Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

(b. 8 September 1710 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1796 , Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was born 8 September 1710 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was the child of Pierre LEDUC and Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis FORTIN dit LAGRANDEUR and Catherine GODIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Francoise TROTTIER 11 February 1740 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Francoise TROTTIER was born 14 October 1710 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise died 6 September 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Francoise was the child of Joseph TROTTIER and Françoise CUILLERIER dite DESRUISSEAUX.

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC died 31 March 1796 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was a Seigneur de l'Île-Perrot.

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

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC 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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Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married

Marie-Francoise TROTTIER-- Date: 11 February 1740 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Francoise TROTTIER was the child of Joseph TROTTIER and Françoise CUILLERIER dite DESRUISSEAUX

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1710 Birth
8 September 1710
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Francoise TROTTIER 11 February 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Francoise TROTTIER died 6 September 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.