Romain Becquet
Romain Becquet (c. 1640 – April 20, 1682) was active in a variety of legal capacities in Quebec during his working life.
Becquet was born in France, the son of a surgeon, probably arrived in
seigneury, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
, in 1672.
Romain was in the profession of notary from 1665 and, shortly after, the intendant
Roman Catholic bishop of New France
and was one of the most influential men of his day, also made him clerk of his officiality.
Becquet's work on the land registry as survived to the present time. It is located in the judicial Archives of Quebec and is one of the most important of its kind for the study of 17th-century Quebec.
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