Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Born

26 May 1746 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

11 May 1806 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josette CLOUTIER 7 August 1775 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie-Josette CLOUTIER was born 2 February 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Marie-Josette died 24 July 1826 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Marie-Josette was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Father

Jean BOUCHER

Mother

Reine-Felicite FORTIN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

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Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FORTIN Francoise BELANGER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER married

Marie-Josette CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 7 August 1775
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette CLOUTIER was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Josette CLOUTIER

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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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Birth — 1746
26 May 1746
L'Islet, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Josette CLOUTIER 7 August 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 29 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.