Pierre BOUCHER

Born

22 May 1749 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

28 April 1832 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Jean BOUCHER Reine-Felicite FORTIN

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Born: 22 May 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BOUCHER

Mother: Reine-Felicite FORTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FORTIN , Francoise BELANGER

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Pierre married Marie-Anne RICHARD 27 September 1773 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 1 August 1746 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Anne died 14 August 1832 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Anne was the child of Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER.

Pierre BOUCHER died 28 April 1832 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Sip your morning coffee in style with the Boucher Heritage Mug, a tribute to the rich legacy of Marin Boucher and Perrine Mallet, pioneers who embarked on a journey to New France from Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, France in 1630s.

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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Pierre BOUCHER married

Marie-Anne RICHARD
Marriage date: 27 September 1773
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne RICHARD was the child of Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER

Children of Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne RICHARD

Pierre BOUCHER

Born: 31 July 1775, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1813, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Archange COUILLARD 22 January 1799 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1749
22 May 1749
L'Islet, 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
Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne RICHARD 27 September 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre BOUCHER was born 31 July 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre was 26 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.

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOUCHER married 22 January 1799, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Archange COUILLARD

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

1813 Death of Child
Pierre BOUCHER died 2 February 1813, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre was 63 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

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1832
28 April 1832
L'Islet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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