flag male ancestor  René  BOUCHARD

  (b. 17 September 1799 Les Éboulements, Lower Canada   d. 22 March 1864 Les Éboulements, Canada East )  

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René BOUCHARD was born 17 September 1799 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

René BOUCHARD was the child of Jean BOUCHARD   and   Olive-Modeste FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON (maternal)  Joseph-Marie FORTIN and Elisabeth BANVILLE

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René  married  Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY 24 February 1824 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .  Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY  was born 28 August 1789 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Josephte-Procule died 19 June 1841 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Josephte-Procule was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Ursule TREMBLAY.

René  married  (2) Lea LEVESQUE 3 November 1841 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lea LEVESQUE  was born 22 April 1821 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Lea died 7 January 1854 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Lea was the child of Isidore LEVESQUE and Emerentienne GIRARD.

René BOUCHARD died 22 March 1864 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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Occupation

René BOUCHARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

Family and Children of René BOUCHARD

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René BOUCHARD married flag female ancestor Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY-- Date: 24 February 1824 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Ursule TREMBLAY




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René BOUCHARD married flag female ancestor Lea LEVESQUE-- Date: 3 November 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East
Lea LEVESQUE was the child of Isidore LEVESQUE and Emerentienne GIRARD




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birth1799 Birth
17 September 1799
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1824 Marriage / Partner
René BOUCHARD and Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY 24 February 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1841 Marriage / Partner
René BOUCHARD and Lea LEVESQUE 3 November 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 42 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY died 19 June 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Victoria BOUCHARD was born 23 April 1843, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 43 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Birth of Child
Marie BOUCHARD was born 1 December 1853, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 54 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lea LEVESQUE died 7 January 1854, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1864 Death
22 March 1864
Les Éboulements, Canada East

He died at the age of 64.
Added: 1/26/2024 6:26:20 PM - Updated: 1/25/2025 11:46:32 AM

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