Basile BAUCHER dit MORENCY

Born

17 May 1711 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

26 May 1783 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph BAUCHER Marthe LEMIEUX

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Born: 17 May 1711 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BAUCHER

Mother: Marthe LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET) , Marie-Anne PARADIS

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LEMIEUX , Elisabeth LANGLOIS

Basile had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Basile married Marie-Josephe GUYON 26 January 1734 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe GUYON was born 22 March 1711 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 23 December 1775 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Claude GUYON and Catherine BLOUIN.

Basile BAUCHER dit MORENCY died 26 May 1783 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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Marie-Josephe GUYON
Marriage date: 26 January 1734
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GUYON was the child of Claude GUYON and Catherine BLOUIN

Children of Basile BAUCHER dit MORENCY and Marie-Josephe GUYON

Therese-Getrude BAUCHER

Born: 27 September 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 August 1806, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMP 5 July 1762 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Madeleine BAUCHER dite MORENCY

Born: 17 September 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 11 October 1823, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: François TREMBLAY 13 October 1777 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Alexandre BAUCHER

Born: 4 June 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1825, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LECLERC 3 February 1777 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1711
17 May 1711
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Basile BAUCHER dit MORENCY and Marie-Josephe GUYON 26 January 1734, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Therese-Getrude BAUCHER was born 27 September 1742, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Basile was 31 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Madeleine BAUCHER dite MORENCY was born 17 September 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Basile was 37 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Alexandre BAUCHER was born 4 June 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Basile was 39 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Therese-Getrude BAUCHER married 5 July 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Jean-Baptiste CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMP

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.

Revolutionary War
BAUCHE dit Morency, Basile. A chief American supporter at Ste-Famille, Deprived of commission as captain of militia because he had accepted it
from the rebels. Forced to burn it.

Residence during Revolutionary War - Ste-Famille, Île d'Orléans
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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Revolutionary War
BAUCHER DIT MORENCY, BASILE
Ancestor #: A211686
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 5-17-1711 STE FAMILLE L'ILE D'ORLEANS CANADA
Death: 5-26-1783 STE FAMILLE L'ILE D'ORLEANS QUEBEC CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AM INVASION 1775-1756, PP 15, 16
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: STE FAMILLE DE L'ILE D'ORLEANS - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE JOSEPHTE GUYON
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1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe GUYON died 23 December 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Alexandre BAUCHER married 3 February 1777, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LECLERC

1777 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BAUCHER dite MORENCY married 13 October 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to François TREMBLAY

Death — 1783
26 May 1783
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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