Joseph BOUCHARD

(b. abt. 1722 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 March 1796 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOUCHARD was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BOUCHARD and Anne ROY (maternal) Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAU

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

Joseph married Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES 12 October 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES was born 26 November 1724 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth died 26 February 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite COTE 18 August 1749 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite COTE was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 3 April 1799 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marguerite was the child of Joseph COTE and Marguerite COUILLARD.

Joseph BOUCHARD died 17 March 1796 in Montmagny, 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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Joseph BOUCHARD married

Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES-- Date: 12 October 1744 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES:

Marie-Louise BOUCHARD (b.6 February 1748, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1816, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS 28 April 1767 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph BOUCHARD married

Marguerite COTE-- Date: 18 August 1749 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marguerite COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Marguerite COUILLARD

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Marguerite COTE:

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD (b.19 December 1753, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Victoire LAMY dite ORESTEILLE 13 January 1777 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Francoise BROUSSEAU 20 January 1801 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHARD and Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES 12 October 1744, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD was born 6 February 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES died 26 February 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHARD and Marguerite COTE 18 August 1749, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD was born 19 December 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD married 28 April 1767, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD married 13 January 1777 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Victoire LAMY dite ORESTEILLE

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)

1796 Death
17 March 1796
Montmagny, Lower Canada

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