Pierre PETIT

(b. 16 November 1660 , France d. 23 April 1737 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )

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Pierre PETIT was born 16 November 1660 in France

Pierre PETIT was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1692.

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

Pierre married Marguerite VERON 4 November 1692 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite VERON was born 13 January 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite died 11 May 1748 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite was the child of Étienne VERON and Marie MORAL.

Pierre PETIT died 23 April 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

son of Francois Petit and Jeanne Gobin

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Occupation

Pierre PETIT was a Seigneur de Yamaska.

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

Pierre PETIT 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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