Pierre BOUCHER

(b. 1 August 1622 , Mortagne, Perche, France d. 19 April 1717 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Pierre BOUCHER was born 1 August 1622 in Mortagne, Perche, France

Pierre BOUCHER was the child of Gaspard BOUCHER and Nicole LEMAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOUCHER and Françoise PAIGNE

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1634.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Pierre married Marie Madeleine OUEBADINOUKOUE dite CHRÉTIENNE 17 January 1649 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Madeleine OUEBADINOUKOUE dite CHRÉTIENNE was born abt. 1622 in Canada. Marie Madeleine died 11 December 1649 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).

Pierre married (2) Jeanne CREVIER 9 July 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Jeanne CREVIER was born 4 June 1636 in Rouen, France. Jeanne died 11 December 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jeanne was the child of Christophe CREVIER and Jeanne ENARD (ÉVARD).

Pierre BOUCHER died 19 April 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .

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Occupation

Pierre BOUCHER was a Seigneur de Boucherville, Governor of Trois Rivieres.

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 - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Pierre BOUCHER was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

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