Charles Boucher (1658 - 1728)

Born 4 Apr 1658 in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Pelletier — married 7 May 1685 in Sorel, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1728 at age 70 in Berthier-en-Haut, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Charles Boucher lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Biography

Charles Boucher was born on 4 April 1658 at Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France and baptized on 7 April 1658, son of François Boucher and Marie Florence Gareman, his godfather was Charles Rogier des Colombiers, his godmother Anne Gaultier daughter of the sieur de Boisverdun.^[1].^[2][3]

Recensement 1666 Census: SILLERY, contenant tous les habitants du CAP-ROUGE et ST-FRANÇOIS-XAVIER

François Boucher, 40, habitant ; Florence Gareman, 37, sa femme ; Benoist, 21 ; Pierre, 18 ; Marie, 13 ; Magdelaine, 11 ; Charles, 7 ; Denis, 6 ; Charles, 8 ; Michel, 4 ; François, 2.^[4][5]

Recensement 1667 Census: CAP-ROUGE ET CÔTE DE SAINT-IGNACE

François Boucher, 52 ; Francoise (Florence) Garmand, sa femme. 38 ; Benoist, 23 ; Pierre, 19 ; Marie, 15 ; Charles, 10 ; Denis, 8 ; Michel, 6 ; Françoise, 3 1/2 ; 7 bestiaux, 25 arpents en valeur^[4]

Marriage

On 6 May 1685, a marriage contract was signed before Normandin for Charles and Marguerite Pelletier. ^[6]

MargueritePelletier married Charles Boucher on May 7 1685 in Sorel^[7].

Note: Sorel records for the period are either badly damaged or now totally missing.

Known children/Enfants connus

1. Charles, b 26 Sept 1685 d 26 Nov 1685^[7]
2. François, b c 1688; married Geneviève Joly 29 May 1712 Sorel
3. Charles, b & bapt 5 Dec 1690 Château-Richer (it is noted on the record that the parents were then inhabitants of Sorel, the godparents lived in Château-Richer); married Marie (Marguerite?) Hénault before 1713
4. Marie, b 14 Apr 1693 bapt 15th Ste-Famille, Île d'Orléans (IO); married Antoine Piette dit Lafrenière dit Trempe 2 May 1711 Sorel
5. Pierre, b & bapt 16 May 1695 Ste-Famille, IO; married Marie Geneviève Migneron 6 Nov 1725 Sorel
6. Michel, b & bapt 13 May 1697 Ste-Famille, IO; married Marie Anne Martin 24 Nov 1727 Berthierville (Berthier-en-Haut)
7. Joseph Marie, b & bapt 15 Mar 1699 Ste-Famille, IO; married Marie Madeleine Migneron 6 Nov 1725 Sorel
8. Marie Anne, bapt Jul 1704 Sorel (top of record damaged); married Antoine Joly 5 Aug 1721 Sorel
9. Alexis, b 26 May 1706 bapt 30th Sorel; married Marie Geneviève Martin 25 Feb 1732 Berthierville (Berthier-en-Haut)
10. Jean Baptiste, bapt 30 Oct 1708 Sorel (residence noted as Berthier ie Berthierville across the river from Sorel); married Marie Catherine Gladu before 1738^[8]

Occupation

Ship Master, "Maitre de barque"

Death/Burial

Charles was buried at Berthier-en-Haut (now Berthierville) on 10 August 1728. ^[9][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Notre-Dame de Québec baptism
2. ↑ Genealogie Québec, database, images, (https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/: 17 Feb 2016), Baptism entry for Charles Boucher, 7 Apr 1658, Acte # 57663, Image # d1p_31410371, Drouin Institute.
3. ↑ baptism IGD link
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Recensements de 1666-1667-1681 en Nouvelle-France, référant au chapitre IV du livre Histoire des Canadiens Français de Benjamin Sulte, compilés par Jean-Guy Sénécal le 17 mars 1998
5. ↑ Sillery Census, 1666
6. ↑ Genealogie Québec, database, images, (https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/: 17 Feb 2016), Marriage Contract Charles Boucher and Marguerite Pelletier, 6 May 1685, Normandin, Couple # 94719, No Image, Drouin Institute.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Tanguay vol 1 pg 72
8. ↑ Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
9. ↑ Genealogie Québec, database, images, (https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/: 17 Feb 2016), Burial entry for Charles Boucher, 10 Aug 1728, Acte # 1948, Image # d1p_00850863, Drouin Institute.
10. ↑ funeral IGD link
11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147092246

• Rev Christian Denissen, Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region (GFFDRR), 1987, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, p144 #5.

• tree: http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Charles_Boucher&pid=24040&lng=en

• Pedigree Resource File

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Boucher-498 created through the import of Mykin_2012-01-10.ged on Jan 11, 2012 by Garnet Quigley.
• WikiTree profile Boucher-685 created through the import of Bishop_Ducharme (3).ged on Oct 22, 2012 by Leslie Bishop.
• Thank you to Dick Morse for creating WikiTree profile Boucher-840 on Feb 3, 2013.