Francois-Jacques BOUCHER

Born

24 August 1736 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1797 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 24 August 1736 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Parents of Francois-Jacques BOUCHER

Father

François BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

Mother

Marie-Anne DEMERS

Grandparents of Francois-Jacques BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents

Ignace BOUCHER Marie-Françoise POUILLOT

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) Anne ROCHON

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

Francois-Jacques married Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE 17 June 1760 in Saint-Vallier, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE was born 23 April 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marie-Elisabeth died 4 February 1792 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Charlotte TURGEON.

Francois-Jacques BOUCHER died 6 May 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

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m. Couture Marie-Elisabeth

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois-Jacques BOUCHER

Francois-Jacques BOUCHER married

Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE
Marriage date: 17 June 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Charlotte TURGEON

Children of Francois-Jacques BOUCHER and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE

François BOUCHER

Born: 5 December 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 15 December 1849, La Présentation, Canada East

Married: Angélique MARCAURELE dite LAFEUILLADE 31 July 1786 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1736
24 August 1736
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Jacques BOUCHER and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE 17 June 1760, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François BOUCHER was born 5 December 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Francois-Jacques was 26 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
François BOUCHER married 31 July 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada to Angélique MARCAURELE dite LAFEUILLADE

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