Etienne BOUCHARD

(b. 20 January 1717 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1780 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Etienne BOUCHARD was the child of François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT and Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) (maternal) Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE

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Etienne married Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 28 November 1747 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 15 August 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Geneviève died 25 November 1798 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Geneviève was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION.

Etienne BOUCHARD died 24 November 1780 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, 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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Etienne BOUCHARD married

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ-- Date: 28 November 1747 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION

Children of Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ:

Etienne BOUCHARD (b.3 November 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 28 December 1814, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve SIMARD 10 January 1774 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Augustin BOUCHARD (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 July 1819, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Mary MCNICOLL 28 June 1788 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1717 Birth
20 January 1717
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 28 November 1747, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 30 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD was born 3 November 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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 of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD married 10 January 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Genevieve SIMARD

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.