HELP! flag male ancestor  Louis-Joseph  FAUCHER

  (b. 4 November 1733 Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France   d. 6 May 1828 Berthierville, Lower Canada )  

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Louis-Joseph FAUCHER was born 4 November 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph FAUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER   and   Marie-Françoise JOUINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Léonard FAUCHER dit ST-MAURICE and Marie DAMOIS (maternal)  Jean-Pierre JOUINEAU (JUNEAU) and Geneviève TINON dite DESROCHES

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Louis-Joseph  married  Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT 7 November 1763 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada .  Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT  was born 21 May 1739 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).  Catherine died 6 October 1765 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).  Catherine was the child of Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU.

Louis-Joseph  married  (2) Marie-Angélique MERCURE 26 February 1770 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Angélique MERCURE  was born 6 May 1744 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).  Marie-Angélique died 10 March 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ.

Louis-Joseph FAUCHER died 6 May 1828 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

Occupation: Cultivateur



m. Mercure Marie-Angelique
m. Toupin Catherine


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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Louis-Joseph was a Cultivateur.
The cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER

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Louis-Joseph FAUCHER married flag female ancestor Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT-- Date: 7 November 1763 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT was the child of Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU




Children of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT:



Louis-Joseph FAUCHER married flag female ancestor Marie-Angélique MERCURE-- Date: 26 February 1770 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique MERCURE was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ




Children of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Marie-Angélique MERCURE:



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birth1733 Birth
4 November 1733
Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
marriage1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT 7 November 1763, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 30 years old.
1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT died 6 October 1765, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
marriage1770 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Marie-Angélique MERCURE 26 February 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 36 years old.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1778 Birth of Child
Thérèse FAUCHER dite ST-MAURICE was born 6 August 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 44 years old.
1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique MERCURE died 10 March 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Thérèse FAUCHER dite ST-MAURICE married 14 January 1799, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Laurent LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1828 Death
6 May 1828
Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He died at the age of 94.
Added: 1/10/2018 8:59:07 AM - Updated: 2/13/2020 3:13:45 PM

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