François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

22 August 1715 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

François married Josephe PERRIN 6 February 1741 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe PERRIN was born 17 May 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Josephe was the child of Mathieu PERRIN dit GARAO and Jeanne-Thérèse PILET .

Parents & Family of François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN

Parents of François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN

Father

François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother

Marguerite MENARD

Grandparents of François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN Marguerite PIGAROUICHE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MENARD Marguerite-Louise ETIENNE

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Seigneur de Bellevue

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 LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN 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)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN

François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN married

Josephe PERRIN
Marriage date: 6 February 1741
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephe PERRIN was the child of Mathieu PERRIN dit GARAO and Jeanne-Thérèse PILET

Children of François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN and Josephe PERRIN

Françoise LAMOUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 8 November 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1782, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Amable LALONDE 2 May 1757 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1715
22 August 1715
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1738 Birth of Child
Françoise LAMOUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN was born 8 November 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François was 23 years old.

1741 Marriage / Partner
François LAMOUREUX dit ST-GERMAIN and Josephe PERRIN 6 February 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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