René BOUCHER

Born

7 January 1699 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

31 August 1773 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 7 January 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Parents of René BOUCHER

Father

René-Jean BOUCHER dit MONBRUN

Mother

Françoise-Claire CHAREST

Grandparents of René BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BOUCHER Jeanne CREVIER

Maternal grandparents

Étienne CHAREST Catherine BISSOT

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

René married Madeleine GODEFROY 11 September 1738 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Madeleine GODEFROY was born 9 August 1688 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 7 February 1759 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Madeleine was the child of Amador GODEFROY and Françoise LEPELLE.

René BOUCHER died 31 August 1773 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of René BOUCHER

René BOUCHER married

Madeleine GODEFROY
Marriage date: 11 September 1738
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Madeleine GODEFROY was the child of Amador GODEFROY and Françoise LEPELLE

Children of René BOUCHER and Madeleine GODEFROY

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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 — 1699
7 January 1699
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
René BOUCHER and Madeleine GODEFROY 11 September 1738, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 39 years old.

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine GODEFROY died 7 February 1759, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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.

Death — 1773
31 August 1773
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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