Alexis BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Born

4 April 1808 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Died

21 April 1862 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME

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Born: 4 April 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Mother: Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES , Louise CARPENTIER

Maternal grandparents: Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME , Marie-Anne LAMBERT dite AUBIN

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

Alexis married Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 4 October 1830 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 15 October 1814 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Julie died 17 December 1852 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Julie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Félicité BONIN.

Alexis BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 21 April 1862 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East .
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur, Journalier

The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Alexis BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married

Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 4 October 1830
Marriage place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Félicité BONIN

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Birth — 1808
4 April 1808
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 4 October 1830, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

He was 22 years old.

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

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)

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

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