Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

Born

8 December 1658 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

Joseph married Marie-Ursule ROY 18 November 1686 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Ursule ROY was born 27 December 1670 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Ursule died 8 August 1688 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Ursule was the child of Étienne ROY and Marguerite NAVARRE .

Joseph married Marguerite TRUDEL 10 January 1689 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite TRUDEL was born 19 April 1671 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Marguerite died 6 May 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Jean TRUDEL (TRUDELLE) and Marguerite THOMAS .

Joseph married Agnes GIGUERE 10 October 1701 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Agnes GIGUERE was born 19 March 1675 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Agnes died 27 July 1760 in Kamouraska, Canada . Agnes was the child of Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE .

Parents & Family of Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

Parents of Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

Father

François BLONDEAU

Mother

Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU

Grandparents of Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

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Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Seigneur de la Riviere du Loup

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

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE 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 Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married

Marie-Ursule ROY
Marriage date: 18 November 1686
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Marie-Ursule ROY was the child of Étienne ROY and Marguerite NAVARRE

Marriage notes:

groom's name: Joseph Blondeau Dit La Franchise

groom's birth date: 1657

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 29

bride's name: Marie Roy

bride's birth date: 1670

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 16

marriage date: 18 Nov 1686

marriage place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec

groom's father's name: Francois Blondeau

groom's mother's name: Nicolle Rolland

bride's father's name: Estienne Roy

bride's mother's name: Marguerite Nauarre

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indexing project (batch) number: I04036-0

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1290316

reference number: 23

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Joseph Blondeau Dit La Franchise and Marie Roy, 18 Nov 1686; citing reference 23, FHL microfilm 1290316.

Children of Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Ursule ROY

Anonyme BLONDEAU

Born: abt. 1688, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1688, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married

Marguerite TRUDEL
Marriage date: 10 January 1689
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
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Marguerite TRUDEL was the child of Jean TRUDEL (TRUDELLE) and Marguerite THOMAS

Marriage notes:

groom's name: Joseph Blondeau

groom's birth date:

groom's birthplace:

groom's age:

bride's name: Marguerite Trudelle

bride's birth date:

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marriage date: 10 Jan 1689

marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec

groom's father's name: Francois Blondeau

groom's mother's name:

bride's father's name: Jean Trudelle

bride's mother's name: Marguerite Thomas

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Widowed

groom's previous wife's name: Marie Ursule Leroy

bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: M01809-6

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018044

reference number: P-1 M-1

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Joseph Blondeau and Marguerite Trudelle, 10 Jan 1689; citing reference P-1 M-1, FHL microfilm 1018044.

Children of Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Marguerite TRUDEL

Anonyme BLONDEAU

Born: 19 September 1689, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 September 1689, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married

Agnes GIGUERE
Marriage date: 10 October 1701
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: ancestry.com

Agnes GIGUERE was the child of Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE

Marriage notes:

Name: Agnés Giguère

Relationship to Head: Enfant (Child)

Baptism Date: 19 mars 1675 (19 Mar 1675)

Baptism Place: Ste Anne

Father's Name: Robert Giguère

Mother's Name: Aymée Miville

Marriage Date: 7 janv. 1698 (7 Jan 1698)

Marriage Place: Ste Anne

Spouse's Name: Charles le Marquis

Second Marriage Date: 10 oct. 1701

Second Marriage Place: Née

Second Spouse's Name: Joseph Blondeau

Source Citation: Volume: Vol. 1 Sect. 1 : A-Hel; Page: 267.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Original data: Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

Children of Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Agnes GIGUERE

Pierre BLONDEAU

Born: 1 July 1702, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Maurice BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS

Born: 20 October 1704, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 May 1751, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine JANOT 20 July 1725 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite BLONDEAU

Born: 6 July 1707, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Michel PARENT 9 September 1724 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph LECUYER 20 November 1730 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise BLONDEAU

Born: 20 February 1710, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1728, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph-Mathieu PARENT 7 January 1728 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Louis-François BLONDEAU

Born: 25 August 1715, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

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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Baptism

Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
8 December 1658

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1658
8 December 1658
Québec, Canada, New France

1666 Canadian Census - Quebec

francois Blondeau - 34 habittant

Nicolle Rolland - 25 sa femme

Joseph Blondeau - 7 fils

Marie Blondeau - 3 fille

Et marie Blondeau - 2 fille

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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1686 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Ursule ROY 18 November 1686, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 27 years old.

1688 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Ursule ROY died 8 August 1688, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1689 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Marguerite TRUDEL 10 January 1689, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Anonyme BLONDEAU was born 19 September 1689, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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

1701 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Agnes GIGUERE 10 October 1701, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 42 years old.

1701 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite TRUDEL died 6 May 1701, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1702 Birth of Child
Pierre BLONDEAU was born 1 July 1702, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Joseph-Maurice BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS was born 20 October 1704, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BLONDEAU was born 6 July 1707, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLONDEAU was born 20 February 1710, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Louis-François BLONDEAU was born 25 August 1715, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Joseph was 56 years old.

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