Marie-Josephe BOUCHER

(b. 11 February 1754 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1817 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was born 11 February 1754 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Anne-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL (maternal) Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS and Marie-Anne MORIN

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

Marie-Josephe married Louis-Marie FORTIER 26 July 1779 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Marie FORTIER was born 13 April 1754 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Louis-Marie died 17 May 1847 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Louis-Marie was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL.

Marie-Josephe BOUCHER died 4 June 1817 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephe BOUCHER married

Louis-Marie FORTIER-- Date: 26 July 1779 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Marie FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL

Children of Louis-Marie FORTIER and Marie-Josephe BOUCHER:

Louis FORTIER (b.23 October 1783, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1867, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East )
m. Marguerite MARCOUX 29 October 1805 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1754 Birth
11 February 1754
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER and Louis-Marie FORTIER 26 July 1779, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 25 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Louis FORTIER was born 23 October 1783, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.