François
CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)
(b.
6 July 1650
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
12 January 1725
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
)
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François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) was born 6 July 1650 in Québec, Canada, New France
François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) was the child of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Eleonore GRANDMAISONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Geneviève GUYON 20 April 1699 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève GUYON was born 28 May 1679 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 21 January 1757 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Geneviève was the child of François GUYON and Marie-Madeleine MARSOLET.
François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) died 12 January 1725 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .
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François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) was a Seigneur.
François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) was a Seigneur.
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
François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) 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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