 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1664 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU was born 27 November 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
francois Blondeau - 34 habittant

Nicolle Rolland - 25 sa femme

Joseph Blondeau - 7 fils

Marie Blondeau - 3 fille

Et marie Blondeau - 2 fille
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1667 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BLONDEAU was born 17 February 1667 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1671 Birth of Child
Jean BLONDEAU was born 8 October 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1674 Birth of Child
Thomas BLONDEAU was born 19 October 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1680 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU married 23 April 1680, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Nicolas SARAZIN DEPELTEAU

1681 Canadian Census Charlesbourg
Francois Blondeau, 57
Nicole Rolland, sa femme, 46
enfants:
Joseph, 24
Maurice, 19
Marie, 16
Jean, 10
Thomas, 6

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1686 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married 18 November 1686, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Ursule ROY

1689 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married 10 January 1689, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marguerite TRUDEL

1694 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU died 24 September 1694, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1696 Marriage of Child
Jean BLONDEAU married 16 January 1696, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie HOTTE

1696 Marriage of Child
Maurice BLONDEAU married 10 November 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Suzanne CHARBONNIER

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married 10 October 1701, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Agnes GIGUERE

1701 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU married 24 November 1701 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre JEAN dit GODON

Death
Name: Francois Blondo
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 05 Apr 1702
Burial Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1290316
Reference ID: Page 31

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F259-56K : accessed 11 June 2015), Francois Blondo, ; citing Cemetery, , reference Page 31; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.
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