Charles COUILLARD

Born

10 May 1647 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1715 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Charles married Marie PASQUIER DE FRANCLIEU 10 January 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie PASQUIER DE FRANCLIEU was born abt. 1647 in France. Marie died 26 June 1685 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Charles married Louise COUTURE 25 June 1686 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Louise COUTURE was born 19 March 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France . Louise died 22 December 1751 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Louise was the child of Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) and Anne ÉMARD .

Parents & Family of Charles COUILLARD

Parents of Charles COUILLARD

Father

Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

Mother

Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT

Grandparents of Charles COUILLARD

Paternal grandparents

André COUILLARD Jehanne BASSET

Maternal grandparents

Louis HÉBERT Marie ROLLET

Charles was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Seigneur de Beaumont et des Islets

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

Charles COUILLARD 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.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles COUILLARD

Charles COUILLARD married

Marie PASQUIER DE FRANCLIEU
Marriage date: 10 January 1668
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Marriage notes:

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Children of Charles COUILLARD and Marie PASQUIER DE FRANCLIEU

Marie-Guillemette COUILLARD

Born: 1 March 1669, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1669, Québec, Canada, New France

Anonyme COUILLARD

Born: 24 January 1670, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1670, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles COUILLARD

Born: 24 February 1671, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1671, Québec, Canada, New France

Anonyme COUILLARD

Born: 11 February 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1672, Québec, Canada, New France

Anonyme COUILLARD

Born: 14 January 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 January 1673, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles-Marie COUILLARD

Born: 28 March 1675, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1753, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 13 May 1726 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Charles COUILLARD married

Louise COUTURE
Marriage date: 25 June 1686
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louise COUTURE was the child of Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) and Anne ÉMARD

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Charles COUILLARD and Louise COUTURE

Louis COUILLARD

Born: 9 April 1687, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1687, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jeanne COUILLARD

Born: 1 August 1688, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1688, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Louise COUILLARD

Born: abt. 1689, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 October 1692, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Philippe COUILLARD

Born: 19 April 1691, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 30 June 1698, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph COUILLARD

Born: 27 March 1693, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 16 June 1755, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Genevieve TURGEON 8 August 1729 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Charles COUILLARD

Born: 13 August 1695, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1749, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES 20 October 1728 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France

Marie COUILLARD

Born: 18 November 1697, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 2 November 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE 21 February 1724 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise COUILLARD

Born: 8 April 1700, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1725, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Pierre COUILLARD

Born: 30 May 1702, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 15 June 1702, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne COUILLARD

Born: 16 May 1703, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GIRARD 14 May 1727 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Pierre COUILLARD

Born: 16 May 1703, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1768, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth NADEAU 22 July 1727 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marguerite COUILLARD

Born: 2 March 1707, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1734, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph COTE 7 November 1726 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

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Baptism

Charles Couillart
10 May 1647
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

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Birth — 1647
10 May 1647
Québec, Canada, New France

1647 Baptism

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

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 Quebec

Guillemette Marie hebert ....................58 vefve du feu sr. Couillard
Charles Couillard sieur des Islets ..........19 son fils
Jacques Aubard .............................26 domestique Engaigé
Laurent le Vasseur ..........................18 aussy engaigé
pierre Lozoult ..............................21 engaigé
Et Jean Bernard .............................18 aussy Engaigé

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Marriage / Partner
Charles COUILLARD and Marie PASQUIER DE FRANCLIEU 10 January 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 20 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Marie-Guillemette COUILLARD was born 1 March 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 21 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Anonyme COUILLARD was born 24 January 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 22 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Charles COUILLARD was born 24 February 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 23 years old.

1672 - Seigniory (Beaumont) Granted Nov. 3d, 1672, to Sieur des Islets de Beaumont

Beaumont was founded in 1672, when Intendant Jean Talon granted Charles Couillard the seigneury of Beaumont and François Bissot that of Vincennes.

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1672 Birth of Child
Anonyme COUILLARD was born 11 February 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 24 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Anonyme COUILLARD was born 14 January 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 25 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Charles-Marie COUILLARD was born 28 March 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 27 years old.

1685 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie PASQUIER DE FRANCLIEU died 26 June 1685, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1686 Marriage / Partner
Charles COUILLARD and Louise COUTURE 25 June 1686, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 39 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Louis COUILLARD was born 9 April 1687, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 39 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Jeanne COUILLARD was born 1 August 1688, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 41 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Philippe COUILLARD was born 19 April 1691, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 43 years old.

1692 Death of Child
Louise COUILLARD died 26 October 1692, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 45 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Joseph COUILLARD was born 27 March 1693, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 45 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Charles COUILLARD was born 13 August 1695, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 48 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Marie COUILLARD was born 18 November 1697, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 50 years old.

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

1698 Death of Child
Philippe COUILLARD died 30 June 1698, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 51 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COUILLARD was born 8 April 1700, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 52 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Pierre COUILLARD was born 30 May 1702, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 55 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COUILLARD was born 16 May 1703, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 56 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Pierre COUILLARD was born 16 May 1703, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 56 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marguerite COUILLARD was born 2 March 1707, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 59 years old.

Death

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