Trois-Rivières, PQ
GASPARD BOUCHER... sold his farm at Mortagne, Normandy on 2-1-1634. The following year, he and his family would leave France for Canada. On this voyage Gaspard Boucher and his wife, Nicole Lemère would bring their five children: Pierre the eldest, Nicolas, Marie, Marguerite and Madeleine. All had been baptized in Mortagne.
In July of 1634, Gaspard Boucher was present at a contract drawn up by Notary Boussel of Mortagne which involved Jean Pelletier de Brésolettes. The Pelletiers are also ancestors, mostly in my father's line.
In France, Boucher was a master furniture maker. He was also literate. The baptisms of his children indicates a family life among the minor functionaries and land owners of the village. For instance, the godparents of the two girls who are part of my ancestry, were:
for Marie, who was baptized 1-22-1629, the honorable Claude LiVache, sieur de la Rivière and dame Suzanne Roumet, wife of the honorable Jean Alleboust, sieur de la Bouessière, lawyer for the district of Perche.
for Marguerite, who was baptized 7-28-1631, they were the honorable Alexandre Aubin, sieur de Nimerville and dame Marguerite Forcadel, wife of Alexandre Aubin.
There were many Bouchers in the area, and they appeared to be property owners who educated their children in the fundamentals of the day.
Information on the baptisms is taken from the website Programme de recherche sur l'émigration des Français en Nouvelle-France (PRÉFEN) www.unicaen.fr/mrsh/prefen
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In 1634, the settlement of Canada was under the authority of a French company, known as The 100 Associates. These were businessmen who ventured capital into the fur-trading enterprise in the hopes of commercial profits. The King of France sanctioned this activity with the stipulation that settlers be brought to Canada. To satisfy the King and minimize economic losses, the company resorted to the granting of subfiefs in Canada to 'seigneurs' (overlords) who were required to bring settlers. The first such grant was made in 1634 to Robert Giffard who brought out workmen and farm laborers. This bit of history was taken from the book, "France in America" by W. J. Eccles, p. 34.
When Gaspard Boucher arrived in Canada with his wife, his children were as follows:
Pierre Boucher dit Grosbois, age 12
Nicolas, age 9
ancestor, Marie married to Etienne LaFond, age 5
ancestor, Marguerite married to Toussaint Toupin, age 3
Madeleine, an infant.
Gaspard and his wife were both 40 when they arrived in Canada, and they had no children after Madeleine.
In Canada, Gaspard Boucher was a carpenter, master furniture maker and a laborer. He was hired by the Jesuits to work on their farm at Notre-Dame-des-Anges. It has been affirmed that the religious took over the children's education, and in particular that of son, Pierre, who became prominent in the early history of New France.
Gaspard Boucher and his family came to settle at Trois-Rivières early in 1646. On 3-21-1646, the governor made him a land grant of 24 acres situated between the lands owned by Jean-Paul Godefroy and Étienne de La Fond, who in January 1645 married Marie Boucher, one of Gaspar Boucher's daughters.
On 11-24-1647 he signed the marriage contract of ancestors, Antoine DesRosiers and Anne LeNeuf du Herisson.
Gaspard Boucher was burned in his house sometime before 1666. He died sometime between 5-20-1662 and the census of 1666, likely in the fire at his home.
The genealogy...
Each indentation indicates another generation, ie: Marie Boucher is the daughter of Gaspard Boucher and Nicole Lemère; Jean LaFond is the son of Marie Boucher and Étienne LaFond, and so on.
A carat (>) indicates there is at least another sibling who is an ancestor, ie: Marie Boucher has a sister, Marguerite Boucher who is also an ancestor.
A double carat (>>) indicates there is at least another sibling who is an ancestor at the next generational level, ie: Jean LaFond (son Marie Boucher and Étienne LaFond) has a sister, Genevieve LaFond who is also an ancestor.
GASPARD BOUCHER and NICOLE LEMÈRE m. c. 1619 in Mamers, Normandy, France
>Marie BOUCHER and Étienne LaFOND m. 1-30-1645 in Québec
>>Jean LaFOND and Catherine SENÉCAL m. c. 1670 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Pierre LaFOND and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE m. 8-13-1715 in Bastican, PQ
Pierre LaFOND and Marie-Gabrielle HOULE m. 4-22-1743 in Baie du Febvre, PQ
Gabriel LaFOND and Marie PROULX m. 1-5-1785 in Baie du Febvre, PQ
Gabriel LaFOND and Genevieve ALLARD m. 10-21-1816 in Baie du Febvre, PQ
Hélène LaFOND and Antoine DARGIE m. 9-1-1844 in Granby, PQ
Napoléon DARGIE and Léonise TURCOTTE m. 10-15-1883 in Lewiston, ME
Delia DARGIE and Wilfred CAMERON m. 10-11-1910 in Attleboro, MA
Rhea CAMERON and Edward LIZOTTE m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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>Marie BOUCHER and Étienne LaFOND m. 1-30-1645 in Québec
>>Genevieve LaFOND and Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER m. 6-24-1667 in PQ
Marie TROTTIER and Louis GUILLET m. 1-18-1684 in PQ
Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU m. 8-1-1718 in St. Ours, PQ
Marie-Louise GUILLET and Augustin FONTAINE m. 7-28-1743 in Vercherres, PQ
Louis-Augustin FONTAINE and Charlotte MEUNIER m. 5-31-1763 in Vercherres, PQ
Pierre FONTAINE and Marguerite BERARD m. 6-22-1795 in Vercherres, PQ
Marguerite FONTAINE and Louis DORÉ m. 11-24-1829 in Ste. Marie de Monnoire, PQ
Marie DORÉ and Louis FOURNIER m. 1-18-1853 in Ste. Marie de Monnoire, PQ
Mathilde FOURNIER and Ernest CAMIRAND m. 11-24-1885 in Attleboro, MA
Wilfred CAMERON and Delia DARGIE m. 10-11-1910 in Attleboro, MA
Rhea CAMERON and Edward LIZOTTE m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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GASPARD BOUCHER and NICOLE LEMÈRE m. c. 1619 in Mamers, Normandy, France
>Marguerite BOUCHER and Toussaint TOUPIN m. 12-25-1645 in Québec
>>Marie TOUPIN and Pierre MOUET m. 4-8-1668 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Pierre MOUET and Elisabeth JUTRAS m. 4-18-1694 in PQ
>>>Marie-Josephte MOUET and Joseph Marie POTHIER m. 1-21-1718 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Barthelémy Jacques POTHIER and Genevieve LeCLERC m. 1-21-1758 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Joseph Antoine POTHIER and Marguerite GAUTHIER m. 1-7-1794 in PQ
Marié-Zélie POTHIER and Charles CAMIRAND m. 2-9-1847 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Ernest CAMIRAND and Mathilde FOURNIER m. 11-24-1885 in Attleboro, MA
Wilfred CAMERON and Delia DARGIE m. 10-11-1910 in Attleboro, MA
Rhea CAMERON and Edward LIZOTTE m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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>Marguerite BOUCHER and Toussaint TOUPIN m. 12-25-1645 in Québec
>>Marie TOUPIN and Pierre MOUET m. 4-8-1668 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Pierre MOUET and Elisabeth JUTRAS m. 4-18-1694 in PQ
>>>Elisabeth MOUET and Joseph Pierre-Ignace BOULANGER m. 1-7-1728 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Madeleine BOULANGER and Theodore PANNETON m. 11-14-1757 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Jean-Baptiste PANNETON and Angélique NORMAND m. 8-16-1791 in Louisville, PQ
Madeleine PANNETON and Pierre CAMIRAND m. 2-6-1815 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Charles CAMIRAND and Marie-Zélie POTHIER m. 2-9-1847 in Trois Rivières, PQ
Ernest CAMIRAND and Mathilde FOURNIER m. 11-24-1885 in Attleboro, MA
Wilfred CAMERON and Delia DARGIE m. 10-11-1910 in Attleboro, MA
Rhea CAMERON and Edward LIZOTTE m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
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>Marguerite BOUCHER and Toussaint TOUPIN m. 12-25-1645 in Québec
>>Antoine TOUPIN and Louise CLOUTIER m. 10-24-1679 in PQ
Marguerite TOUPIN and JACQUES DESLAURIERS m. 8-22-1702 in Chateau Richer, PQ
François Toussaint DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUD m. 1-13-1738 in Kamouraska, PQ
Joseph DESLAURIERS and Marie-Véronique SIROIS m. 10-8-1770 in Kamouraska, PQ
M. Appoline DESLAURIERS and Raphaël OUELLETTE m. 5-25-1812 in St. André, PQ
Jean-Raphaël OUELLETTE and Bibiane BÉRUBÉ m. 10-25-1843 in Rimouski
M. Desanges OUELLETTE and Marcel SÉNÉCHAL m. 9-10-1866 in Baie des Sables, PQ
Célina SÉNÉCHAL and Sévère (Henri) LIZOTTE m. 2-25-1900 in Fall River, MA
Edward LIZOTTE and Rhea CAMERON m. 6-20-1936 in Attleboro, MA
