General Notes

Charles was an educated person who knew how to read and write. He appears in the public archives of Canada for the first time in Quebec on Sept 19 1657 when he was a witness for the marriage contract between Pierre Trembly and Ozanne Achon. On August 25 1658, he ratified his marriage contract with Madeleine Triot in the presence of the upper-crust of Quebec society; Jean de Lauzon, grand senechal and owner of the arriere-fief of Lotinville on the Beaupre coast, his wife Anne Despres, Etienette Despres and Pierre Legardeur.  On January 26 1659 he received a concession of land from Jean de Lauzon. The land was in the feif of Lotinville to the west of the riviere Petit Pre, was a league and half in depth and 40 arpents wide.  By the summer of 1663, he owned a stone house, the first in the area measuring 37x22 ft, having 2 chmneys, one with a brick oven, and an attic covered with planks. There was also a straw-roofed 25x18 barn. The farm was sold to Merchant Antoine Berson for 1100 livres, plus 40 livres for pins for Marie Triot and 5 livres for wine.
Charles acted as appraiser for the property of Charles Berson in 1666, chosen by his widow because he had stored the deceased's clothing and papers.  In 1667 Charles bought the late Pierre LeGardeur's farm at Chateau Richer, and the following year bought the adjoining farm owned by Jacques Goulet.  Ib 1681 the census reports Charles as owning 20 arpents of cleared land, 14 head of cattle, a mare and 2 guns at Chateau Richer.
In 1699, half the propert was given to sons Nicolas and Pierre with the stipulation that they supported their parents until their deaths. The second half of the property went to them on their parents death with 250 livres given to each of the other children.