Nicolas JUCHEREAU

(b. 11 May 1627 , France d. 4 October 1692 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Nicolas JUCHEREAU was born 11 May 1627 in France

Nicolas JUCHEREAU was the child of Jean JUCHEREAU and Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean (Jehan) JUCHEREAU DE MAURE and Jeanne CRESTE

Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Nicolas married Marie-Thérèse GIFFARD . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Thérèse GIFFARD was born 11 November 1629 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Thérèse died 22 June 1714 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Robert GIFFARD and Marie RENOUARD.

Nicolas JUCHEREAU died 4 October 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Nicolas JUCHEREAU was a Seigneur, coureur de bois, marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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

Nicolas 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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