François BOUCHARD

(b. 8 April 1674 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1756 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France )

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François BOUCHARD was born 8 April 1674 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

François BOUCHARD was the child of Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT and Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie MICHEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Anne-Marguerite SIMARD 15 June 1699 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Anne-Marguerite SIMARD was born 13 January 1684 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Anne-Marguerite died abt. 1756 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Anne-Marguerite was the child of Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE.

François BOUCHARD died 12 October 1756 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

François BOUCHARD was a Capitaine de milice.

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.
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François BOUCHARD married

Anne-Marguerite SIMARD-- Date: 15 June 1699 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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Anne-Marguerite SIMARD was the child of Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Name: Marguerite Simard
Relationship to Head: Enfant (Child)
Baptism Date: 22 févr. 1684 (22 Feb 1684)
Baptism Place: Baie-Saint-Paul
Father's Name: Noel Simard
Mother's Name: Madeleine Racine
Marriage Date: 15 juin 1699 (15 Jun 1699)
Marriage Place: Baie-Saint-Paul
Spouse's Name: François Bouchard

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

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Children of François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD:

Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD (b.14 April 1700, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. November 1755, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France )
m. François-Xavier TREMBLAY 24 November 1718 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Louise BOUCHARD (b.18 November 1701, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1735, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph AMIOT 13 July 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Jacques BONNEAU 19 April 1723 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude BOUCHARD (b.25 March 1703, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1715, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )

Barbe BOUCHARD (b.22 April 1704, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1739, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph LAFOREST 5 June 1732 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude BOUCHARD (b.25 November 1706, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. April 1731, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France )

Marguerite BOUCHARD (b.8 October 1707, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1724, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )

Agnes BOUCHARD (b.26 September 1709, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1743, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY 1728
m. Sebastien HERVE 27 November 1741 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD (b.4 July 1711, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 4 November 1732 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-François BOUCHARD (b.18 March 1713, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 December 1755, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Dorothée SAVARD 17 November 1739 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephe BOUCHARD (b.18 March 1713, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre SAVARD 21 November 1731 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine BOUCHARD (b.12 March 1715, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1810, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Andre TREMBLAY 28 April 1739 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne BOUCHARD (b.20 January 1717, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 28 November 1747 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD (b.21 December 1718, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1791, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY 3 February 1749 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Charlotte BOUCHARD (b.20 January 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. François PERRON 7 February 1746 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Thérèse BOUCHARD (b.20 January 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD (b.21 March 1724, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1758, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )
m. Etienne GAGNON 28 November 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Antoine BOUCHARD (b.15 June 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1807, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève TREMBLAY 3 November 1750 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1674 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Francois Bouchard
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 09 Apr 1674
baptism/ christening place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Montmorency I, Quebec
birth date: 08 Apr 1674
birthplace: St. Anne, de Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Claude Bouchard
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Louise Gasnier
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01332-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: P-21

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1674 Baptism. St-Anne de Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec.

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage / Partner
François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD 15 June 1699, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD was born 14 April 1700, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 26 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD was born 18 November 1701, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 27 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Claude BOUCHARD was born 25 March 1703, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 28 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Barbe BOUCHARD was born 22 April 1704, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 30 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Claude BOUCHARD was born 25 November 1706, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 32 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOUCHARD was born 8 October 1707, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 33 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Agnes BOUCHARD was born 26 September 1709, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 35 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD was born 4 July 1711, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 37 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Joseph-François BOUCHARD was born 18 March 1713, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 38 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BOUCHARD was born 18 March 1713, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 38 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Catherine BOUCHARD was born 12 March 1715, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 40 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Death of Child
Claude BOUCHARD died 8 September 1715, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 41 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1717, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 42 years old.

1717 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD married 13 July 1717, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph AMIOT

1718 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD married 24 November 1718, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François-Xavier TREMBLAY

1718 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD was born 21 December 1718, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 44 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 47 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 47 years old.

1723 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD married 19 April 1723 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jacques BONNEAU

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD was born 21 March 1724, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 49 years old.

1724 Death of Child
Marguerite BOUCHARD died 5 May 1724, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 50 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
François-Antoine BOUCHARD was born 15 June 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 52 years old.

1731 Death of Child
Claude BOUCHARD died April 1731, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 57 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BOUCHARD married 21 November 1731 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre SAVARD

1732 Marriage of Child
Barbe BOUCHARD married 5 June 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph LAFOREST

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD married 4 November 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

1735 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD died 21 August 1735, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 61 years old.

1739 Death of Child
Barbe BOUCHARD died 22 March 1739, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 64 years old.

1739 Marriage of Child
Catherine BOUCHARD married 28 April 1739 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Andre TREMBLAY

1739 Marriage of Child
Joseph-François BOUCHARD married 17 November 1739, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marie-Dorothée SAVARD

1741 Marriage of Child
Agnes BOUCHARD married 27 November 1741, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Sebastien HERVE

1743 Death of Child
Agnes BOUCHARD died 1 May 1743, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 69 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOUCHARD married 7 February 1746, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to François PERRON

1747 Marriage of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD married 28 November 1747, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD married 28 November 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne GAGNON

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD married 3 February 1749, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

1750 Marriage of Child
François-Antoine BOUCHARD married 3 November 1750, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Geneviève TREMBLAY

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD died November 1755, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 81 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Joseph-François BOUCHARD died 28 December 1755, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 81 years old.

1756 Death
12 October 1756
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 82.

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