François BOUCHER

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7 September 1742 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

16 May 1819 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Pierre BOUCHER Marie-Catherine LIZOTTE

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Born: 7 September 1742 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BOUCHER

Mother: Marie-Catherine LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BOUCHER , Madeleine DANCOSSE

Maternal grandparents: Noel LIZOTTE , Catherine MENEUX

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François married Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 21 November 1768 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born 28 May 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Catherine died 4 April 1817 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Catherine was the child of Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine LANGLAIS dite SERIEN.

François BOUCHER died 16 May 1819 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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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.

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François BOUCHER married

Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Marriage date: 21 November 1768
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU was the child of Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Children of François BOUCHER and Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER

Born: 29 August 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1855, St-Pacome, Canada

Married: Pierre BEAUPRÉ 24 November 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Constance BOUCHER

Born: 21 February 1783, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1841, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 23 January 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1742
7 September 1742
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
François BOUCHER and Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 21 November 1768 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 26 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER was born 29 August 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 37 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Constance BOUCHER was born 21 February 1783, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Constance BOUCHER married 23 January 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER married 24 November 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre BEAUPRÉ

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)