Jean BOUCHER

Born

14 February 1735 , Saint-Gabriel, Berthier, Canada, New France

Died

18 September 1810 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pascal BOUCHER Genevieve VERMET

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Born: 14 February 1735 in Saint-Gabriel, Berthier, Canada, New France

Father: Pascal BOUCHER

Mother: Genevieve VERMET

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL

Maternal grandparents: Robert VERMET dit LAFORME , Catherine-Marguerite CADRIN (CATRIN)

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Jean married Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS 9 October 1761 in Saint-Vallier, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS was born 24 January 1739 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth died 24 July 1812 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth MERCIER.

Jean BOUCHER died 18 September 1810 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS
Marriage date: 9 October 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth MERCIER

Children of Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Marie-Louise BOUCHER

Born: 4 June 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 September 1813, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin COUTURE 7 July 1789 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1735
14 February 1735
Saint-Gabriel, Berthier, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS 9 October 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHER was born 4 June 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 30 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.