Joseph BOUCHER

Born

13 February 1736 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

22 August 1811 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Pierre BOUCHER Marie-Catherine LIZOTTE

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Born: 13 February 1736 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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Joseph married Rosalie MARTIN 16 November 1761 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie MARTIN was born 19 September 1741 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Rosalie died 25 July 1795 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Rosalie was the child of Joseph MARTIN and Théotiste-Rosalie PELLETIER.

Joseph married (2) Elisabeth LEVASSEUR 8 August 1796 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Elisabeth LEVASSEUR was born 8 November 1744 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Elisabeth died 25 April 1820 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS.

Joseph BOUCHER died 22 August 1811 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .

m. Levasseur Elisabeth
m. Martin Rosalie

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Rosalie MARTIN
Marriage date: 16 November 1761
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
Rosalie MARTIN was the child of Joseph MARTIN and Théotiste-Rosalie PELLETIER

Children of Joseph BOUCHER and Rosalie MARTIN

Madeleine BOUCHER

Born: 2 October 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 13 June 1825, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel HUDON 28 July 1783 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Joseph MICHAUD 1 February 1796 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph BOUCHER married

Elisabeth LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 8 August 1796
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Elisabeth LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS

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Birth — 1736
13 February 1736
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHER and Rosalie MARTIN 16 November 1761, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 2 October 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER married 28 July 1783, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Gabriel HUDON

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)

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rosalie MARTIN died 25 July 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHER and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR 8 August 1796, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

He was 60 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER married 1 February 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph MICHAUD

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

Death — 1811
22 August 1811
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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