flag male ancestor  Michel  BOUCHER

  (b. 15 June 1738 Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France   d. 22 August 1820 Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )  

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Michel BOUCHER was born 15 June 1738 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Michel BOUCHER was the child of Prisque BOUCHER   and   Marie-Françoise MIVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne ST-DENYS (maternal)  François MIVILLE dit LESUISSE and Jeanne SAVONNET

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Michel  married  Geneviève BOULAY 19 July 1762 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BOULAY  was born 7 January 1742 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Geneviève died 29 March 1794 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada .  Geneviève was the child of Louis BOULAY and Angélique SAMSON.

Michel  married  (2) Thecle MORIN 16 February 1802 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .  Thecle MORIN  was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Thecle died 2 May 1803 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Thecle was the child of Michel MORIN and Thecle LECLERC.

Michel BOUCHER died 22 August 1820 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Michel BOUCHER was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

Family and Children of Michel BOUCHER

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Michel BOUCHER married flag female ancestor Geneviève BOULAY-- Date: 19 July 1762 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Geneviève BOULAY was the child of Louis BOULAY and Angélique SAMSON




Children of Michel BOUCHER and Geneviève BOULAY:




Michel BOUCHER married flag female ancestor Thecle MORIN-- Date: 16 February 1802 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Thecle MORIN was the child of Michel MORIN and Thecle LECLERC




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birth1738 Birth
15 June 1738
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
marriage1762 Marriage / Partner
Michel BOUCHER and Geneviève BOULAY 19 July 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1769 Birth of Child
Louis BOUCHER was born 24 February 1769, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel was 30 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1787 Marriage of Child
Louis BOUCHER married 13 February 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Josephte COUTURE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève BOULAY died 29 March 1794, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
Michel BOUCHER and Thecle MORIN 16 February 1802, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 63 years old.
1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thecle MORIN died 2 May 1803, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
22 August 1820
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.
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