François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Born

26 September 1817 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Died

2 May 1863 , Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Canada East

François-Xavier married Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 27 November 1838 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 2 February 1821 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Aurelie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HARNOIS .

Parents & Family of François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Parents of François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Father

Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Mother

Marguerite GOULET

Grandparents of François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents

Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE

Maternal grandparents

Antoine GOULET Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married

Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 27 November 1838
Marriage place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HARNOIS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Valerie BOUCHER dite DESROCHES

Born: 26 February 1854, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ludger RIENDEAU 8 January 1872

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1817
26 September 1817
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 27 November 1838, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

He was 21 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
Valerie BOUCHER dite DESROCHES was born 26 February 1854, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec, Canada

François-Xavier was 36 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser