Francois BOUCHER

(b. 16 September 1740 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1791 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Francois BOUCHER was born 16 September 1740 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Francois BOUCHER was the child of Joseph BOUCHER and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MICHAUD (maternal) Jean HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Anne-Sainte GRONDIN

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Francois married Marie-Josephte ROULEAU 9 August 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte ROULEAU was born 16 August 1750 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 30 January 1817 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre ROULEAU and Marie-Josephte BOUCHER dite ST-PIERRE MICHAUD.

Francois BOUCHER died 26 September 1791 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Francois BOUCHER married

Marie-Josephte ROULEAU-- Date: 9 August 1773 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte ROULEAU was the child of Pierre ROULEAU and Marie-Josephte BOUCHER dite ST-PIERRE MICHAUD

Children of Francois BOUCHER and Marie-Josephte ROULEAU:

Marie-Anne BOUCHER (b.10 August 1788, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 April 1873, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada )
m. Isaac PINEL dit LAFRANCE 22 November 1813 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1740 Birth
16 September 1740
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Francois BOUCHER and Marie-Josephte ROULEAU 9 August 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 32 years old.

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)

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOUCHER was born 10 August 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Francois was 47 years old.