François BLONDEAU

Born

abt. 1629 , Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

Died

4 April 1702 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1629 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

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François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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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, Canada, New France .

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

Son of Daniel Blondeau and Francoise Duvau

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: habitant

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.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BLONDEAU

François BLONDEAU married

Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU
Marriage date: 8 February 1655
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François BLONDEAU and Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU

Marguerite BLONDEAU

Born: 9 September 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1655, Québec, Canada, New France

Mathurin BLONDEAU

Born: 27 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1666, , Québec Province, Canada

Barbe-Renee BLONDEAU

Born: 28 July 1657 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 30 November 1657, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

Born: 8 December 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1715, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule ROY 18 November 1686 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite TRUDEL 10 January 1689 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Married: Agnes GIGUERE 10 October 1701 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BLONDEAU

Born: 4 April 1661 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1662, Québec, Canada, New France

Maurice BLONDEAU

Born: 20 October 1662 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Suzanne CHARBONNIER 10 November 1696 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU

Born: 27 November 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Nicolas SARAZIN DEPELTEAU 23 April 1680 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre JEAN dit GODON 24 November 1701 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte BLONDEAU

Born: 17 February 1667 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean BLONDEAU

Born: 8 October 1671, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1703, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie HOTTE 16 January 1696 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Thomas BLONDEAU

Born: 19 October 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 December 1714, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne GAGNON 20 January 1704 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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 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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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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, Canada, New France 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, Canada, New France to Marie-Ursule ROY

1689 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married 10 January 1689, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France 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, Canada, New France to Marie HOTTE

1696 Marriage of Child
Maurice BLONDEAU married 10 November 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France 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, Canada, New France to Agnes GIGUERE

1701 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU married 24 November 1701 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France 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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