Gervais FOUCHER

Born

21 March 1745 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

28 October 1789 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Gervais married Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC 18 January 1773 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC was born 9 April 1754 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse died 6 January 1835 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of François PETITCLERC and Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE .

Parents & Family of Gervais FOUCHER

Parents of Gervais FOUCHER

Father

Gabriel FOUCHER

Mother

Marie GENDRON

Grandparents of Gervais FOUCHER

Paternal grandparents

Gervais-Francois FOUCHER Élisabeth GERBERT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GENDRON Marie THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gervais FOUCHER

Gervais FOUCHER married

Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC
Marriage date: 18 January 1773
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC was the child of François PETITCLERC and Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE

Children of Gervais FOUCHER and Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC

Marie-Reine FOUCHER

Born: 4 August 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul PAYANT 4 July 1808 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Gervais's Québec records.

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

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Birth — 1745
21 March 1745
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Gervais FOUCHER and Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC 18 January 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 27 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.