Etienne BOUCHARD

Born

8 March 1792 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

6 September 1874 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

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Born: 8 March 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD

Mother: Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier BOUCHARD , Marie-Angelique DESBIENS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE , Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN

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Etienne married Marie-Louise GIRARD 3 September 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise GIRARD was born 21 February 1789 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Louise died 30 September 1853 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François-Xavier GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY.

Etienne BOUCHARD died 6 September 1874 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Etienne BOUCHARD married

Marie-Louise GIRARD
Marriage date: 3 September 1811
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise GIRARD was the child of François-Xavier GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY

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Children of Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Louise GIRARD

Sophie BOUCHARD

Born: 1 March 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celestin GIRARD 12 October 1841 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Ephrem BOUCHARD

Born: 17 March 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Domithilde SIMARD 26 May 1846 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Madeleine BOUCHARD

Born: 27 March 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 31 July 1899, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada

Married: Desire TREMBLAY 23 October 1849 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1792
8 March 1792
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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

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

1811 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Louise GIRARD 3 September 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 19 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

1821 Birth of Child
Sophie BOUCHARD was born 1 March 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 28 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Ephrem BOUCHARD was born 17 March 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHARD was born 27 March 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 35 years old.

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

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

1841 Marriage of Child
Sophie BOUCHARD married 12 October 1841, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Celestin GIRARD

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)

1846 Marriage of Child
Ephrem BOUCHARD married 26 May 1846, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Domithilde SIMARD

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

1849 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHARD married 23 October 1849, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Desire TREMBLAY

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

1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise GIRARD died 30 September 1853, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.