Françoise BOUCHER

(b. 22 June 1636 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1711 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Françoise BOUCHER was born 22 June 1636 in Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise BOUCHER was the child of Marin BOUCHER and Perrine MALLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOUCHER and Françoise PAIGNE

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

Françoise married Jean PLANTE 1 September 1650 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jean PLANTE was born 29 March 1621 in Laleu, Aunis, France. Jean died 29 March 1706 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jean was the child of Nicolas PLANTE and Isabelle (Elisabeth) CHAUVIN.

Françoise BOUCHER died 18 April 1711 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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
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Françoise BOUCHER married

Jean PLANTE-- Date: 1 September 1650 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean PLANTE was the child of Nicolas PLANTE and Isabelle (Elisabeth) CHAUVIN

PRDH indicates that Jean Plante and Francoise Boucher were married in 1650 in Quebec, QC, Canada

"Francoise (1636), married 14 years later to Jean Plante, the ancestor of the Plante families in Canada."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IV, Page 64

Children of Jean PLANTE and Françoise BOUCHER:

Claude PLANTE (b.26 January 1653, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1729, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) 7 November 1678 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Catherine DUFRESNE 11 January 1706 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise PLANTE (b.27 January 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1726, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Nicolas PAQUIN 18 November 1676 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jacques PLANTE (b.7 October 1657, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1737 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Françoise TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 15 November 1686 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Geneviève DUCHESNE 6 February 1696 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Georges PLANTE (b.abt. 1659, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1718, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite CRÉPEAU 5 November 1685 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean PLANTE (b.6 June 1661, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1711, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Mathurine DELUGRE 14 April 1687 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER 1699 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Thomas PLANTE (b.17 January 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Marthe PAILLEREAU 9 February 1687 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre PLANTE (b.7 April 1666 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1737, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite PATENAUDE 06 November 1691 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François PLANTE (b.3 December 1668, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1742, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Louise BÉRARD 26 October 1694 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
m. Marie-Anne COIGNAC dite GAGNON 25 October 1700 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève PLANTE (b.20 April 1671 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1703, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) 18 April 1689 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Angélique PLANTE (b.9 January 1673 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Michel CHABOT 23 January 1690 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph PLANTE (b.15 December 1674 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1730, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

Anonyme PLANTE (b.abt. 1676, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1676, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

Louise PLANTE (b.7 February 1678 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre COIGNAC (COGNAC) 6 June 1702 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1636 Birth
22 June 1636
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Francoise Boucher
22 June 1636
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

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1636 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France

1650 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BOUCHER and Jean PLANTE 1 September 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 14 years old.

1653 Birth of Child
Claude PLANTE was born 26 January 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise was 16 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PLANTE was born 27 January 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise was 18 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Jacques PLANTE was born 7 October 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise was 21 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Jean PLANTE was born 6 June 1661, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Thomas PLANTE was born 17 January 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 27 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Jean plante - 40 habittant

Francoise Boucher plante - 30 sa femme

Claude Boucher plante - 13 fils

Marie plante - 11 fille

Jacques plante - 9 fils

George plante - 7 fils

Jean plante - 5 fils

Et thomas plante - 2 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 Birth of Child
Pierre PLANTE was born 7 April 1666 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 29 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
François PLANTE was born 3 December 1668, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Geneviève PLANTE was born 20 April 1671 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 34 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Angélique PLANTE was born 9 January 1673 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 36 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Joseph PLANTE was born 15 December 1674 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 38 years old.

1676 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise PLANTE married 18 November 1676, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Nicolas PAQUIN

1678 Birth of Child
Louise PLANTE was born 7 February 1678 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 41 years old.

1678 Marriage of Child
Claude PLANTE married 7 November 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Beaupre
Jean Plante, 60
Francoise Boucher, sa femme, 42
enfants:
Jacques, 24
Georges, 23
Thomas, 21
Jean, 17
Pierre, 15
Francois, 13
Genevieve, 10
Angelique, 9
Joseph, 7
Louise, 4

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1685 Marriage of Child
Georges PLANTE married 5 November 1685, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CRÉPEAU

1686 Marriage of Child
Jacques PLANTE married 15 November 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Françoise TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

1687 Marriage of Child
Thomas PLANTE married 9 February 1687, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Marthe PAILLEREAU

1687 Marriage of Child
Jean PLANTE married 14 April 1687, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Mathurine DELUGRE

1689 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PLANTE married 18 April 1689, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON)

1690 Marriage of Child
Angélique PLANTE married 23 January 1690, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Michel CHABOT

1691 Marriage of Child
Pierre PLANTE married 06 November 1691 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marguerite PATENAUDE

1694 Marriage of Child
François PLANTE married 26 October 1694 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Louise BÉRARD

1696 Marriage of Child
Jacques PLANTE married 6 February 1696, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Geneviève DUCHESNE

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

1700 Marriage of Child
François PLANTE married 25 October 1700, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Anne COIGNAC dite GAGNON

1702 Marriage of Child
Louise PLANTE married 6 June 1702, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Pierre COIGNAC (COGNAC)

1703 Death of Child
Geneviève PLANTE died 1 February 1703, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Françoise was 66 years old.

1706 Marriage of Child
Claude PLANTE married 11 January 1706, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Catherine DUFRESNE

1706 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean PLANTE died 29 March 1706, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1711 Death Chateau Richer
Death recorded in Index for La Visitation de Notre Dame, Chateau Richer, Quebec in Drouin Collection.

name: Francoise Boucher
gender: Female
burial date: 20 Apr 1711
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date: 18 Apr 1711
death place:
age: 74
birth date: 1637
birthplace:
occupation:
race: White
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name: Jean Plante
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: p.223

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org

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