Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

(b. 8 December 1658 , Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1715 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE was born 8 December 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE was the child of François BLONDEAU and Marie-Nicole ROLLAND DEPELTEAU

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

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, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Ursule died 8 August 1688 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Ursule was the child of Étienne ROY and Marguerite NAVARRE.

Joseph married (2) 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, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 6 May 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite was the child of Jean TRUDEL (TRUDELLE) and Marguerite THOMAS.

Joseph married (3) 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, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Agnes died 27 July 1760 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Agnes was the child of Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE.

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE died abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Occupation

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE was a Seigneur de la Riviere du Loup.

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 - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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

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)

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Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married

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

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
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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 (b.abt. 1688, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1688, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married

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

groom's name: Joseph Blondeau
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bride's name: Marguerite Trudelle
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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 (b.19 September 1689, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 September 1689, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE married

Agnes GIGUERE-- Date: 10 October 1701 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Agnes GIGUERE was the child of Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE

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 (b.1 July 1702, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Maurice BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS (b.20 October 1704, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1751, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine JANOT 20 July 1725 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Marguerite BLONDEAU (b.6 July 1707, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Michel PARENT 9 September 1724 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Joseph LECUYER 20 November 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Louise BLONDEAU (b.20 February 1710, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1728, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph-Mathieu PARENT 7 January 1728 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louis-François BLONDEAU (b.25 August 1715, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France d. , )

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1658 Birth
8 December 1658
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
8 December 1658
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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

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.

Added: 7/25/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/20/2025 4:28:30 PM