Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Born

31 January 1748 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1823 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Judith BACHELET dite CASSISTA 30 January 1786 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith BACHELET dite CASSISTA was born 25 October 1759 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Judith died 4 February 1795 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Judith was the child of Pierre-Joseph BACHELET dit CASSISTA and Genevieve SOUCY .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Father

Michel BOUCHER

Mother

Marguerite CHORET

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BOUCHER Marie-Anne MICHAUD

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste CHORET Marie-Anne OUELLET

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER married

Judith BACHELET dite CASSISTA
Marriage date: 30 January 1786
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Judith BACHELET dite CASSISTA was the child of Pierre-Joseph BACHELET dit CASSISTA and Genevieve SOUCY

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Judith BACHELET dite CASSISTA

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 November 1873, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Ursule FOURNIER 7 January 1812 Place: L'Isle-Verte, 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 — 1748
31 January 1748
Kamouraska, 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 - 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Judith BACHELET dite CASSISTA 30 January 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 38 years old.

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

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