Gabriel SAMSON

Born

28 August 1643 , St-Gatien-des-Bois, Lisieux, Normandie, Calvados, France

Died

30 June 1690 , Québec, Canada, New France

Gabriel married Françoise DURAND 29 November 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise DURAND was born 29 June 1656 in Quimper, Bretagne, France. Françoise died 4 December 1713 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Gabriel SAMSON

Parents of Gabriel SAMSON

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Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Engagé, Domestique de Francois Becquet, Habitant

The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.

Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a Domestique: Navigating 18th Century New France

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

Gabriel SAMSON was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Gabriel SAMSON was an engagé.
Engagés were indentured servants who came to New France for three-year contract periods to work as farmers.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gabriel SAMSON

Gabriel SAMSON married

Françoise DURAND
Marriage date: 29 November 1669
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

Gabriel Samson, son of Toussaint Samson and Catherine Chevalier

Francoise Durand, daughter of Martin Durand and Francoise Brunette

Children of Gabriel SAMSON and Françoise DURAND

Pierre SAMSON

Born: 15 March 1671 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1709, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine GAUTHIER 24 November 1695 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Perrine SAMSON

Born: 3 August 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Ignace GUAY dit GUYET 12 June 1691 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jean-François SAMSON

Born: 4 March 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1674, Québec, Canada, New France

Jeanne SAMSON

Born: 3 September 1675 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 8 July 1736, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-François GRENET 9 November 1699 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste SAMSON

Born: 5 October 1677 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Charlotte LECOUR 26 April 1706 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Gabriel SAMSON

Born: 12 January 1682 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne MARTIN 01 April 1704 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Marie-Anne SAMSON

Born: abt. 1684, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE 4 January 1706 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis-Ignace SAMSON

Born: 29 April 1686 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine HUBERT 26 January 1711 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Eustache SAMSON

Born: 22 August 1688 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1759, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX 6 November 1730 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Gabriel'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

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Birth — 1643
28 August 1643
St-Gatien-des-Bois, Lisieux, Normandie, Calvados, France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel SAMSON and Françoise DURAND 29 November 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

Gabriel SAMSON - Title Historire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, Volume 1 Historire de la Seigneurie de Lauzon, Joseph-Edmond Roy Author Joseph-Edmond Roy Published 189

Title Historire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, Volume 1
Historire de la Seigneurie de Lauzon, Joseph-Edmond Roy
Author Joseph-Edmond Roy
Published 1897
Original from Columbia University
Digitized Dec 7, 2009

1671 Birth of Child
Pierre SAMSON was born 15 March 1671 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 27 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Perrine SAMSON was born 3 August 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Gabriel was 28 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-François SAMSON was born 4 March 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Gabriel was 30 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Jeanne SAMSON was born 3 September 1675 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 32 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SAMSON was born 5 October 1677 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 34 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Lauzon

Gabriel Samson, 36
Francoise Durand, sa femme, 24
enfants:
Pierre, 11
Perrine, 9
Jeanne, 6
Jean, 4
Marguerite, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Gabriel SAMSON was born 12 January 1682 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 38 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Louis-Ignace SAMSON was born 29 April 1686 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Gabriel was 42 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Eustache SAMSON was born 22 August 1688 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Gabriel was 45 years old.