Aubert de Gaspé
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The Aubert de Gaspé family was a French Canadian
family descended from Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye
, with several notable members:
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
family descended from Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye
Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye
Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye was a French businessman active in Canada. The richest financier and businessman in New France, he played an important part in the colony's economic life , owned several seigneuries and was a member of the Sovereign Council of New France...
, with several notable members:
- Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (1714–1787), army officer
- Pierre-Ignace Aubert de GaspéPierre-Ignace Aubert de GaspéPierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1758, the son of Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He helped defend the province against the invasion by the Americans in 1775-6...
(1758–1823), politician, seigneurSeigneurial system of New FranceThe seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
and son of Ignace-Philippe - Philippe-Joseph Aubert de GaspéPhilippe-Joseph Aubert de GaspéPhilippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé was a French Canadian writer and seigneur.He was born at Quebec City in 1786, the son of seigneur Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé and Catherine Tarieu de Lanaudière, the daughter of seigneur Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière. The Aubert de Gaspé family was...
(1786–1871), writer and son of Pierre-Ignace - Philippe-Ignace-Francois Aubert de Gaspé (1814–1841), writer and son of Philippe-Joseph