François HAZEUR

(b. abt. 1646 , Brouage, France d. 28 June 1708 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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François HAZEUR was born abt. 1646 in Brouage, France

François HAZEUR was the child of François HAZEUR and Marie PROULX

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

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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, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne died 6 March 1692 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). 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, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

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

son of Francois Hazeur and Marie Proulx

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Occupation

François HAZEUR was a 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 - 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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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)

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