François BOUCHER

(b. 21 November 1617 , Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, France d. abt. 1678 , Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France )

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François BOUCHER was born 21 November 1617 in Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, France

François BOUCHER was the child of Marin BOUCHER and Julienne BARIL (DUBARIL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOUCHER and Françoise PAIGNE

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD 03 September 1641 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD was born abt. 1629 in Bagneux, Aisne, France. Marie-Josephe-Florence died 23 July 1686 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Josephe-Florence was the child of Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOT.

François BOUCHER died abt. 1678 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

François BOUCHER was a Habitant.

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.

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

François BOUCHER was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

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Family and Children of François BOUCHER

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François BOUCHER married

Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD-- Date: 03 September 1641 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD was the child of Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOT

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

"Francois Boucher epousa le 3 septembre 1641, a Quebec, Florence Gareman, fille de Pierre Gareman, depuis longemps deja etabli au Cap Rouge..."
Title Histoire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, Volume 1
Histoire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, Joseph-Edmond Roy
Author Joseph-Edmond Roy
Publisher En vente chez l'auteur, 1897
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Oct 5, 2007
Page 329

Children of François BOUCHER and Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD:

Jean BOUCHER (b.1 May 1643, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1666, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )

Benoit BOUCHER (b.4 October 1644, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1703, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Elisabeth BOUCHER (b.19 March 1646, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1685, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Denis GUYON 21 October 1659 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES (b.29 September 1648, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Helene GAUDRY 13 December 1671 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marin BOUCHER (b.26 December 1650, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1666, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie BOUCHER (b.30 October 1652, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1713, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )
m. Antoine CHAUDILLON 26 MAY 1672 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Florence BOUCHER (b.5 October 1654, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1666, Québec, Canada, New France )

Charles BOUCHER (b.4 April 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1728, Berthierville, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 7 May 1685 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS (b.6 April 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1723, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Jeanne MIVILLE 21 November 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel BOUCHER (b.30 April 1661, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1708, )
m. Marie-Madeleine HUOT 26 November 1695 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Geneviève AMYOT (AMIOT) 19 April 1700 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise BOUCHER (b.6 April 1664, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1704, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Nicolas THIBAULT 23 July 1686 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Origin of Surname
BOUCHER
(French) A butcher; a blood-thirsty man.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

1617 Birth
21 November 1617
Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, France

1641 Marriage / Partner
François BOUCHER and Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD 03 September 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1643 Birth of Child
Jean BOUCHER was born 1 May 1643, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 25 years old.

1644 Birth of Child
Benoit BOUCHER was born 4 October 1644, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 26 years old.

1646 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOUCHER was born 19 March 1646, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 28 years old.

1648 Birth of Child
Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 29 September 1648, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

François was 30 years old.

1650 Birth of Child
Marin BOUCHER was born 26 December 1650, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

François was 33 years old.

1652 Birth of Child
Marie BOUCHER was born 30 October 1652, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

François was 34 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Florence BOUCHER was born 5 October 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 36 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1658 Birth of Child
Charles BOUCHER was born 4 April 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 40 years old.

1659 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BOUCHER married 21 October 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Denis GUYON

1660 Birth of Child
Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was born 6 April 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 42 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Michel BOUCHER was born 30 April 1661, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

François was 43 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BOUCHER was born 6 April 1664, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

François was 46 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Sillery
francois Boucher - 40 habittant

florence garman - 37 sa femme

Benoist Boucher - 21 fils

pierre Boucher - 18 fils

Marie Boucher - 13 fille

Magdelaine Boucher - 11 fille

Charles Boucher - 7 fils

denis Boucher - 6 fils

Charles Boucher - 8 fils

michel Boucher - 4 fils

francois Boucher - 2 fils

Et - - 22 domestique engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 Death of Child
Florence BOUCHER died 2 July 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 48 years old.

1666 Death of Child
Jean BOUCHER died 23 November 1666, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 49 years old.

1671 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married 13 December 1671, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Helene GAUDRY

1672 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUCHER married 26 MAY 1672, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Antoine CHAUDILLON

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