Marguerite BOUCHER

(b. 20 July 1760 , Berthierville, Canada d. 20 April 1808 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite BOUCHER was born 20 July 1760 in Berthierville, Canada

Marguerite BOUCHER was the child of Joseph-Marie BOUCHER and Josephte BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie BOUCHER and Madeleine MIGNERON (maternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Angélique NIQUET

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

Marguerite married Jacques VALOIS 1 February 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques VALOIS was born 23 May 1754 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jacques died 4 January 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jacques was the child of Jacques VALOIS and Marie-Angélique BÉRARD.

Marguerite BOUCHER died 20 April 1808 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marguerite BOUCHER married

Jacques VALOIS-- Date: 1 February 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques VALOIS was the child of Jacques VALOIS and Marie-Angélique BÉRARD

Children of Jacques VALOIS and Marguerite BOUCHER:

Geneviève VALOIS (b.21 December 1802, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 27 November 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA )
m. Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS 15 October 1827 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1760 Birth
20 July 1760
Berthierville, Canada

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
Marguerite BOUCHER and Jacques VALOIS 1 February 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 18 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Geneviève VALOIS was born 21 December 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 42 years old.