Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau
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Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau (October 10, 1765 – March 9, 1842) was a notary
and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born at Saint-Pierre
, Île d'Orléans
in 1765, the son of Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau and the grandson of court clerk and royal notary Nicolas Boisseau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. His studies were interrupted by the invasion of Quebec City
by the Americans
in 1775-6 and he completed his studies from 1778 to 1780. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1791. In the same year, he married Catherine, the daughter of seigneur
Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé. In 1792, Boisseau was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada
for the island of Orléans. After his term in office, he resumed his practice as a notary at Saint-Vallier
and then in the parish of Saint-Thomas at Montmagny
.
Boisseau produced a series of memoirs between 1787 and 1789 that were published in 1907 as Mémoires de Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau.
He died at Saint-Thomas in 1842.
His daughter Catherine married Jean-Charles Létourneau
, who later became a member of the legislative assembly.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
.
He was born at Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality...
, Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The island was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage of French Canadians can trace ancestry to early residents of the island...
in 1765, the son of Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau and the grandson of court clerk and royal notary Nicolas Boisseau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
. His studies were interrupted by the invasion of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
by the Americans
United States
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in 1775-6 and he completed his studies from 1778 to 1780. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1791. In the same year, he married Catherine, the daughter of seigneur
Seigneurial system of New France
The 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:...
Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé. In 1792, Boisseau was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada
1st Parliament of Lower Canada
The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792 to May 31, 1796. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :***...
for the island of Orléans. After his term in office, he resumed his practice as a notary at Saint-Vallier
Saint-Vallier, Quebec
Saint-Vallier is a small village of about 1,100 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region, located in the province of Quebec in Canada....
and then in the parish of Saint-Thomas at Montmagny
Montmagny, Quebec
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Boisseau produced a series of memoirs between 1787 and 1789 that were published in 1907 as Mémoires de Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau.
He died at Saint-Thomas in 1842.
His daughter Catherine married Jean-Charles Létourneau
Jean-Charles Létourneau
Jean-Charles Létourneau was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1775 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. Létourneau articled as a notary with Roger Lelièvre and later Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau, qualifying to practice in 1803...
, who later became a member of the legislative assembly.