Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

(b. 5 March 1769 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1823 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was born 5 March 1769 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Angélique BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie BOUCHER and Madeleine MIGNERON (maternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Angélique NIQUET

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Jean-Baptiste married Angélique GERVAIS 9 January 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique GERVAIS was born 14 July 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Angélique died 20 June 1845 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Angélique was the child of Ignace GERVAIS and Marguerite CLUSEAU.

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER died 26 June 1823 in Berthierville, 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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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER married

Angélique GERVAIS-- Date: 9 January 1797 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Angélique GERVAIS was the child of Ignace GERVAIS and Marguerite CLUSEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Angélique GERVAIS:

François BOUCHER (b.4 April 1806, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 5 March 1895, Montmagny, Québec, Canada )
m. Emelie ROBERT 26 July 1831 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1769 Birth
5 March 1769
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Angélique GERVAIS 9 January 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
François BOUCHER was born 4 April 1806, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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