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• Residence: Bef 1656, St. Aubin de Avremesnil, Normandy, France
• Immigration: 1656
• Legal Matter: 26 Dec 1656
• Confirmation: 10 Aug 1659, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 21 Oct 1663, Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 12 Feb 1663/64, Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1666, Comte de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1667, Comte de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 6 Feb 1667/68
• Inheritance: 14 May 1671
• Inventory of property: Dec 1674

Notes:

Residence:
Saint-Aubin de Avremesnil is located southwest of Dieppe in Normandy.

Immigration:
It is believed that Jean and Marie immigrated to New France with his brother Charles and his family during the summer of 1656.

Legal Matter:
Jean signed a farm lease with Jean Gloria. He was not allowed to cut down any trees without permission of the owner. Jean and Marie lived on this farm for seven years.

Confirmation:
Jean Hamel, 25 years

Land:
Nicolas Gaudry dit Bourbonniere gave Jean a portion of land for a sum of five sols in annual rent, due on All Saints Day. The land was located on the present day rue Myrand.

Land:
Antoine Duhamel dit Marette gave Jean the western half of his property.

Census:

Jean Hamel, habitant, 30 years
Marie Auvray, 28 years
Jean Francois Hamel, 4 years
Pierre Hamel, 2 years
Pierre Hamel, 1 year
Mathieu Chesneau, domestique, engage 18 years

Census:

Jean Hamel, habitant, 33 years
Marie Auvray, 30 years
Jean Francois Hamel, 6 years
Pierre Hamel, 4 years
Marie Anne Hamel, 1 year

Land:
Jean purchased the land of Antoine Duhamel, deceased, from his brother Jacques Duhamel for 500 livres in gold pistoles, 300 was paid in cash.

Inheritance:
Francois Hamel, acting on behalf of his brothers Jean & Charles, came to a settlement with Jacques Jullien, widower of their sister Anne, regarding their inheritance.

Inventory of property:
Notary Duquet made an inventory of Jean's estate. The family owned 35 arpents of land, with 16 arpents cleared and tilled. Jean had harvested wheat, rye, oats, peas and hay. They owned a horse, 2 oxen, 7 head of cattle, 10 pigs and a dozen or so of chickens.

Jean married Marie Auvray in 1656. Marie was born about 1637; died about 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jean Francois Hamel was born on 23 Jul 1661 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 24 Jul 1661 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 30 Aug 1733 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 1 Sep 1733 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Quebec, Canada.
2. Pierre Hamel was born on 14 Mar 1663/64 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 14 Mar 1663/64 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1722 in Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 26 Nov 1722 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
3. Pierre Hamel was born about 1665; died before 1667.
4. Marie Anne Hamel was christened on 1 Jul 1666 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; died on 1 Jan 1730/31 in St. Augustin, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 2 Jan 1730/31 in St. Augustin, Quebec, Canada.
5. Charlotte Hamel was born on 5 Jan 1668/69 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 6 Jan 1668/69 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died before 1681.
6. Ignace Germain Hamel was born on 31 Jul 1672 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 31 Jul 1672 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 6 Sep 1732 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 7 Sep 1732.
7. Francois Hamel was born on 16 Oct 1674 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 17 Oct 1674 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.

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