Jacques LEBER

(b. abt. 1633 , France d. 25 November 1706 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jacques LEBER was born abt. 1633 in France

Jacques LEBER was the child of Robert LEBER dit LAROSE and Collette CAVELIER

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1657.

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

Jacques married Jeanne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) 7 January 1658 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) was born 24 April 1630 in Rouen, France. Jeanne was the child of Pierre LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) and Judith DUCHESNE.

Jacques LEBER died 25 November 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Jacques LEBER was a Marchand, seigneur, ennobled in 1696.
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

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 - 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

Jacques LEBER 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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