Pierre BOUCHARD

(b. 4 May 1740 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1825 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BOUCHARD was born 4 May 1740 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Pierre BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BOUCHARD and Madeleine SIMARD (maternal) Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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

Pierre married Silvie GRENON 26 February 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Silvie GRENON was born 24 February 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Silvie died 8 September 1833 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Silvie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN.

Pierre BOUCHARD died 20 January 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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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Pierre BOUCHARD married

Silvie GRENON-- Date: 26 February 1767 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Silvie GRENON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

Children of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON:

Pierre BOUCHARD (b.20 January 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 February 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marguerite GAGNON 17 April 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes BOUCHARD (b.16 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 June 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN 30 September 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine BOUCHARD (b.15 July 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 February 1863, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Veronique POTVIN 14 July 1801 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Ursule BOUCHARD (b.8 November 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1844, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. André THIBAULT 3 August 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1740 Birth
4 May 1740
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON 26 February 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Agnes BOUCHARD was born 16 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Antoine BOUCHARD was born 15 July 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Ursule BOUCHARD was born 8 November 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Agnes BOUCHARD married 30 September 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOUCHARD married 17 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite GAGNON

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Antoine BOUCHARD married 14 July 1801, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Veronique POTVIN

1802 Marriage of Child
Ursule BOUCHARD married 3 August 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to André THIBAULT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)