Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES

(b. abt. 1742 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 March 1817 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born abt. 1742 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste 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):

Jean-Baptiste married Louise CARPENTIER 17 October 1774 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise CARPENTIER was born 19 August 1755 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Louise died 5 April 1821 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Louise was the child of Pierre CARPENTIER and Madeleine AIDE dite CREQUIS.

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 16 March 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was a Agriculteur.

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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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married

Louise CARPENTIER-- Date: 17 October 1774 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louise CARPENTIER was the child of Pierre CARPENTIER and Madeleine AIDE dite CREQUIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Louise CARPENTIER:

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES (b.24 September 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1829, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME 11 June 1798 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jacques BOUCHER dit DESROCHES (b.4 May 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Thérèse JUBINVILLE 19 November 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Louise CARPENTIER 17 October 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 24 September 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

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
Jacques BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 4 May 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROCHES married 11 June 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME

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