Louis-Ignace BOUCHER

(b. 30 July 1708 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1786 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Ignace BOUCHER was born 30 July 1708 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Louis-Ignace BOUCHER was the child of François-Galleron BOUCHER and Jeanne GAUDREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Galleron BOUCHER and Marie LECLERC (maternal) Gilles GAUDREAU and Anne PINEAULT dite LA VIEVILLE

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Louis-Ignace married Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER 17 April 1736 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER was born 6 July 1718 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine died 11 January 1760 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Françoise OUELLET.

Louis-Ignace BOUCHER died 13 December 1786 in La Pocatière, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Family and Children of Louis-Ignace BOUCHER

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Louis-Ignace BOUCHER married

Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER-- Date: 17 April 1736 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER was the child of Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Françoise OUELLET

Children of Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER:

Benjamin BOUCHER (b.abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD 26 September 1803 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Louise-Madeleine BOUCHER (b.11 August 1742, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1834, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Barthelemy PERRAULT 22 October 1764 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Josephte BOUCHER (b.28 January 1749, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1818, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LABOISSONNIERE 24 October 1774 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER (b.17 December 1752, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1817, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Reine PELLERIN 9 February 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Ursule BOUCHER (b.31 July 1754, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1844, L'Islet, Canada East )
m. François BELANGER 30 June 1830 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1708 Birth
30 July 1708
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER 17 April 1736, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louise-Madeleine BOUCHER was born 11 August 1742, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis-Ignace was 34 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOUCHER was born 28 January 1749, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis-Ignace was 40 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was born 17 December 1752, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis-Ignace was 44 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Ursule BOUCHER was born 31 July 1754, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis-Ignace was 46 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER died 11 January 1760, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Louise-Madeleine BOUCHER married 22 October 1764, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Pierre-Barthelemy PERRAULT

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOUCHER married 24 October 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Pierre LABOISSONNIERE

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.