Sip your morning coffee in style with the Boucher Heritage Mug, a tribute to the rich legacy of Marin Boucher and Perrine Mallet, pioneers who embarked on a journey to New France from Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, France in 1630s.
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Birth — 1733 16 March 1733 Berthierville, Canada, New France
1759 Marriage / Partner Madeleine BOUCHER and Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 21 January 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
She was 25 years old.
1759 Birth of Child Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 23 December 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Madeleine was 26 years old.
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.
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.
1782 Death of Spouse/Partner Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 26 May 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1787 Marriage of Child Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 6 August 1787, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Therese DUBORD
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Madeleine
BOUCHER
Boucher Heritage - Ceramic Mug
Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Birth — 1733
1759 Marriage / Partner
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.
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.
1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
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