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Approval of the transfer of title of the seigneurie de Dombourg to Jean-François Bourdon, and census of leases on the estate 1668 Oct. 8

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Open book Approval of the transfer of title of the seigneurie de Dombourg to Jean-Francois Bourdon, and census of leases on the estate 1668 Oct. 8

Title Approval of the transfer of title of the seigneurie de Dombourg to Jean-François Bourdon, and census of leases on the estate 1668 Oct. 8

Creator Bourdon de Dombourg, Jean-Francois, 1647-1690

Date 1668

Place Québec--Montréal--Pointe-aux-Trembles

Language French

Subjects Farm rents, Inheritance and succession, Land tenure, Land titles, Landlord and tenant, Leases

Summary Signed ratification and inventory, dated Oct. 8, 1668 in Québec, of quit-rent properties of the seigneurie of Dombourg, bordered by the estates of the abbé de Lauson and the sieur de Chastellez, and situated on what is now called Pointe-aux-Trembles (Ile-de-Montréal), on the St. Lawrence River. The estate, which once belonged to Jean Bourdon who died in Jan. 1668, now passes to his son, Jean-François, the transfer of title having been approved by Jean Talon, commissaire of the Conseil, and Intendant of Justice, Police, and Finance for New France. The "dénombrement," is a census of 60 leases to tenant farmers for certain parcels of land within the seigneurie of Dombourg. The census records the name of the tenant farmer, the location and size of the property (usually two "arpents"), and the rent to be paid yearly on the feastday of Saint Martin. Some of the tenants named include Jean Courtois, Jean Leonardeau, Jean Baptiste de Poitiers, Pierre Laforge, Charles Petit, Jacques Fournel, Robert Senat, François Pelletier, and Pierre Bouvier. Signatures of Bourdon Dombourg, Charles Terrier, and the notary, [Pierre de la Chesnaye] Duquet appear at the end.

Biographical/Historical Note Son of Jean Bourdon (1601-1668), who was an early colonist, seigneur and engineer-surveyor of Québec.

Extent [10] leaves, sewn ; 31 cm

Format Census records

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Call Number VAULT box Ayer MS 247

BibID 991702008805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2229px × 3365px 21.49 MB

Filename 991702008805867_Ayer_MS_247_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11ID4X

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