Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS

(b. 2 July 1766 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 June 1851 , Saint-David, Canada East )

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Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was born 2 July 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was the child of Charles BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule MARION (maternal) Nicolas DUBOIS and Marie-Thérèse CHATEL

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Denis-Joseph married Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER 20 August 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER was born 26 May 1772 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Thérèse-Tharsile died 6 October 1854 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska). Thérèse-Tharsile was the child of Joseph AUGER and Marie-Josephte HOUY dite ST-JEAN.

Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS died 30 June 1851 in Saint-David, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS married

Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER-- Date: 20 August 1788 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
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Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER was the child of Joseph AUGER and Marie-Josephte HOUY dite ST-JEAN

Children of Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER:

Marie BOUCHER (b.abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alexandre COURCHESNE 11 February 1822 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1766 Birth
2 July 1766
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER 20 August 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 22 years old.

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)

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUCHER married 11 February 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Alexandre COURCHESNE

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

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

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

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

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