François-Joseph BISSOT

(b. 19 May 1673 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 December 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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François-Joseph BISSOT was born 19 May 1673 in Québec Province, Canada

François-Joseph BISSOT was the child of François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE and Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT

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

François-Joseph married Marie LAMBERT 4 February 1698 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAMBERT was born 3 March 1682 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie died 3 May 1745 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Eustache LAMBERT and Marie Sophia VANNECK.

François-Joseph BISSOT died 11 December 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

François-Joseph BISSOT was a merchant and navigator, bourgeois of Quebec, co-seigneur of Mingan.
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

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France

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

François-Joseph BISSOT 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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