Emilie BOUCHER

Born

22 August 1803 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

1 May 1853 , Farnham, Canada East

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Joseph BOUCHER Marie-Anne LAREAU

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Born: 22 August 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph BOUCHER

Mother: Marie-Anne LAREAU

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Michel BOUCHER , Marie-Louise-Françoise BOURASSA

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Antoine LAREAU , Marie-Anne FRECHETTE

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Emilie married Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE 10 February 1824 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE was born 4 February 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste died 18 August 1872 in Farnham, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Louise RACINE.

Emilie BOUCHER died 1 May 1853 in Farnham, Canada East .

m. Jean Baptiste Bessette
10 February 1824
St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu

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Boucher Heritage - Ceramic Mug

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.

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Emilie BOUCHER married

Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE
Marriage date: 10 February 1824
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE was the child of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Louise RACINE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE and Emilie BOUCHER

Marceline BESSETTE

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: François Hilaire SURPRENANT 7 January 1851 Place: Farnham, Canada East

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1803
22 August 1803
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 Marriage / Partner
Emilie BOUCHER and Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE 10 February 1824, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 20 years old.

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 - 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)