Barbe MERCIER

Born

5 October 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 November 1839 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Barbe married Dominique BOUCHARD 30 January 1792 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dominique BOUCHARD was born 19 February 1772 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . Dominique died 26 February 1840 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Dominique was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON .

Parents & Family of Barbe MERCIER

Parents of Barbe MERCIER

Father

Joseph MERCIER

Mother

Marie-Josephte LEVRON

Grandparents of Barbe MERCIER

Paternal grandparents

Antoine MERCIER Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LEVRON Rose VERONNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Barbe MERCIER

Barbe MERCIER married

Dominique BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 30 January 1792
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Dominique BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON

Children of Dominique BOUCHARD and Barbe MERCIER

Christine BOUCHARD

Born: 23 September 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 18 June 1868, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean PERRON 17 February 1824 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Josephte BOUCHARD

Born: 5 January 1811, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1845, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Joseph LAROUCHE dit GAUTHIER 10 February 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1772
5 October 1772
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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Barbe MERCIER and Dominique BOUCHARD 30 January 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 19 years old.

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Christine BOUCHARD was born 23 September 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Barbe was 27 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Josephte BOUCHARD was born 5 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Barbe was 38 years old.

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