Jean
JUCHEREAU
(b.
31 March 1592
,
Mortagne, Perche, France
d.
7 February 1672
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Jean JUCHEREAU was born 31 March 1592 in Mortagne, Perche, France
Jean JUCHEREAU was the child of Jean (Jehan) JUCHEREAU DE MAURE and Jeanne CRESTEJean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS 1 June 1621 in France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS was born abt. 1600 in France. Marie-Catherine died 14 January 1661 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jean JUCHEREAU died 7 February 1672 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Jean JUCHEREAU was a coureur de bois, seigneur.
Coureurs de bois were French Canadian traders who traveled to Indigenous territories to trade European items for furs. They usually obtained furs by trading with First Nations peoples, rather than hunting themselves. Most coureurs de bois traded illegally, without a license from the Quebec government.
A Wild Frontier Journey: Life as a Coureur de Bois in 17th Century New France
Jean JUCHEREAU was a coureur de bois, seigneur.
Coureurs de bois were French Canadian traders who traveled to Indigenous territories to trade European items for furs. They usually obtained furs by trading with First Nations peoples, rather than hunting themselves. Most coureurs de bois traded illegally, without a license from the Quebec government.
A Wild Frontier Journey: Life as a Coureur de Bois in 17th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 JUCHEREAU 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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