René GODEFROY, SIEUR DE TONNANCOUR

Born

9 May 1669 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1738 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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Louis GODEFROY Marguerite SEIGNEURET

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Born: 9 May 1669 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GODEFROY

Mother: Marguerite SEIGNEURET

Paternal grandparents: Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT , Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Maternal grandparents: Etienne SEIGNEURET dit DELISLE , Madeleine BENASSIS

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René married Marguerite AMEAU abt. 1693 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite AMEAU was born 10 August 1669 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite died 8 August 1749 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite was the child of Severin AMEAU dit SAINT-SÉVERIN and Madeleine BEAUDOIN.

René GODEFROY, SIEUR DE TONNANCOUR died 20 September 1738 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: king’s attorney, lieutenant-general of Trois-Rivières, seigneur of La Pointe-du-Lac

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.

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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 GODEFROY, SIEUR DE TONNANCOUR 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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René GODEFROY, SIEUR DE TONNANCOUR married

Marguerite AMEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1693
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite AMEAU was the child of Severin AMEAU dit SAINT-SÉVERIN and Madeleine BEAUDOIN

Children of René GODEFROY, SIEUR DE TONNANCOUR and Marguerite AMEAU

Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOURT

Born: 27 March 1712, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1784, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louise CARREROT dite PAREROUL 2 November 1749 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1669
9 May 1669
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Biography
GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR, RENÉ, king’s attorney, lieutenant-general of Trois-Rivières, seigneur of La Pointe-du-Lac; baptized 12 May 1669 at Trois-Rivières; son of Louis Godefroy de Normanville, king’s attorney, and of Marguerite Seigneuret; grandson of Jean Godefroy* de Lintot; buried 21 Sept. 1738 at Trois-Rivières.

Tonnancour was only ten when his father died and could not immediately succeed to his father’s position. Indeed, the intendant, Duchesneau*, wrote on 10 Nov. 1679 that “the office of king’s attorney at Trois-Rivières is vacant because of the death of the Sieur de Normanville, who has left a son who shows much promise.” He suggested that the office be kept for him, to which the king willingly assented. Thus the office remained vacant until 1695, the year in which he took the position.

On 12 May 1714 Tonnancour succeeded Jean Lechasseur as lieutenant-general for civil and criminal affairs for the jurisdiction of Trois-Rivières. He also acted as syndic for the Recollets ...Read full story

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

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOURT was born 27 March 1712, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

René was 42 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France