Michel
LENEUF
Born
31 October 1640
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died
July 1705
,
At Sea*
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Born: 31 October 1640 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Father:
Jacques LENEUF DE LAPOTERIE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Marguerite DENIS (DENYS) abt. 1665 in France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Marguerite DENIS (DENYS) was born June 1645 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.
Michel married (2) Francoise DENIS 1 June 1687 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise DENIS was born abt. 1645 in France.
Michel LENEUF died July 1705 in At Sea*.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: captain, commandant and governor of Acadia, major, seigneur of Beaubassin
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
Michel LENEUF 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)
Spouse & Children of Michel LENEUF
Michel LENEUF married 
Marie-Marguerite DENIS (DENYS)
Marriage date: abt. 1665
Marriage place: , France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Marguerite DENIS (DENYS)Marriage date: abt. 1665
Marriage place: , France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Children of Michel LENEUF and Marie-Marguerite DENIS (DENYS)
Michel LENEUF
Born: 28 October 1677, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 11 October 1740, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie
Died: 11 October 1740, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie
Marguerite LENEUF
Born: abt. 1679, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Louis GANNES 5 August 1700 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Michel LENEUF married Francoise DENIS
Marriage date: 1 June 1687
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Francoise DENISMarriage date: 1 June 1687
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Marriage notes:
St. Barthelemy
Children of Michel LENEUF and Francoise DENIS
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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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Biography
LENEUF DE LA VALLIÈRE DE BEAUBASSIN, MICHEL (the elder), captain, commandant and governor of Acadia, major, seigneur of Beaubassin; baptized 31 Oct. 1640 at Trois-Rivières, third son of Jacques Leneuf* de La Poterie, governor of that town, and of Marguerite Legardeur; d. in 1705.
After studying in France, La Vallière returned to Canada in 1657. According to Charlevoix* he was in command on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) in 1666, under Nicolas Denys*. His first marriage, probably in 1666, was to Marie, only daughter of Denys, and his second, around 1683, was to Françoise, daughter of Simon Denys* de La Trinité. He had eight children, all by his first wife.
In 1672 he is supposed to have set up a fur-trading post on the isthmus of Chignecto, while devoting part of his time to the fishing industry, farming, settlement, and soldiering. On 24 Oct. 1676 Buade* de Frontenac granted him a piece of land 10 square leagues in area, constituting the Beaubassin seigneury. Later this region
After studying in France, La Vallière returned to Canada in 1657. According to Charlevoix* he was in command on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) in 1666, under Nicolas Denys*. His first marriage, probably in 1666, was to Marie, only daughter of Denys, and his second, around 1683, was to Françoise, daughter of Simon Denys* de La Trinité. He had eight children, all by his first wife.
In 1672 he is supposed to have set up a fur-trading post on the isthmus of Chignecto, while devoting part of his time to the fishing industry, farming, settlement, and soldiering. On 24 Oct. 1676 Buade* de Frontenac granted him a piece of land 10 square leagues in area, constituting the Beaubassin seigneury. Later this region
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Birth — 164031 October 1640
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, August 27, 1983
1666 Birth of ChildAlexandre LENEUF was born 22 June 1666, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Michel was 25 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildMichel LENEUF was born 28 October 1677, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Michel was 37 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildBarbe LENEUF was born 27 September 1681, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
Michel was 40 years old.
1687 Marriage / PartnerMichel LENEUF and Francoise DENIS 1 June 1687, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
He was 46 years old.
1700 Marriage of ChildMarguerite LENEUF married 5 August 1700, , Acadia, Canada to Louis GANNES
Death — 1705July 1705
At Sea*
He died at the age of 64.
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