Marriage
Married Jeanne Testard.
Montréal, Quebec, CanadaFamily profile
Their story
François Le Ber came from the Pîtres, or Pistre, area near Rouen and settled around Montréal by about 1660. He married Jeanne Testard on 2 December 1662. Their daughter Marie later married François Bourassa. In 1663, François and his brother Jacques served in Montréal’s citizen militia.
Québec heritage records connect him to a Pointe-Saint-Charles farmhouse acquired by Marguerite Bourgeoys in 1668. He later held two concessions at La Prairie. A posthumous inventory in 1698 recorded 138½ arpents and valued the properties together at 2,800 French livres. The existing research converts the area to about 117 acres, with about 11.8 acres plowable.
The inventory listed plow oxen, cows, a cart, farm tools, pewter dishes, and hemp sheets. A locked fir chest. A silver cup. It also described a modest timber house in the village.
Family
Full siblings
Jacques Le Ber dit La Rosec.1633 — 1706Children with Jeanne Tétard / Testard
Marie Le BerDates not recordedTimeline
Militia Service
Member of Montréal citizen militia with brother Jacques.
Montréal, Quebec, CanadaProperty Transfer
Farm house and neighboring land associated with François Le Ber were purchased by Marguerite Bourgeoys.
Pointe-Saint-Charles (Montréal), Quebec, CanadaLand Concession
Received a La Prairie concession recorded in the later estate inventory.
La Prairie, Quebec, CanadaEstate Inventory
Posthumous inventory documented land, livestock, tools, household goods and property values.
La Prairie, Quebec, CanadaMigration
Established in the Montréal region after leaving Normandy; exact voyage date and ship unresolved.
Montréal, Quebec, CanadaWork & roles
- bourgeois
- farmer-colonist
Other names
François Le Ber
Family records
François Le Ber → Marie Le Ber · Société d’histoire de La Prairie — Bourassa roots in La Prairie