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• Residence: Bef 1656, Saint Aubin, Avremesnil, France
• Immigration: Abt 1656
• First mentioned in Canada: 1662
• Land: 1662, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 24 Feb 1662/63, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Confirmation: 23 Mar 1663/64, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1666, Comte de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 26 Nov 1676
• Census: 1681, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
• Alt. Death: Aft 7 Sep 1711

Notes:

Immigration:
It is believed that Charles and Judith came to Canada with Charles' brother Jean and his wife Marie.

Land:
Charles received a grant of 60 arpents of land on the Saint-Michel shore from Father Jerome Lalemont, the Jesuit Superior.

Land:
Charles added 50 more arpents to his orginal grant. He would build a house "in wood, room by room", which measured 44 by 20 feet. It was lathed inside, had a fireplace, double foyer, single roof and was covered in clapboard on the outside.

Confirmation:
Charles Hamel, 38 years, from the archdiocese of Rouen.

Census:

Charles Hamel, habitant, 42 years
Catherine Lemaistre, 43 years
Jean Hamel, 14 years
Charles Hamel, 7 years

Land:
Charles purchased frontal land on the river that measured 4 by 20 arpents from Noel Pinguet. It would later be given to his son Charles.

Census:

Charles Amel, habitant, 54 years
Catherine Lemaitre, 59 years
Charles Amel, 22 years
Francois Fougues, domestique, 12 years

They had 4 head of cattle and 20 arpents of cleared land.

Alt. Death:
It was noted that he was still living on 7 September 1711, at the age of 91 years.

Charles married Judith Auvray about 1650 in Avremesnil, France. Judith died before 19 Jun 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jean Hamel was born about 1652; died between 17 Aug 1712 and 23 Oct 1716.

Charles married Catherine Lemaitre on 19 Jun 1656 in Saint Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, France. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at the ceremony were Francois Hamel, brother of Charles, Vincent Glorial and Pierre Francois. It was noted that Charles' father, Francois Hamel, consented to the marriage but was not present due to illness.

1. Charles Hamel was born about 1659 in Dieppe, Normandy, France; was buried on 25 Jul 1728 in Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada.

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