Agnes BOUCHARD

(b. 16 March 1773 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 June 1862 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

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Agnes BOUCHARD was born 16 March 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Agnes BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

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Agnes married Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN 30 September 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 31 December 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Marie died 28 September 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Marie was the child of Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD.

Agnes BOUCHARD died 20 June 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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Agnes BOUCHARD married

Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN-- Date: 30 September 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN was the child of Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD

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Children of Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD:

Michel-Archange POTVIN (b.23 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1881, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Ursule LAVOIE 25 November 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) (b.25 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 15 November 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Francois TREMBLAY 27 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Antoinette POTVIN (b.14 April 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 23 December 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Bernard FORTIN 3 March 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite POTVIN (b.25 February 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 26 November 1880, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 27 November 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angele POTVIN (b.24 April 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 26 November 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive POTVIN (b.24 November 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Benjamin SAVARD 21 January 1834 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Mathilde POTVIN (b.17 November 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 March 1897, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 23 August 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Luce POTVIN (b.24 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 29 May 1881, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Paul TREMBLAY 18 November 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles POTVIN (b.7 July 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Seraphine SIMARD 14 February 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Thomas POTVIN (b.29 November 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 4 July 1863, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Emilie GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) 8 February 1836 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1773 Birth
16 March 1773
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Agnes BOUCHARD and Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN 30 September 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 15 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Michel-Archange POTVIN was born 23 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 18 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 25 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 21 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoinette POTVIN was born 14 April 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 23 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite POTVIN was born 25 February 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 26 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Angele POTVIN was born 24 April 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 30 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Olive POTVIN was born 24 November 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 31 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Mathilde POTVIN was born 17 November 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 33 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Luce POTVIN was born 24 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 35 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Charles POTVIN was born 7 July 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 37 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) married 27 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois TREMBLAY

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Antoinette POTVIN married 3 March 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Bernard FORTIN

1814 Birth of Child
Thomas POTVIN was born 29 November 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 41 years old.

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Michel-Archange POTVIN married 25 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Ursule LAVOIE

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Angele POTVIN married 26 November 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1821 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POTVIN married 27 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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

1824 Death of Child
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) died 15 November 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 51 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Mathilde POTVIN married 23 August 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Luce POTVIN married 18 November 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Paul TREMBLAY

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Charles POTVIN married 14 February 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Seraphine SIMARD

1834 Marriage of Child
Olive POTVIN married 21 January 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Benjamin SAVARD

1836 Marriage of Child
Thomas POTVIN married 8 February 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emilie GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Death of Child
Marie-Antoinette POTVIN died 23 December 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes was 67 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 28 September 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Death
20 June 1862
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

She died at the age of 89.

Added: 7/26/2019 3:20:21 PM - Updated: 9/27/2024 5:48:46 PM