Gabriel BOUCHARD

Born

9 September 1747 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1811 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Joseph BOUCHARD Marie-Madeleine FORTIN

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Born: 9 September 1747 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BOUCHARD

Mother: Marie-Madeleine FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BOUCHARD , Marie-Françoise LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre FORTIN , Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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Gabriel married Genevieve AUTIN 20 August 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve AUTIN was born 15 February 1739 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Genevieve died 16 April 1795 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Genevieve was the child of Joseph AUTIN and Félicité MIVILLE.

Gabriel BOUCHARD died 24 March 1811 in La Pocatière, 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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Genevieve AUTIN
Marriage date: 20 August 1770
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve AUTIN was the child of Joseph AUTIN and Félicité MIVILLE

Children of Gabriel BOUCHARD and Genevieve AUTIN

François BOUCHARD

Born: 17 December 1773, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 December 1844, La Pocatière, Canada East

Married: Theotiste THERIAULT 4 November 1811 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1747
9 September 1747
La Pocatière, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BOUCHARD and Genevieve AUTIN 20 August 1770 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 22 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
François BOUCHARD was born 17 December 1773, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Gabriel 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.