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• Name: Petit Claude Bouchard
• _UID: 53FF0195A5AD4154A85E9BC93F8337DB0D98
• Residence: Bef 1650, St. Cosme le Verd, Perche, France
• Immigration: 1650
• Land: 26 Oct 1650, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 1 Oct 1653, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 30 Jul 1657, Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 4 Dec 1657, Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada
• Confirmation: 2 Feb 1659/60, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada
• Additional information: 1661
• Land: 11 Apr 1662, Petit Cap, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 23 Sep 1663
• Census: 1666, Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: 1666; tailor
• Census: 1667, Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 7 Nov 1668
• Land: 16 Feb 1671/72
• Land: 28 May 1675
• Legal Matter: 28 May 1675
• Employment: 1676
• Land: 20 Oct 1676
• Legal Matter: 1677
• Census: 1681, Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
• Debt: 26 Jul 1694
• Legal Matter: 19 Oct 1698, Petite Riviere, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Residence:
He came from a community in the Department of the Sarthe, Saint-Come-de-Vair, in Perche, now Maine. His parents were from the parish of Champaissant.

Immigration:
Claude along with Julien Fortin arrived in Quebec. Claude had an inheritance from his father and along with Julien did not come as an indentured servant but was under the protection of Sir Robert Giffard.

Land:
Claude purchased five and a half arpents of river frontage, to a depth of one and a half leagues, from land agent Oliver Letardif. This land wa 30 arpents to the northeast of the Church of Sainte-Anne.

Land:
Claude sold his five and a half arpents of land to Louis Guimond for 600 livres. This transaction was not approved by the Company of One Hundred Associates until 1 October 1657. He then collected his payment from Louis Guimond and Jean Crevel.

Legal Matter:
Claude signed a 6 year lease on a farm to Saint-Charles, Cap Tourmente.

Land:
Claude took a land grant of four arpents of frontage near la Fripone at Cap Tourmente. He paid for three years in advance for which Oliver Letardif gave him receipts.

Confirmation:
Claude Bouchard, from Le Mans

Additional information:
In June of 1661, the Agnier Iroquois started to terrorize the area. After the disappearance of his father-in-law, Claude and his family abandoned their farm and went to Chateau Richer.

Land:
Charles Aubert de la Chenaye granted Claude three arpents of frontage on the northeast slope of the present Petit Cap de Saint-Joachim.

Land:
Claude purchased the farm of Nicolas Maniere for the sum of 225 livres.

Census:

Claude Bouchard, taukkeyr d'habit, 40 years
Louise Gasnier, 24 years
Marie Bouchard, 6 years
Jacques Bouchard, 4 years
Marguerite Bouchard, 4 months

Census:

Claude Bouchard, habitant, 45 years
Louise Gagnier, 25 years
Marie Bouchard, 8 years
Jacques Bouchard, 6 years
Marguerite Bouchard, 2 years

They owned 7 head of livestock and had 8 arpents of land under cultivation.


Land:
Msgr de Laval assigned Claude a farm next to that of Julien Fortin.

Land:
Claude returned the farm that he had received from Msgr de Laval for the sum of 60 livres.

Legal Matter:
Bouchard sold his farm he had bought in 1662 to Lord Bishop for the sum of 1500 livres. He was allowed to keep his furniture, livestock, tools, and the impending harvest.

Land:
Msgr de Laval granted Claude 12 arpents of frontage at Petit-Riviere-Saint-Francois. The land began at the first stream closed to the Sot river.

Employment:
Claude was commissioned by the Bishop to explore an area called Saint-Aubin, which was in the domain of Baie Saint-Paul. "But he did not spend the winter there; he returned with his herd of seven cows and went to live at Petite-Riviere".

Land:
Msgr de Laval added 12 more arpents in frontage, near the stream called la Masse to Claude's other land.

Legal Matter:
Claude furnished the Seminary at Baie Saint-Paul with 60 minots of corn in exchange for leasing land at Saint-Aubin.

Census:

Claude Bouchard, habitant, 55 years
Louise Gagnier, 40 years
Marie Bouchard, 20 years
Jacques Bouchard, 18 years
Marguerite Bouchard, 14 years
Francois Bouchard, 12 years
Louis Bouchard, 11 years
Angelique Bouchard, 9 years

They owned 2 firearms, 10 head of cattle and had 6 arpents of land under cultivation.
Jean Bouchard, 8 years
Rosalie Bouchard, 7 years


Debt:
Claude was required to forfeit 6 of the 12 arpents of land that he had acquired from Msgr de Laval in 1675. This land was later granted to Claude's son Francois.

Legal Matter:
Before notary Chambelon signed a document giving his sons, Francois, Louis, and Antoine, 10 arpents of frontal land each.

Claude married Louise Gagne on 25 May 1654 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Louise (daughter of Louis Gagne and Marie Michel) was christened on 21 Jan 1641/42 in St. Martin, Ige, France; was buried on 27 Apr 1721 in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Present at marriage were Toussant Toupin and Etienne Lessart.

Marriage Contract:
Notary Etienne Jacob drew up the contract

1. Marie Bouchard was born on 27 Oct 1659 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 11 Nov 1659 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.
2. Jacques Bouchard was born in 1662; died on 14 Dec 1695 in Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada.
3. Gilles Bouchard was born on 8 Mar 1663/64; died in Mar 1664; was buried on 22 Mar 1663/64 in Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada.
4. Marguerite Bouchard was born on 15 Oct 1665 in Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 21 Oct 1665 in Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 6 Apr 1731 in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada.
5. Louise Bouchard was born about 1668; was buried on 10 Dec 1696 in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada.
6. Anne Bouchard was born in in Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 20 Feb 1669/70 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; and died.
7. Genevieve Bouchard was born on 25 Apr 1672 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 29 Apr 1672 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; and died.
8. Francois Bouchard was born on 8 Apr 1674 in Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 9 Apr 1674 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; and died.
9. Rosalie Bouchard was born on 6 Apr 1676 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 7 Apr 1676 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; and died.
10. Claude Bouchard was christened on 14 Oct 1678 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; died on 28 Oct 1678 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 30 Oct 1678 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada.
11. Louis Bouchard was born on 12 Feb 1679/80 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 20 Apr 1680 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; and died.
12. Antoine Bouchard was born on 15 Oct 1682 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 25 Oct 1682 in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada; and died.

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Jacques married Nicole Touschard. Nicole and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Nicole Bouchard
• _UID: 337757F0FF2F40238C300896B614D7A42103