Claude Bouchard

Male Abt 1626 - 1699  (73 years)


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  • Name Claude Bouchard  [1
    Born Abt 1626  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence Bef 1650  St. Cosme le Verd, Perche, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 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 1650  [2
    • 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 26 Oct 1650  Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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 1 Oct 1653  Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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 30 Jul 1657  Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Claude signed a 6 year lease on a farm to Saint-Charles, Cap Tourmente.
    Land 4 Dec 1657  Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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 2 Feb 1659/60  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Claude Bouchard, from Le Mans
    Additional information 1661  [2
    • 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 11 Apr 1662  Petit Cap, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Charles Aubert de la Chenaye granted Claude three arpents of frontage on the northeast slope of the present Petit Cap de Saint-Joachim.
    Land 23 Sep 1663  [2
    • Claude purchased the farm of Nicolas Maniere for the sum of 225 livres.
    Census 1666  Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5

    • Claude Bouchard, taukkeyr d'habit, 40 years
      Louise Gasnier, 24 years
      Marie Bouchard, 6 years
      Jacques Bouchard, 4 years
      Marguerite Bouchard, 4 months
    Occupation 1666  [2, 5
    tailor 
    Census 1667  Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6

    • 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 7 Nov 1668  [2
    • Msgr de Laval assigned Claude a farm next to that of Julien Fortin.
    Land 16 Feb 1671/72  [2
    • Claude returned the farm that he had received from Msgr de Laval for the sum of 60 livres.
    Land 28 May 1675  [2
    • 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.
    Legal Matter 28 May 1675  [2
    • 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.
    Employment 1676  [2
    • 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 20 Oct 1676  [2
    • Msgr de Laval added 12 more arpents in frontage, near the stream called la Masse to Claude's other land.
    Legal Matter 1677  [2
    • Claude furnished the Seminary at Baie Saint-Paul with 60 minots of corn in exchange for leasing land at Saint-Aubin.
    Census 1681  Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7

    • 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 26 Jul 1694  [2
    • 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 19 Oct 1698  Petite Riviere, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Before notary Chambelon signed a document giving his sons, Francois, Louis, and Antoine, 10 arpents of frontal land each.
    Name Petit Claude Bouchard  [2
    _UID 53FF0195A5AD4154A85E9BC93F8337DB0D98 
    Died Nov 1699  [2
    Buried 26 Nov 1699  [2
    Person ID I1496  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2007 

    Father Jacques Bouchard,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nicole Touschard,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louise Gagne,   c. 21 Jan 1641/42, St. Martin, Ige, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 27 Apr 1721, Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Marriage Contract 30 Nov 1653  [3
    • Notary Etienne Jacob drew up the contract
    Married 25 May 1654  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Present at marriage were Toussant Toupin and Etienne Lessart. [8]
    Children 
     1. Marie Bouchard,   b. 27 Oct 1659, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Jacques Bouchard,   b. 1662,   d. 14 Dec 1695, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Gilles Bouchard,   b. 8 Mar 1663/64,   d. Mar 1664  (Age 0 years)
     4. Marguerite Bouchard,   b. 15 Oct 1665, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 6 Apr 1731, Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
     5. Louise Bouchard,   b. Abt 1668,   bur. 10 Dec 1696, Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     6. Anne Bouchard,   c. 20 Feb 1669/70, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Genevieve Bouchard,   b. 25 Apr 1672, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Francois Bouchard,   b. 8 Apr 1674, Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Rosalie Bouchard,   b. 6 Apr 1676, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Claude Bouchard,   c. 14 Oct 1678, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1678, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     11. Louis Bouchard,   b. 12 Feb 1679/80, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Antoine Bouchard,   b. 15 Oct 1682, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2007 
    Family ID F604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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