Jean-Francois BOUCHER

Born

6 February 1751 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

7 July 1803 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-François BOUCHER Charlotte GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Born: 6 February 1751 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François BOUCHER

Mother: Charlotte GARNIER (GRENIER)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François BOUCHER , Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) , Angélique-Marie-Charles HAMEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Francois married Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE 17 October 1774 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born 20 August 1754 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 30 October 1819 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise HOUDE.

Jean-Francois BOUCHER died 7 July 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Francois BOUCHER

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Jean-Francois BOUCHER married

Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 17 October 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Children of Jean-Francois BOUCHER and Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE

Genevieve BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 July 1830, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS

Born: 8 August 1778, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1859, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Francois-Xavier BOUCHER

Born: 6 December 1783, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BOUCHER

Born: 13 March 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1751
6 February 1751
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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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 / Partner
Jean-Francois BOUCHER and Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE 17 October 1774, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was born 8 August 1778, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier BOUCHER was born 6 December 1783, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph BOUCHER was born 13 March 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 47 years old.

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

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