Joseph BOUCHARD

Born

abt. 1722 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 March 1796 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph BOUCHARD

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Born: abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Joseph BOUCHARD

Father

Pierre BOUCHARD

Mother

Marie-Catherine FOURNIER

Grandparents of Joseph BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas BOUCHARD Anne ROY

Maternal grandparents

Simon FOURNIER Catherine ROUSSEAU

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

Joseph married Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES 12 October 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES was born 26 November 1724 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 26 February 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Elisabeth was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite COTE 18 August 1749 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite COTE was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite died 3 April 1799 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph COTE and Marguerite COUILLARD.

Joseph BOUCHARD died 17 March 1796 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BOUCHARD

Joseph BOUCHARD married

Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES
Marriage date: 12 October 1744
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES

Marie-Louise BOUCHARD

Born: 6 February 1748, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 18 January 1816, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS 28 April 1767 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BOUCHARD married

Marguerite COTE
Marriage date: 18 August 1749
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marguerite COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Marguerite COUILLARD

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Marguerite COTE

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD

Born: 19 December 1753, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 26 December 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire LAMY dite ORESTEILLE 13 January 1777 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francoise BROUSSEAU 20 January 1801 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHARD and Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES 12 October 1744, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD was born 6 February 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES died 26 February 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHARD and Marguerite COTE 18 August 1749, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD was born 19 December 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD married 28 April 1767, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS

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.