Joseph BOUCHER

Born

25 June 1758 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1836 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER Marie-Anne-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Born: 25 June 1758 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Mother: Marie-Anne-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS , Marie-Anne MORIN

Joseph BOUCHER died 24 February 1836 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .

m. Isabelle Genevieve
m. Jolin Marie-Anne

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Boucher Heritage - Ceramic Mug

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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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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Birth — 1758
25 June 1758
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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.