Charles BOUCHER

(b. 5 May 1812 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 27 February 1884 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )

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Charles BOUCHER was born 5 May 1812 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Charles BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Louis BOUCHER and Marie-Louise LAREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Michel BOUCHER and Marie-Louise-Françoise BOURASSA (maternal) Joseph-Antoine LAREAU and Marie-Anne FRECHETTE

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

Charles married Sophie COURTEMANCHE 23 September 1834 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Sophie COURTEMANCHE was born 19 February 1815 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Sophie died 27 January 1902 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Sophie was the child of Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE and Marie PATENAUDE.

Charles BOUCHER died 27 February 1884 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Charles BOUCHER was a Cordonnier.
The cordonnier, or shoemaker (a cordwainer in England), was a craftsman who manufactured shoes, boots, and other types of footwear. He knew how to create, with his own hands, the entire shoe from the sole to the upper. He was the cutter, fitter, designer, and polisher... Some shoemakers sold their shoes to merchants, but the majority sold their own shoes, either from their workshop or by going door-to-door selling their wares.
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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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Family and Children of Charles BOUCHER

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Charles BOUCHER married

Sophie COURTEMANCHE-- Date: 23 September 1834 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

Sophie COURTEMANCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE and Marie PATENAUDE

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Children of Charles BOUCHER and Sophie COURTEMANCHE:

Charles BOUCHER (b.10 September 1835, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 12 January 1916, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )
m. Flavie MENARD 16 May 1854 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Joseph BOUCHER (b.19 October 1838, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Scholastique CHAPUT 9 November 1858 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Felix BOUCHER (b.22 September 1840, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Rose MOREL 11 July 1864 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Aurelie BOUCHER (b.17 September 1842, Saint-Luc, Canada East d. 26 December 1929, Cohoes, New York, USA)
m. Jean Baptiste AUDET 15 November 1859 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Sophie BOUCHER (b.7 March 1845, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East d. , )

Marie Julia (Julie) BOUCHER (b.27 July 1847, Chambly, Canada East d. , )
m. Joseph ROBERT 9 October 1871 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Moise BOUCHER (b.2 September 1849, Chambly, Canada East d. , )
m. Alphonsine DESROSIERS 7 September 1874 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Damase-Levi BOUCHER (b.2 February 1852, Chambly, Canada East d. , )

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1812 Birth
5 May 1812
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage / Partner
Charles BOUCHER and Sophie COURTEMANCHE 23 September 1834, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.

1834 marriage

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1835 Birth of Child
Charles BOUCHER was born 10 September 1835, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Charles was 23 years old.

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

1838 Birth of Child
Joseph BOUCHER was born 19 October 1838, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Charles was 26 years old.

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

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

1840 Birth of Child
Felix BOUCHER was born 22 September 1840, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 28 years old.

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

1842 Birth of Child
Aurelie BOUCHER was born 17 September 1842, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Charles was 30 years old.

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)

1845 Birth of Child
Sophie BOUCHER was born 7 March 1845, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Charles was 32 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Marie Julia (Julie) BOUCHER was born 27 July 1847, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 35 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Moise BOUCHER was born 2 September 1849, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 37 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Damase-Levi BOUCHER was born 2 February 1852, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 39 years old.

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

1854 Marriage of Child
Charles BOUCHER married 16 May 1854, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury) to Flavie MENARD

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

1858 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOUCHER married 9 November 1858, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Scholastique CHAPUT

1859 Marriage of Child
Aurelie BOUCHER married 15 November 1859, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Jean Baptiste AUDET

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Felix BOUCHER married 11 July 1864, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Rose MOREL

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1871 Marriage of Child
Marie Julia (Julie) BOUCHER married 9 October 1871, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Joseph ROBERT

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Marriage of Child
Moise BOUCHER married 7 September 1874, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury) to Alphonsine DESROSIERS

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 Ste-Rosalie, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
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name: Charles Boucher
title:
gender: Male
age: 68y
calculated birth year: 1813
birthplace: Quebec
marital status: Married
occupation: Cordonnier
ethnic origin: French
religion: Catholique
head of household: Charles Boucher
born during last year:
census place: St-Jean (Town), St-Jean, Quebec, Canada
district number: 68
sub district: E
division: 1
page number: 99
house number: 1060031
family number: 446
digital folder number: 4464083
image number: 00446
film number: 1375841
library and archives canada film number: C-13205
Household Gender Age
Charles Boucher M 68y
Sophie Boucher F 66y

1881 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History