François HAZEUR

Born

abt. 1646 , Brouage, France

Died

28 June 1708 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1646 in Brouage, France

Parents of François HAZEUR

Father

François HAZEUR

Mother

Marie PROULX

Grandparents of François HAZEUR

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François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

François married Anne SOUMANDE 21 November 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France . Anne SOUMANDE was born 14 January 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France . Anne died 6 March 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France . Anne was the child of Pierre SOUMANDE and Simone COTE.

François married (2) Elisabeth BARBE 16 January 1696 in Québec, Canada, New France . Elisabeth BARBE was born 12 February 1650 in France. Elisabeth died 19 January 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France .

François HAZEUR died 28 June 1708 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Francois Hazeur and Marie Proulx

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: prominent Quebec merchant and entrepreneur, seigneur, member of the Compagnie du Nord and the Compagnie de la Colonie, councillor in the Conseil Supérieur

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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 HAZEUR 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)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François HAZEUR

François HAZEUR married

Anne SOUMANDE
Marriage date: 21 November 1672
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Anne SOUMANDE was the child of Pierre SOUMANDE and Simone COTE

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Children of François HAZEUR and Anne SOUMANDE

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François HAZEUR married

Elisabeth BARBE
Marriage date: 16 January 1696
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of François HAZEUR and Elisabeth BARBE

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Biography

HAZEUR, FRANÇOIS, prominent Quebec merchant and entrepreneur, seigneur, member of the Compagnie du Nord and the Compagnie de la Colonie, councillor in the Conseil Supérieur; b. in France, c. 1638; d. in Quebec, 28 June 1708.

The son of François Hazeur, a bourgeois of Brouage, and Marie Proust, he immigrated to Canada in the late 1660s with two
Brother: s, Jean-François, Sieur de Petit-Marais, and Léonard, Sieur Des Ormeaux, and two
Sister: s, Madeleine and Marie-Anne. They were joined by their mother and younger
Sister: , Jeanne-Louise, following the death of their father about 1672. Jean-François and Léonard went into commerce. Of the three
Sister: s, Jeanne-Louise and Madeleine became nuns at the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec, and Marie-Anne married Jean Sébille, a Quebec merchant.

François took up residence in Quebec where, on 21 Nov. 1672, he married Anne Soumande, daughter of the merchant Pierre Soumande and Simonne Côté. His business relations included the La Rochelle merchants Jean Gitton

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