Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

(b. 6 May 1755 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1827 , Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 6 May 1755 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Dorothee CHRÉTIEN dite VINCENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Jacques CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT and Marie-Josephte BAUDON dite LARIVIÈRE

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

Antoine married Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE 9 August 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE was born 28 June 1762 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Angelique was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Angelique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE.

Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 4 February 1827 in Rivière-du-Loup, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married

Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE-- Date: 9 August 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Angelique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

Children of Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE:

Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES (b.27 April 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 December 1858, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Canada East)
m. Marguerite GOULET 26 June 1803 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES (b.7 August 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE 7 September 1812 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1755 Birth
6 May 1755
Lanoraie, 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
Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE 9 August 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 27 April 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 27 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

1792 Birth of Child
Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES was born 7 August 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married 26 June 1803, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Marguerite GOULET

1812 Marriage of Child
Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES married 7 September 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)