Louis-Joseph FAUCHER

Born

4 November 1733 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1828 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER Marie-Françoise JOUINEAU

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Born: 4 November 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FAUCHER

Mother: Marie-Françoise JOUINEAU

Paternal grandparents: Léonard FAUCHER dit ST-MAURICE , Marie DAMOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Pierre JOUINEAU (JUNEAU) , 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 .

m. Mercure Marie-Angelique
m. Toupin Catherine

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, 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

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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

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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis-Joseph FAUCHER married

Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT
Marriage date: 7 November 1763
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT was the child of Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU

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Louis-Joseph FAUCHER married

Marie-Angélique MERCURE
Marriage date: 26 February 1770
Marriage 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

Thérèse FAUCHER dite ST-MAURICE

Born: 6 August 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 June 1832, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 14 January 1799 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1733
4 November 1733
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - 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.

1763 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)

1770 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.

1775 - 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.