Louis BOUCHER

(b. 24 February 1769 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1842 , Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )

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Louis BOUCHER was born 24 February 1769 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis BOUCHER was the child of Michel BOUCHER and Geneviève BOULAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prisque BOUCHER and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE (maternal) Louis BOULAY and Angélique SAMSON

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

Louis married Josephte COUTURE 13 February 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte COUTURE was born abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte died 25 May 1833 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon). Josephte was the child of Charles COUTURE and Marie-Josephte GUAY.

Louis BOUCHER died 28 April 1842 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Louis BOUCHER married

Josephte COUTURE-- Date: 13 February 1787 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Josephte COUTURE was the child of Charles COUTURE and Marie-Josephte GUAY

Children of Louis BOUCHER and Josephte COUTURE:

Benoni BOUCHER (b.4 May 1802, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. 9 November 1872, Laurierville, Québec, Canada )
m. Felicite LECLERC 10 February 1824 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1769 Birth
24 February 1769
Saint-Henri, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Louis BOUCHER and Josephte COUTURE 13 February 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 17 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)

1802 Birth of Child
Benoni BOUCHER was born 4 May 1802, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Louis was 33 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