Etienne BOUCHARD

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abt. 1622 , Paris, France

Died

19 July 1676 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1622 in Paris, France

Father: Unknown

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Etienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1657.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Etienne married Marguerite BOISSEL 6 August 1657 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BOISSEL was born 20 September 1643 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite died 12 April 1731 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jacques BOISSEL and Marie HERIPERT (ERIPEL).

Etienne BOUCHARD died 19 July 1676 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Bouchard and Nicole Charland

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Recorded occupation: surgeon

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.

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Etienne BOUCHARD married

Marguerite BOISSEL
Marriage date: 6 August 1657
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOISSEL was the child of Jacques BOISSEL and Marie HERIPERT (ERIPEL)

Children of Etienne BOUCHARD and Marguerite BOISSEL

Paul BOUCHARD

Born: 10 February 1663, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1734, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Louise LEBLANC 18 November 1687 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Born: 25 December 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 April 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean ROY 6 February 1690 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Jeanne BOUCHARD

Born: 10 July 1675, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1737, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: François PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE 22 June 1699 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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BOUCHARD, ÉTIENNE, surgeon; b. c. 1622 in the parish of Saint-Paul, Paris, son of Pierre Bouchard and Nicole Charland; d. 1676 in Montreal.

On 10 May 1653 Bouchard, who ordinarily lived in the town and duchy of Épernon, entered into an agreement with Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jérôme Le Royer de La Dauversière to act as a surgeon for the settlement of Montreal for a period of five years. He arrived in Canada 22 Sept. 1653, at the same time as two other surgeons, Louis Chartier and Pierre Piron. Having received authorization to break his 1653 contract, Bouchard made an agreement with a group of settlers of Ville-Marie on 3 March 1655, whereby he undertook to give treatment to them and to their families in exchange for 100 sous paid annually in two instalments by each settler.

His practice must have been extensive. He first had in his service Jean Auger, dit Le Baron, who left him 16 Aug. 1656. On 2 Feb. 1660 he engaged François Caron as surgeon’s aid, and, on 15 November ...Read full story

Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003