Michel-Romain BOUCHARD

Born

9 August 1749 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1813 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Michel-Romain married Marie-Josette SENÉCAL 12 August 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josette SENÉCAL was born 12 September 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Josette died 5 November 1811 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . Marie-Josette was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Marie-Josette GIROUX .

Parents & Family of Michel-Romain BOUCHARD

Parents of Michel-Romain BOUCHARD

Father

Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD

Mother

Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Michel-Romain BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents

Antoine BOUCHARD Madeleine SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Étienne TREMBLAY Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel-Romain BOUCHARD

Michel-Romain BOUCHARD married

Marie-Josette SENÉCAL
Marriage date: 12 August 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette SENÉCAL was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Marie-Josette GIROUX

Children of Michel-Romain BOUCHARD and Marie-Josette SENÉCAL

Etienne BOUCHARD

Born: 26 December 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve PERRAS 16 September 1811 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Desanges BOUCHARD

Born: 27 August 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 May 1818, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Michel HAZEUR (AZURE) 9 July 1810 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1749
9 August 1749
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Romain BOUCHARD and Marie-Josette SENÉCAL 12 August 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD was born 26 December 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-Romain was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges BOUCHARD was born 27 August 1789, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel-Romain was 40 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges BOUCHARD married 9 July 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada to Michel HAZEUR (AZURE)

1811 Marriage of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD married 16 September 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Genevieve PERRAS