Joseph BOUCHER

(b. 7 July 1708 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1776 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BOUCHER was born 7 July 1708 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Madeleine DANCOSSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne ST-DENYS (maternal) Pierre DANCOSSE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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

Joseph married Reine LIZOTTE 25 November 1737 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . Reine LIZOTTE was born 18 October 1712 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Reine died 27 October 1744 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Reine was the child of Noel LIZOTTE and Catherine MENEUX.

Joseph married (2) Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN 12 October 1745 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine-Salomee died 29 August 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Madeleine-Salomee was the child of François FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine RICHARD.

Joseph BOUCHER died 1 December 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Family and Children of Joseph BOUCHER

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Joseph BOUCHER married

Reine LIZOTTE-- Date: 25 November 1737 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Reine LIZOTTE was the child of Noel LIZOTTE and Catherine MENEUX

Children of Joseph BOUCHER and Reine LIZOTTE:

Joseph BOUCHER married

Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN-- Date: 12 October 1745 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN was the child of François FORTIN and Marie-Madeleine RICHARD

Children of Joseph BOUCHER and Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN:

Madeleine BOUCHER (b.13 March 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1833, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 23 February 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Augustin LEBEL 3 August 1772 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Benoni PELLETIER 12 February 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre-Francois BOUCHER (b.21 July 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1812, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine PELLETIER 21 August 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Euphrosine BOUCHER (b.21 August 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1832, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Henri BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS 8 September 1806 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Theotiste BOUCHER (b.19 July 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada d. 2 December 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Pascal DUBE 31 July 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1708 Birth
7 July 1708
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHER and Reine LIZOTTE 25 November 1737, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 29 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Reine LIZOTTE died 27 October 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUCHER and Madeleine-Salomee FORTIN 12 October 1745, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 37 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 13 March 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois BOUCHER was born 21 July 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BOUCHER was born 21 August 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Theotiste BOUCHER was born 19 July 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 54 years old.

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
Madeleine BOUCHER married 23 February 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER married 3 August 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Augustin LEBEL

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois BOUCHER married 21 August 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Catherine PELLETIER

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.