Jacques LEFEBVRE

(b. 12 January 1647 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1720 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )

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Jacques LEFEBVRE was born 12 January 1647 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jacques LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)

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

Jacques married Marie BEAUDRY 11 November 1670 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie BEAUDRY was born 2 December 1650 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died 11 December 1734 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie was the child of Urbain BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) dit LAMARCHE and Madeleine BOUCHER.

Jacques LEFEBVRE died 19 February 1720 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .

Jacques was the founder of the Baie-Saint-Antoine parish. The parish later became known as Baie Lefebvre or Baie-du-Fèbvre.

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Occupation

Jacques LEFEBVRE was a seigneur of Baie-du Febvre.

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 LEFEBVRE 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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