Marguerite BOUCHER

(b. 28 July 1631 , St-Jean-de-Mortagne, France d. abt. 1667 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite BOUCHER was born 28 July 1631 in St-Jean-de-Mortagne, France

Marguerite BOUCHER was the child of Gaspard BOUCHER and Nicole LEMAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOUCHER and Françoise PAIGNE

Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.

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

Marguerite married Toussaint TOUPIN 25 December 1645 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Toussaint TOUPIN was born abt. 1616 in Mortagne, Perche, France (Mortagne-au-Perche). Toussaint died 10 August 1676 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).

Marguerite BOUCHER died abt. 1667 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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.

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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Family and Children of Marguerite BOUCHER

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Marguerite BOUCHER married

Toussaint TOUPIN-- Date: 25 December 1645 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

PRDH indicates that Toussaint Toupin and Marguerite Boucher signed a contract of marriage in 1645 at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada.

"Toussaint and Marguerite Boucher, the sister of the future governor, signed a marriage contract under private agreement on 25 December 1645. Gaspard promised to give 200 livres and 'other effects' to his daughter. The bride had the right to the customary dowry. The marriage act is no longer in our registries. Marguerite, daughter of Gaspard and of Nicole Lamarre, had been baptized at Saint-Jean de Mortagne on 28 July 1631."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 191

Children of Toussaint TOUPIN and Marguerite BOUCHER:

Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT (b.10 December 1648, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1700, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )
m. Marie GLORIA 3 June 1669 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Madeleine MÉZERAY 21 June 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie TOUPIN (b.19 August 1651, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1723, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre MOUET DE MORAS dit LABORDE (MORASSE) 8 April 1668 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Antoine TOUPIN (b.5 February 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1711, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Louise CLOUTIER 24 October 1679 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite TOUPIN (b.16 February 1659 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1659, Québec, Canada, New France )

François TOUPIN (b.10 June 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1682, Québec, Canada, New France )

Noel TOUPIN (b.abt. 1663, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Marguerite TOUPIN (b.abt. 1667, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1682, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Origin of Surname
BOUCHER
(French) A butcher; a blood-thirsty man.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

1631 Birth
28 July 1631
St-Jean-de-Mortagne, France

1645 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BOUCHER and Toussaint TOUPIN 25 December 1645, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 14 years old.

1648 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT was born 10 December 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 17 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
Marie TOUPIN was born 19 August 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Antoine TOUPIN was born 5 February 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1659 Birth of Child
Marguerite TOUPIN was born 16 February 1659 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1660 Birth of Child
François TOUPIN was born 10 June 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Toussaint Toupin - 50 Me. de barques

Margueritte Boucher - 32 sa femme

Jean Toupin - 16 fils

Marie Toupin - 14 fille

Anthoine Toupin - 10 fils

Et francois Toupin - 5 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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