Catherine BOUCHARD

(b. 20 April 1712 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1799 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BOUCHARD was born 20 April 1712 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Catherine BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BOUCHARD and Anne ROY (maternal) Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAU

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

Catherine married Joseph BERNIER 22 October 1730 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph BERNIER was born 16 March 1706 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Joseph died 26 October 1772 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Joseph was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX.

Catherine BOUCHARD died 2 June 1799 in Montmagny, 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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Catherine BOUCHARD married

Joseph BERNIER-- Date: 22 October 1730 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Joseph BERNIER was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Children of Joseph BERNIER and Catherine BOUCHARD:

Joseph BERNIER (b.4 July 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne-Rogere ALLIES 30 June 1767 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Veronique BERNIER (b.10 June 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph FOURNIER 27 November 1759 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Claire BERNIER (b.4 April 1751, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1820, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DAMIEN 12 January 1767 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER (b.4 December 1753, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1823, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 9 October 1775 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1712 Birth
20 April 1712
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BOUCHARD and Joseph BERNIER 22 October 1730, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 18 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph BERNIER was born 4 July 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Veronique BERNIER was born 10 June 1737, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Catherine was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER was born 4 April 1751, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Catherine was 38 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 4 December 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Catherine was 41 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Veronique BERNIER married 27 November 1759, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Joseph FOURNIER

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER married 12 January 1767, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Joseph DAMIEN

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph BERNIER married 30 June 1767 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Anne-Rogere ALLIES

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BERNIER died 26 October 1772, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married 9 October 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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.