Marie-Catherine BOUCHER

(b. 19 August 1727 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1802 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BOUCHER was born 19 August 1727 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BOUCHER was the child of Jean BOUCHER and Marguerite CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine PARE (maternal) Prisque-Esprit CARBONNEAU dit PROVENÇAL and Marie-Marguerite LANDRY

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Marie-Catherine married Alexis GAGNÉ 25 November 1743 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis GAGNÉ was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis died abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER.

Marie-Catherine BOUCHER died 26 January 1802 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Marie-Catherine BOUCHER married

Alexis GAGNÉ-- Date: 25 November 1743 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Alexis GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER

Children of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine BOUCHER:

Alexis GAGNÉ (b.11 April 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1798, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine PELLETIER 27 April 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1727 Birth
19 August 1727
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BOUCHER and Alexis GAGNÉ 25 November 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 16 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Alexis GAGNÉ was born 11 April 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

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

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.