François BOUCHER

Born

6 July 1752 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1817 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Charles BOUCHER Therese DUBORD

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Born: 6 July 1752 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Charles BOUCHER

Mother: Therese DUBORD

Paternal grandparents: François BOUCHER , Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE , Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

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François married Charlotte GAMELIN dite CHÂTEAUVIEU 3 July 1775 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte GAMELIN dite CHÂTEAUVIEU was born 21 March 1750 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Charlotte died 28 June 1829 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Antoine GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Angelique HERTEL.

François BOUCHER died 19 April 1817 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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François BOUCHER married

Charlotte GAMELIN dite CHÂTEAUVIEU
Marriage date: 3 July 1775
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GAMELIN dite CHÂTEAUVIEU was the child of Antoine GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Angelique HERTEL

Children of François BOUCHER and Charlotte GAMELIN dite CHÂTEAUVIEU

Angelique BOUCHER

Born: 26 June 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 21 January 1799 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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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 — 1752
6 July 1752
Berthierville, 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
François BOUCHER and Charlotte GAMELIN dite CHÂTEAUVIEU 3 July 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Angelique BOUCHER was born 26 June 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Angelique BOUCHER married 21 January 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

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