Jean-François BOUCHARD

Born

2 February 1744 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

9 June 1821 , Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

Jean-François married Genevieve PELLETIER 21 January 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve PELLETIER was born 23 August 1742 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France. Genevieve died 22 March 1797 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-François BOUCHARD

Parents of Jean-François BOUCHARD

Father

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD

Mother

Marie-Madeleine OUELLET

Grandparents of Jean-François BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents

François BOUCHARD Marie-Anne VALLIÈRE (CHEVALLIER)

Maternal grandparents

Sebastien OUELLET Madeleine LIZOTTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François BOUCHARD

Jean-François BOUCHARD married

Genevieve PELLETIER
Marriage date: 21 January 1765
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve PELLETIER was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU

Children of Jean-François BOUCHARD and Genevieve PELLETIER

Joseph BOUCHARD

Born: 21 August 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LEVESQUE 26 November 1792 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Genevieve BOUCHARD

Born: 20 February 1782, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 November 1857, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Raphael OUELLET 4 February 1799 Place: La Pocatière, 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 — 1744
2 February 1744
La Pocatière, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François BOUCHARD and Genevieve PELLETIER 21 January 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 20 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph BOUCHARD was born 21 August 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-François was 24 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
Genevieve BOUCHARD was born 20 February 1782, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-François was 38 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

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOUCHARD married 26 November 1792, La Pocatière, Lower Canada to Josephte LEVESQUE

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