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HELP! Ancestor is complete! immigrant flag male ancestor  Pierre  GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)

  (b. bet. 1638-1644 France   d. 18 October 1704 Montréal, Canada, New France )  

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Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born bet. 1638-1644 in France. Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was the child of ?   and   ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1668.

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

Pierre  married  Marie PRIAULT (BRIAULT) abt. 1668 in Verchères, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 9 children. Marie PRIAULT (BRIAULT)  was born abt. 1649 in France.  Marie died 25 February 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). 

Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) died 18 October 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Occupation: Macon et habitant



Born in Fontenay-le-Comte, France


Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Did You Know?Québec Généalogie - Did you know? The Hôtel de Glace is a hotel in Quebec City that is made entirely of snow and ice. Each year, it is reconstructed over the course of a month with a different theme.
Did You Know? 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

Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) 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)

Habitant 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
Pierre was a Macon et habitant.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca
  • Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)
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    Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie
    Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie, Cyprien Tanguay
    Author Cyprien Tanguay
    Published 1871
    Original from Oxford University
    Digitized Jun 9, 2006
    Page 323
  • 1671 Birth of Child
    Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 17 April 1671, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
  • 1672 Birth of Child
    Marie GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 25 March 1672, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
  • 1675 Birth of Child
    Toussaint GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 25 December 1675, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
  • 1677 Birth of Child
    Michel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 26 October 1677, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
  • 1681 Census - Vercheres, Quebec
    Pierre Geoffrion, Habitant, 43 years, married
    Marie Priot, 36 years, married
    Andre Geoffrion, 11 years
    Jean Geoffrion, 9 years
    Marie Geoffrion, 8 years
    Toussaint Geoffrion, 6 years
    Francoise Geoffrion, 4 years
    Anne Geoffrion, 6 months
    1681 Census - New France
  • 1681 Birth of Child
    Anne GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 19 February 1681, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
  • 1683 Birth of Child
    Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 10 April 1683, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)


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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)

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Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) married Ancestor is complete!immigrant Fille du Roi flag female ancestor Marie PRIAULT (BRIAULT)-- Date: abt. 1668 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one is found in Boucherville in 1672

Pierre Jofrion and Marie Briault


Children of Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) and Marie PRIAULT (BRIAULT):

flag boy ancestor Andre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.abt. 1670, Verchères, Canada, New France   d. ,  )

flag male ancestor Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.17 April 1671, Chambly, Canada, New France   d. 8 January 1740, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine MILLOT dite LAVAL 17 April 1698 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marie-Charlotte LEFRANCOIS 19 March 1709 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

flag female ancestor Marie GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.25 March 1672, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 10 March 1756, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre LAVARENNE dit LESPÉRANCE 1690 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Jacques RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU 7 April 1698 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

flag male ancestor Toussaint GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.25 December 1675, Verchères, Canada, New France   d. ,  )
m. Susanne BEAU 23 January 1708 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

flag boy ancestor Michel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.26 October 1677, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada )

flag female ancestor Françoise GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.abt. 1678, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 25 March 1740, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Louis ROULEAU 5 March 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

flag female ancestor Anne GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.19 February 1681, Contrecœur, Canada, New France   d. ,  )

flag boy ancestor Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.10 April 1683, Verchères, Canada, New France   d. 3 December 1686, Contrecœur, Canada, New France )

flag female ancestor Helene GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (b.21 March 1685, Contrecœur, Canada, New France   d. ,  )


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Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)
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Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Published 1871
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Jun 9, 2006
Page 323
1671 Birth of Child
Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 17 April 1671, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1672 Birth of Child
Marie GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 25 March 1672, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1675 Birth of Child
Toussaint GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 25 December 1675, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1677 Birth of Child
Michel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 26 October 1677, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1681 Census - Vercheres, Quebec
Pierre Geoffrion, Habitant, 43 years, married
Marie Priot, 36 years, married
Andre Geoffrion, 11 years
Jean Geoffrion, 9 years
Marie Geoffrion, 8 years
Toussaint Geoffrion, 6 years
Francoise Geoffrion, 4 years
Anne Geoffrion, 6 months
1681 Census - New France
1681 Birth of Child
Anne GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 19 February 1681, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1683 Birth of Child
Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 10 April 1683, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1685 Birth of Child
Helene GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) was born 21 March 1685, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1686 Death of Child
Pierre GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) died 3 December 1686, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1699 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie PRIAULT (BRIAULT) died 25 February 1699, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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