Geneviève BOUCHER

(b. 17 February 1783 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1861 , Les Éboulements, Canada East )

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Geneviève BOUCHER was born 17 February 1783 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Reine PELLERIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER (maternal) François PELLERIN and Geneviève ST-PIERRE

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

Geneviève married Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER 1 August 1809 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER was born 24 October 1769 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Abraham-Constantin died 26 April 1842 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Abraham-Constantin was the child of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Marie-Cecile SIMARD.

Geneviève BOUCHER died 2 July 1861 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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Family and Children of Geneviève BOUCHER

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Geneviève BOUCHER married

Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER-- Date: 1 August 1809 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Marie-Cecile SIMARD

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Children of Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Geneviève BOUCHER:

Geneviève GAUTHIER (b.16 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 16 September 1869, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph GIRARD 14 February 1831 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean GAUTHIER (b.31 March 1813, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Clothilde GAUTHIER 2 March 1835 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Seraphine GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) (b.abt. 1818, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 27 July 1857 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) (b.6 April 1823, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1849, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 16 February 1841 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Romuald GAUTHIER (b.7 October 1824, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Adelina DESBIENS 16 May 1852 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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1783 Birth
17 February 1783
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BOUCHER and Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER 1 August 1809, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAUTHIER was born 16 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Jean GAUTHIER was born 31 March 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Birth of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 6 April 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 40 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Romuald GAUTHIER was born 7 October 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 41 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAUTHIER married 14 February 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph GIRARD

1835 Marriage of Child
Jean GAUTHIER married 2 March 1835, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Clothilde GAUTHIER

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 16 February 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph TREMBLAY

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER died 26 April 1842, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Death of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) died 30 October 1849, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 66 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Marriage of Child
Romuald GAUTHIER married 16 May 1852, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Adelina DESBIENS

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Marriage of Child
Seraphine GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 27 July 1857, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph TREMBLAY

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Death
2 July 1861
Les Éboulements, Canada East

She died at the age of 78.

Added: 2/23/2024 4:37:42 PM - Updated: 1/30/2025 1:59:23 PM