René DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)

(b. 8 August 1660 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1710 , Acadia )

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René DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) was born 8 August 1660 in Québec, Canada, New France

René DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) was the child of Mathieu DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) dit DESCHAUFOURS and Marie-Marguerite MARSOLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) and Elisabeth TESSIER (maternal) Nicolas MARSOLET and Marie BARBIER

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René married Françoise-Charlotte LEGARDEUR 13 October 1689 in Québec, Canada, New France . Françoise-Charlotte LEGARDEUR was born 8 October 1670 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise-Charlotte died 7 April 1706 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Françoise-Charlotte was the child of Charles LEGARDEUR and Geneviève JUCHEREAU.

René DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) died 13 November 1710 in Acadia.
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Occupation

René DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) was a seigneur, and fur-trader.

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

René DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) 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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