François-Xavier BOUCHARD

(b. 13 April 1738 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1814 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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François-Xavier BOUCHARD was born 13 April 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

François-Xavier BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BOUCHARD and Madeleine SIMARD (maternal) Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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

François-Xavier married Marie-Angelique DESBIENS 9 June 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Angelique DESBIENS was born 25 March 1738 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Angelique died 19 May 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Angelique was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Suzanne ROYER.

François-Xavier BOUCHARD died 12 July 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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François-Xavier BOUCHARD married

Marie-Angelique DESBIENS-- Date: 9 June 1761 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Marie-Angelique DESBIENS was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Suzanne ROYER

Children of François-Xavier BOUCHARD and Marie-Angelique DESBIENS:

Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD (b.30 August 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 October 1846, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS 15 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Victoire GUAY 24 June 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD (b.5 August 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS 24 November 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis BOUCHARD (b.20 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 September 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne FORTIN 13 April 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Emerentienne BOIVIN 24 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Nicolas BOUCHARD (b.1 June 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 December 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite LAVOIE 11 November 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite BOUCHARD (b.8 April 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 September 1849, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Philippe CASTAING 23 September 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André BOUCHARD (b.3 February 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 October 1868, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Dorothee GAUTHIER 9 April 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1738 Birth
13 April 1738
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BOUCHARD and Marie-Angelique DESBIENS 9 June 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD was born 30 August 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD was born 5 August 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis BOUCHARD was born 20 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Nicolas BOUCHARD was born 1 June 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 35 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Felicite BOUCHARD was born 8 April 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 37 years old.

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 Birth of Child
André BOUCHARD was born 3 February 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD married 24 November 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD married 15 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

1790 Marriage of Child
Louis BOUCHARD married 13 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne FORTIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Nicolas BOUCHARD married 11 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Felicite LAVOIE

1798 Marriage of Child
Felicite BOUCHARD married 23 September 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Philippe CASTAING

1799 Marriage of Child
André BOUCHARD married 9 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Dorothee GAUTHIER

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD married 24 June 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Victoire GUAY

1807 Marriage of Child
Louis BOUCHARD married 24 November 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Emerentienne BOIVIN