Etienne BOUCHARD

Born

20 January 1717 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1780 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BOUCHARD Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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Born: 20 January 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: François BOUCHARD

Mother: Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT , Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE , Marie-Madeleine RACINE

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Etienne married Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 28 November 1747 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 15 August 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Geneviève died 25 November 1798 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Geneviève was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION.

Etienne BOUCHARD died 24 November 1780 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 28 November 1747
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION

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Etienne BOUCHARD

Born: 3 November 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1814, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve SIMARD 10 January 1774 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Augustin BOUCHARD

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 July 1819, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Mary MCNICOLL 28 June 1788 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1717
20 January 1717
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 28 November 1747, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 30 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD was born 3 November 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD married 10 January 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Genevieve SIMARD

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.