Charles BOUCHER

Born

10 September 1835 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Died

12 January 1916 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Charles BOUCHER Sophie COURTEMANCHE

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Born: 10 September 1835 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Father: Charles BOUCHER

Mother: Sophie COURTEMANCHE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Louis BOUCHER , Marie-Louise LAREAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE , Marie PATENAUDE

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Charles married Flavie MENARD 16 May 1854 in Iberville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Flavie MENARD was born abt. 1838 in Canada. Flavie was the child of Joseph MÉNARD and Julie-Judith MARCOUX.

Charles BOUCHER died 12 January 1916 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, 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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Charles BOUCHER married

Flavie MENARD
Marriage date: 16 May 1854
Marriage place: Iberville, Canada East
Flavie MENARD was the child of Joseph MÉNARD and Julie-Judith MARCOUX

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Children of Charles BOUCHER and Flavie MENARD

Josephine BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1857, , Québec Province, Canada
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Aurelie BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1859, , Québec Province, Canada
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Melina BOUCHER

Born: 3 February 1859, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East
Died: 29 March 1935, St Albans, Vermont, USA

Louise BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1861, , Québec Province, Canada
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Felix BOUCHER

Born: 20 November 1862, Saint-Luc, Canada East
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Delvina BOUCHER

Born: 29 December 1864, Saint-Luc, Canada East
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Albina BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1868, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1927,

Hormidas BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1870, , Québec Province, Canada
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Moise BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada
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Henri BOUCHER

Born: 26 March 1874, , Québec Province, Canada
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Auguste BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1876, , Québec Province, Canada
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Rosalinda BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1878, , Québec Province, Canada
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Georgianna BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1878, , Québec Province, Canada
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Birth — 1835
10 September 1835
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Marriage / Partner
Charles BOUCHER and Flavie MENARD 16 May 1854, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

He was 18 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Melina BOUCHER was born 3 February 1859, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Charles was 23 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Felix BOUCHER was born 20 November 1862, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Charles was 27 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Delvina BOUCHER was born 29 December 1864, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Charles was 29 years old.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Birth of Child
Henri BOUCHER was born 26 March 1874, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Charles was 38 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)