Nicolas
GAMACHE
(b.
17 April 1639
,
Saint-Illiers-la-Ville Mantois, France
d.
30 October 1699
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas GAMACHE was born 17 April 1639 in Saint-Illiers-la-Ville Mantois, France
Nicolas GAMACHE was the child of Nicolas-Jacques GAMACHE dit LAMARRE LE TARDIF SIR and Jacqueline-Gamache-Dit-Lamarre-Le-Tardif-Sir CADOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume LAMARRE-GAMACHE and Renee-Gamache HAUNNicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1676.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER 9 November 1676 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER was born 29 July 1660 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Elisabeth-Ursule died 23 October 1699 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Elisabeth-Ursule was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Louise MORIN.
Nicolas GAMACHE died 30 October 1699 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Nicolas GAMACHE was a Seigneur de l'Islet .
Nicolas GAMACHE was a Seigneur de l'Islet .

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.

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
Nicolas GAMACHE 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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