François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

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6 July 1650 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 January 1725 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

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François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)Eleonore GRANDMAISON

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Born: 6 July 1650 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

Mother: Eleonore GRANDMAISON

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François married Geneviève GUYON 20 April 1699 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève GUYON was born 28 May 1679 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 21 January 1757 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Geneviève was the child of François GUYON and Marie-Madeleine MARSOLET.

François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) died 12 January 1725 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Seigneur

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.

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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 CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) 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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Spouse & Children of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

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François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) married

Geneviève GUYON
Marriage date: 20 April 1699
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Geneviève GUYON was the child of François GUYON and Marie-Madeleine MARSOLET

Children of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON

François CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE

Born: 22 March 1705, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1754, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Francoise TROTTIER dite LABISSIONNIÈRE 9 September 1731 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

Born: 18 July 1706, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1745, Grondines, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph-Marie HAMELIN dit PLAGNOL 15 January 1724 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE

Born: 24 June 1717, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1762, Deschambault, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL 26 September 1734 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE

Born: 2 September 1719, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1762, Portneuf, Canada

Married: Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND 24 June 1748 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1650
6 July 1650
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Franciscus de Chavigny
6 July 1650
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Biography
CHAVIGNY LACHEVROTIÈRE, FRANÇOIS DE, esquire, seigneur; b. 6 July 1650 on the Île d’Orléans, son of François de Chavigny and Éléonore de Grandmaison*; buried 14 Feb. 1725 at Deschambault.

In 1670 he was one of the partners of the explorer Daumont* de Saint-Lusson, who was sent by Talon* to look for a copper mine in the Ottawa country. The following year, at Sault Ste Marie, a report was drawn up of the proceedings by which Saint-Lusson took possession of the western country, and on it appears Chavigny’s signature.

Although Jolliet* and Chavigny signed in a notary’s presence a contract dated 1 Oct. 1672 and declaration dated 3 October in connection with new expedition to the west, Chavigny does not seem to have taken part in this expedition; it was put off till the middle of May 1673, and it is known that he was at Fort Frontenac in July 1673, at the time of the inspection by Frontenac [Buade*].

During his missions Chavigny rendered valuable services which, however, received...Read full story

Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003

François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) - 1650 Baptism

1650 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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

1699 Marriage / Partner
François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON 20 April 1699, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 48 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
François CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 22 March 1705, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François was 54 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) was born 18 July 1706, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François was 56 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 24 June 1717, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François was 67 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE was born 2 September 1719, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François was 69 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) married 15 January 1724 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Joseph-Marie HAMELIN dit PLAGNOL