Catherine PERRAS

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20 January 1762 , Terrebonne, Canada

Died

29 April 1837 , Beauceville, Lower Canada

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Jacques PERRAS Elisabeth ANGERS

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Born: 20 January 1762 in Terrebonne, Canada

Father: Jacques PERRAS

Mother: Elisabeth ANGERS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PERRAS , Marie CREPIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS , Catherine LEMIRE

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Catherine married Pierre BOUCHER 3 July 1798 in Beauceville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BOUCHER was born 2 November 1773 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 23 April 1852 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Pierre was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marguerite QUIRION.

Catherine PERRAS died 29 April 1837 in Beauceville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre BOUCHER
Marriage date: 3 July 1798
Marriage place: Beauceville, Lower Canada
Pierre BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marguerite QUIRION

Children of Pierre BOUCHER and Catherine PERRAS

Pierre-Hippolyte-Jovite BOUCHER

Born: 15 February 1801, Beauceville, Lower Canada
Died: 22 September 1869, St-Victor-de-Tring, Canada

Married: Euphrosine PLANTE 3 September 1822 Place: Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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Birth — 1762
20 January 1762
Terrebonne, Canada

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)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PERRAS and Pierre BOUCHER 3 July 1798, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

She was 36 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Pierre-Hippolyte-Jovite BOUCHER was born 15 February 1801, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Catherine was 39 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

1822 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Hippolyte-Jovite BOUCHER married 3 September 1822, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce) to Euphrosine PLANTE

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