b.c.1521
m.c.1550 JEANNE MERCIER, d. of Jean Mercier and Etiennette LeBlond
d.c.1611

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b.c.1562 St. Langis les Mortagne, Perche
m. 30 June 1582 St. Jean, Mortagne, FRANCOISE PAIGNE
d. 30 July 1611

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bpt. 15 Apr. 1589 St. Langis les Mortagne, Perche (Orne), France
m.1. 7 Feb. 1611 St. Jean de Mortagne, Perche, Julienne Baril (b.c. 1588 Mortagne, Perche)
2. 29 Mar. 1629 St. Langis les Mortagne, Perche, PERRINE MALLET (b.c.1603 Courgeon, Mortagne, Perche, bur. 25 Aug. 1687 Quebec) d. 25 Mar. 1671 Chateau Richer

Marin and Perrine arrived in New France as part of the "Percherone Immigration", a group of families and some single men from the region of Perche in the Province of Normandy who came over in 1634 to colonize Beauport, a seigneurie granted to Robert Giffard, physician to the colony. Marin and his family and his cousin Gaspard Boucher, came on the "St. Jehan" under Capt. Pierre Nesle, llanded at Tadoussac on 31 May and arrived in Quebec on 4 June 1634. The colonists lived temporarily in the Habitation (Fort St. Louis) which was the ford and residence built by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 in Quebec before moving down river to Beauport.

Abitation de Quebecq 1613

Prior to leaving for New France, Marin sold his house to Jean Guyon who himself emigrated to New France in 1634.

The Commandant of Trois Rivieres, Marc Antoine Bras de Fer de Chateaufort assumed the duties of interim governor after the death of Samuel de Champlain. He presided at the reading of Champlain's will in which is stated: "I give to Marin, mason, living near the house of the Recollet Fathers, the last suit that I had made from material which I got at the store".

On 24 Aug. 1638 Marin gave testimony on the circumstances of the voyage of Gaspard Boucher "his relative" (probably his cousin, NOT his brother) who also arrived in 1634. Marin first worked a piece of land that the Recollets had abandoned in 1629 following the surrender of Quebec to the Kirke brothers. Later, he took a farm with his brother-in-law Thomas Hayot on land of the Jesuits at Beauport. On 11 June 1648 the Jesuit Journal reports that the two farmers separated with Hayot keeping the farm and Marin taking a farm next to that of Olivier Tardif.

Marin and his family then moved to the Beaupre coast and he sold his former farm of 3 arpents in frontage on the St. Charles River "from the stream which separates the cleared field of the Reverend Fathers Recollets from the deserted property formerly of Jacques Caumont". Marin claimed to have received this land from the Company of New France but the Recollets claimed it as belonging to them when they returned to Canada in 1670.

On 6 Mar. 1656 Marin signed a note for 176 livres for the Fabrique de Quebec, an old debt contracted from the Compagnie des Habitants. Marin gave 1 1/2 arpents in frontage to his son-in-law, Louis Houde, which was returned to Marin on 13 Sept. 1655. He gave 2 aprents to his son-in-law Jean Plante on 15 Apr. 1656 for which he received a receipt on 7 Feb. 1659. He increased this by 8 perches on 8 July and the right of way on 27 Sept. 1668. He gave 2 arpents to his son, Jean Galleran on 30 Apr. 1656 and added an additional 7 1/2 perches on 15 Dec. 1662. He made a similar gift to his son Guillaume on 29 July 1670. At the 1667 census, Marin Boucher of Coste de Beapre (Chateau Richer) stated he was age 80, Perrine Malet, his wife, age 63, a child Guillaume, age 20, and had 8 head of cattle and 20 arpents under cultivation.

His epitaph is given in the registry of Chateau Richer: "In the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1671, on the 29th of March died Marin Boucher after having lived as a good Christian and received the Holy sacrements of eucharist, penance and the last rights of extreme unction, was buried in the cemetery of Chateau Richer by Monsieur Morel accompanied by the Reverend Father Nouvelle and by me doing priestly functions for them on the coast of Beaupre." Signed F. Fillion, missionary priest.

In 1681 Perrine Mallet was listed in the census along with Antoine Voilon, a tailor, who was in her employ.

Marin and Perinne are commemorated with the other early pioneers on a plaque in Quebec City.

Marin and his family are one of the most prolific ancestors of French Canada with an estimated 350,000 descendants today.

Issue- first eight children by Julienne, last five by Perrine

Ref:

Dictionnaire genealogique des Familles du Quebec des Origins a 1730- Rene Jette, Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, 1983
Old Families of France in New France- Fr. Archange Godbout, Roland J. Auger, in the Archivist of Quebec, 1975- pp.139-40

bpt. 16 Feb. 1633 St. Langis les Mortagne, Perche (Orne), France
m. 10 Oct. 1661 Chateau Richer, MARIE LECLERC (b.c.1640 St. Remi, Dieppe, Normandie, d. of Jonas LeClerc and Marie Parmentier
bur. 29 Mar. 1714 Notre Dame de Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle

In 1666 Jean Galeran, Pierre Boucher, Marie Boucher and Marie LeClerc were living in Beaupre and he was listed as being a mason. By 1681 he was living at Bouteillerie and owned two guns, 15 head of cattle and 6 arpents of land and was a wheelwright.

Jean Galeran moved to the South Shore where he was a pioneer of the town of Riviere-Ouelle. The town was attacked during King William's War by a party led by Sir William Phips in Oct. 1690 and Jean Galleran was among the 39 "Heros of Riviere-Ouelle" who defended the town. Philps and his troops had been pillaging along the St. Lawrence coast on their way to lay siege to Quebec city. He was repulsed by the ambush at Riviere-Ouelle and was later unsuccessful in his attack on Quebec.

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Ref:

Dictionnaire genealogique des Familles du Quebec des Origins a 1730- Rene Jette, Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, 1983

bpt. 12 Dec. 1666 Chateau Richer
m. 10 Nov. 1693 Riviere Ouelle, MARIE ANNE MIGNIER (bpt. 16 Jan. 1677 Charlesbourg, bur. Jan. 1749 La Pocatiere)
bur. 1 Aug. 1724 La Pocatiere

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Dictionnaire genealogique des Familles du Quebec des Origins a 1730- Rene Jette, Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, 1983

bpt. 27 Jan. 1704 Riviere Ouelle
m. 4 July 1729 Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, MARIE DIONNE (bpt. 7 Sept. 1697 Ste. Famille, Ile d'Orleans, m.1. Francois Michaud (bur. 7 Sept. 1727 Kamouraska))
bur. 28 May 1747 Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere

From the Notary Joseph Dionne comes the following entry: " 1302 Inventaire des biens de feu Philippe Boucher et de Marie Dionne (27 Nov. 1756)"

Notary entry for Philippe and Marie (Dionne) Boucher

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Dictionnaire genealogique des Familles du Quebec des Origins a 1730- Rene Jette, Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, 1983

bpt. 11 Mar. 1732 La Pocatiere
m.1. 20 Nov. 1756 Ste. Anne de La Pocatere, MARIE-LOUISE (AKA Louise Genevieve) LEVESQUE (1) (bpt. 28 May 1739 Riviere-Ouelle, bur. 11 Sept. 1773 Ste. Genevieve, Berthier), d. of Joachim Levesque & Marie Anne Bouchard
2. 19 Aug. 1782 St. Joseph, Lanoraie, Agathe Mandeville
3. 10 Feb. 1784 Ste. Genevieve de Berthier Page 2, Marie Anne Charron dite Ducharme
bur. 9 Apr. 1786 Berthier

Many of Joseph's sons were employed as Voyageurs.

Map of Sorel- c.1709

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(1) m. by contract- J. Dionne, notary (the parish registers for this year were destroyed during the seige of Quebec)

bpt. 9 Feb. 1760 St. Joseph de la Riviere des Prairies, Isle de Montreal
m. 14 Jan. 1782 St Pierre de Sorel, MARIE JOSEPH MARQUETTE CHEVALIER(aka DIFFIOUX) dite PALLIGERE/PERIGORD/PALLIGOR (bur. 29 Aug. 1808 St. Pierre de Sorel), d. of Joseph DuFiore and Marie Catherine Belgard
bur. 30 July 1821 St. Pierre de Sorel

Map of the Eastern Townships- c.1800

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Dictionnaire Genealogique des Canadien Francais- Cyprien Tanguay- Vol. II, p. 386
Repertoire for St Pierre de Sorel

bpt. 3 Sept. 1785 Ste. Genevieve, Berthier
m. 2 Sept. 1811 St. Pierre de Sorel, PQ MARIE RONDEAU- d. of Francois Rondeau and Marie Colline
bur. 29 Apr. 1863 St. Robert, Richelieu

In Sauveur's baptismal record, Pierre's occupation was listed as "menuisier", or cabinet maker, but was also listed as a "cultivateur" in many of the records.

From the notary John George Crebassa's records is the following entry: "1832, Oct. 8- Obligation- Boucher Pierre- J. Bte. Paul Hus- 43"

From the notary Narcisse Crebassa's records is the following entry: "4869 Retrocession par Pierre Boucher fils & son Epouse a Pierre Boucher pere & son Epouse- 27 Nov. 1858"

"le vingt neuf April mil huit cent soisante trois, Nos, pretre soussigne avoins enhume dans le cimetiere de cette parroisse le corps de Pierre Boucher decede l'avant veille a l'age de cinquante ans epous de Marie Rondeau presents Jean-Baptiste ( ) qui n'ont su signer ( ) M. Patineau Ptre."

After Pierre's death, Marie moved in with her daughter Emelie and her family and was living in Providence, RI at the 1880 census.

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Repertoire Alphabetique des Mariages Canadiens Francais de 1760 a 1935- Claude Drouin, Les Service Genealogique Claude Drouin, 1989
Parish register for St. Pierre, Sorel

11I. SAUVEUR (JEHAN 1, JEAN 2, JACQUES 3, MARIN 4, JEAN GALERAN 5, PHILIPPE 6, PHILIPPE 7, JOSEPH MARIE 8, JOSEPH MARIE 9, PIERRE 10)-

bpt. 18 Apr. 1813 St. Pierre de Sorel (9)
m. MARGARET COTÉ (bpt. 8 May 1818 St. Pierre de Sorel (9), d. Feb. 1901 Biddeford)
d. 27 Jan. 1890 Biddeford, ME
bur. St. Joseph's Cemetery, Biddeford

"Sover Bushey" is listed in the 1851 Census for Compton, Sherbrooke Co. as being a blacksmith, age 39, along with his wife Margt. age 34, Daniel age 14, Oliver age 12, Mary age 10, Valleur age 9, Delia age 7, Mary age 5, Zelia age 3 and Alice age 1. All were born in Canada. Their house was listed as being a log home, one story with a blacksmith shop on the property. The Agricultural Census did not list the range and lot number, however, Sover was among the folks living in Range 7, around lots 7 and 8. The Bouchers had one horse, 7 sheep, and 3 pigs and were not cultivating any land.(1)

In the 1860 Census Savor Bushey, age 47, blacksmith, is listed along with his family.(2) In the 1870 census he is listed as Sarver Bushey, age 57, blacksmith.(3) In the 1880 census Sover Bushey, age 67, blacksmith, was living with the same family at 121 Elmer St. His son William was a shoe shop worker and his son Frank was a barber. William's wife and two children were also living there.(4) Due to the information given in the Census reports and in William's naturalization records it appears that they emmigrated from Canada in Aug. 1855.

Server/Seaver Bushey is listed in the 1870 and 1875 directories for Biddeford as a blacksmith with his shop being at 17 Alfred St. and his house at 4 or 9 Green St.(5)

1870 Census for Biddeford
1900 Census for Biddeford

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(1)1851 Census for Compton, Sherbrooke Co., PQ- Public Archives of Canada, film No. C-1142 p.53
(2) 1860 Census for Biddeford- p. 88
(3) 1870 Census for Biddeford- p. 143
1888 (4) 1880 Census for Biddeford- p. 179
(5) 1870 & 1875 Directories for Biddeford & Saco- Maine Hist. Soc.
(6) Naturalization Records- U.S. Circuit Court, Portland, certificate No. 2-569
(7) Répétoire de Marriage de St. Joseph- Biddeford, ME- Youville Labonté, Maine State Library
(8) Biddeford VR- Vol.1, book 1, p. 52
(9) Query posted on FrancoGene 18 Jan. 1997 by Edward Beaudoin
(10) 1900 Census for Biddeford- Supervisor's district No. 109, Enumeration District 230, sheet 2

Biddeford & Saco V.R.
"Répétoire du Cathédrale St. Michel de Sherbrooke- Naissance 1834-1993"- Société de Généalogie Des Cantons De L'Est, Inc., 1994

bpt. 9 Nov. 1664 Chateau Richer
m. 19 July 1695 Riviere Ouelle, MARIE ANNE MICHAUD (bpt. 13 Nov. 1676 Ile aux Grues, Quebec, bur. 14 June 1755 St. Louis de Kamouraska)
bur. 23 Sept. 1737 St. Louis de Kamouraska

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