Jacques BOURDON

(b. 30 September 1652 , Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1688 , Québec Province, Canada )
Cause of Death: killed by Iroquois

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Jacques BOURDON was born 30 September 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques BOURDON was the child of Jean BOURDON and Jacqueline POTEL

Jacques BOURDON died abt. 1688 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Jacques BOURDON was a officer in the colonial regular troops, explorer, seigneur.

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

Jacques BOURDON 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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1652 Birth
30 September 1652
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Jacobus Bourdon
30 September 1652
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Biography
BOURDON D’AUTRAY, JACQUES, officer in the colonial regular troops, explorer, seigneur; baptized 30 Sept. 1652 at Quebec, son of Jean Bourdon and Jacqueline Potel; d. 1688.

He studied at the Jesuit College. From his father he received the fief of Autray (Lanoraie) but gave scant concern to its cultivation. By temperament he was an adventurer; he entered Cavelier de La Salle’s service in 1675 and served him loyally until his death. He was even one of La Salle’s trusted associates. He was with La Salle during the latter’s stay at Fort Cataracoui, took part in the building of the Conti and Crèvecœur forts in 1678 and 1680, and in 1682 was a member of the expedition that went down the Mississippi. On 9 April he signed the document recording the taking over of the Mississippi basin. He was then a lieutenant in the first company of troops maintained by the naval ministry. In return for his loyalty and his services, La Salle granted him a fief of 126 arpents in length by 42 in depth at...Read MORE...

Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003