Louis-Alexandre PETIT

(b. 6 April 1660 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Louis-Alexandre PETIT was born 6 April 1660 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis-Alexandre PETIT was the child of Pierre PETIT and Catherine-Francoise DESNAGUEZ

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

Louis-Alexandre married Marie-Anne MESSIER 08 January 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne MESSIER was born 2 August 1665 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 13 December 1751 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE).

Louis-Alexandre PETIT died 20 November 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Louis-Alexandre PETIT was a Habitant du Cap St-Michel.

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

Louis-Alexandre PETIT 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.

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

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Louis-Alexandre PETIT married

Marie-Anne MESSIER-- Date: 08 January 1721 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MESSIER was the child of Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

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1660 Birth
6 April 1660
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
7 April 1660
Louys Petit
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Alexandre PETIT and Marie-Anne MESSIER 08 January 1721 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 60 years old.