Etienne Bouchard (abt. 1622 - bef. 1676)

Born about 1622 in Paris, Île-de-France, France

Husband of Marguerite Boissel — married 6 Aug 1657 in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died before 20 Jul 1676 before about age 54 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Biography

Etienne Bouchard lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Etienne Bouchard migrated from France to New France.

BOUCHARD, ÉTIENNE, surgeon; b. c. 1622 in the parish of Saint-Paul, Paris, son of Pierre Bouchard and Nicole Charland; d. 1676 in Montreal.

On 10 May 1653 Bouchard, who ordinarily lived in the town and duchy of Épernon, entered into an agreement with Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jérôme Le Royer de La Dauversière to act as a surgeon for the settlement of Montreal for a period of five years. He arrived in Canada 22 Sept. 1653, at the same time as two other surgeons, Louis Chartier and Pierre Piron. Having received authorization to break his 1653 contract, Bouchard made an agreement with a group of settlers of Ville-Marie on 3 March 1655, whereby he undertook to give treatment to them and to their families in exchange for 100 sous paid annually in two instalments by each settler.

His practice must have been extensive. He first had in his service Jean Auger, dit Le Baron, who left him 16 Aug. 1656. On 2 Feb. 1660 he engaged François Caron as surgeon’s aid, and, on 15 November of the same year, Nicolas Colson as journeyman-surgeon. Colson left him at a date unknown, but certainly not after 26 July 1664, when he was in the employ of Jean Madry. On 5 August of the following year Bouchard replaced him with Gilles Devennes. Bouchard’s last professional act was performed with Jean Martinet* de Fonblanche, as an officer of the surgeons’ guild.

Bouchard had married Marguerite Boessel at Quebec on 6 Aug. 1657; they had seven children, of whom at least three survived their father. When he died at his colleague Martinet’s home, 19 July 1676, he was a sick man, abandoned by his wife and separated from his children. He had been a doctor at the Hôtel-Dieu.

Recensements / Censuses

1666 --- Recensement de la Nouvelle-France en 1666, at Montréal:
“Etienne Bouchard, 44, chirurgien, habitant; Marguerite Boissel, 22, sa femme; Zacharie, 5; Paul, 3; Marie-Françoise, 1.”

1667 --- Recensement de la Nouvelle-France en 1667, at Île de Montréal:
“Etienne Bouchard, 45; Marguerite Boissele, sa femme, 25; Zacharie, 6; Paul, 4; Marie-Françoise, 2; 1 tête de bétail, l arpent en valeur.”

Sources

• Fichier Origine

Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890

Source Citation: Volume: Vol. 1 Sect. 1 : A-Hel; Page: 69.

Name: Etienne Bouchard

Relationship to Head: Chef de famille (Head)

Baptism Date: 1622

Marriage Date: 6 oct. 1657

Marriage Place: Québec (Quebec) (Quebec City)

Spouse's Name: Marguerite Boissel

Burial Date: 20 juil. 1676 (20 Jul 1676)

Burial Place: Montréal

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http://nosorigines.net/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Etienne_Bouchard&pid=36822&lng=en&partID=36821

• Hubert Charbonneau, Jacques Lagere, Bertrand Desjardins, PRDH Database, http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/, #1068 Family.

NOTES: Gabriel NadeauCite This Article Gabriel Nadeau, “BOUCHARD, ÉTIENNE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed March 27, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bouchard_etienne_1E.html.

The citation above shows the format for footnotes and endnotes according to the Chicago manual of style (16th edition). Information to be used in other citation formats: Permalink: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bouchard_etienne_1E.html Author of Article: Gabriel Nadeau

Title of Article: BOUCHARD, ÉTIENNE Publication Name: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1 Publisher: University of Toronto/Université Laval Year of publication: 1966 Year of revision: 2015 Access Date: March 27, 2015