Individual Details

Marin Boucher

(15 Apr 1589 - 29 Mar 1671)

Marin was part of the first group of pioneers to reach Beauport. He arrived on June 4, 1634 from Dieppe, Normandy and Champlain, himself, invited him and his family to Fort Québec. He came with his second wife Perinne Mallet and six of his children - François, Jean-Galleran, Pierre, Guillaume and Madeleine. He had had eight children in St-Langid-les-Mortagne, Perche, two from Perinne: Marin born in August 1630 and Jean-Galleran on Feb 16, 1633.

Events

Birth	15 Apr 1589	Langy, Evêché de Mortagne, Perche, France
Marriage	7 Feb 1611	Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, Perche, France - Julienne Baril
Marriage	29 Mar 1629	St-Jean de Mortagne, Perche, France - Perrine Mallet
Occupation	Bef 1634	Stonemason, Carpenter and Farmer - Mortagne-au-Perche, Perche, France
Death	29 Mar 1671	La-Visitation-de-Notre-Dame-de-Château-Richer, Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Burial	Abt 29 Mar 1671	La Visitation de Notre-Dame de Château-Richer, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Reference No		C594
Life sketch		Narrative sketch (followed by other notes): Marin Boucher, also known as Marin Boucher dit Desroches, was born on 15 April 1589 in Mortagne-au-Perche, within the Perche region of France. He was baptized that same year at Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne Parish, a parish under the Diocese of Séez in Normandy. His early life unfolded in a region known for sending migrants to New France, and his family included his father Jacques Boucher and mother Marie Françoise Paigné. He had at least one sibling, Gaspar Boucher, who also figured into this network of migration. Boucher married three times. His first marriage took place on 7 February 1611 at Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne in the Perche. A second marriage followed in 1627 at Mortagne-au-Perche, and on 29 March 1629 he married again at Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne Parish in the Diocese of Séez. His spouses included Julienne Barry (also known as Julienne Baril) and later Périnne Mallet, who survived him until 1687. With Julienne Baril he had seven children, and with Périnne Mallet he had seven more, including Madeleine Boucher (1641–1709) and Marie Boucher (1644–1730). The marriages and family ties reflect the interwoven kinship and settlement patterns characteristic of Percheron families, many of whom later emigrated to New France. Before leaving France, Boucher resided in Mortagne-au-Perche and worked as a mason. His occupation situated him within the artisan and laboring classes of early modern France. He also lived for a time in Saint-Jean-d’Angély, a town within the Diocese of Saintes in Saintonge. This placement in western France positioned him close to ports that linked the region to overseas colonial projects. On 4 June 1634, Boucher arrived at Québec, in the District of Québec of New France. This was during the organized Percheron migration led by Robert Giffard, which brought numerous families from the Perche to Canada to support the seigneurial system. Boucher established himself in the colony, first in Québec itself and then in surrounding rural areas. His presence in the colony is documented from 1634 onward, marking him among the earlier settlers to secure land and integrate into the developing parish communities. By 1666 he was recorded as a resident of Beauport, one of the earliest seigneuries near Québec City. The following year, in 1667, he is noted at the Côte-de-Beaupré, an important agricultural zone east of Québec. These records correspond with the mid-seventeenth-century seigneurial expansion of New France, in which settlers like Boucher provided agricultural labor and family stability that underpinned the colony’s growth. Boucher died on 25 March 1671 at Château-Richer, a rural parish along the Côte-de-Beaupré that had become a center for settlement outside Québec City. He was buried two days later, on 27 March 1671, in the La-Visitation-de-Notre-Dame Cemetery at Château-Richer. His burial in an established parish cemetery reflects the consolidation of Catholic institutions in New France by the late seventeenth century. Marin Boucher’s life illustrates the trajectory of many Percheron migrants who helped establish durable communities in New France. His multiple marriages, large family, and occupational role as a mason indicate both continuity with his origins in France and adaptation to colonial life. Through his descendants, including children with both Julienne Baril and Périnne Mallet, Boucher contributed to the demographic and social foundations of early Québec. (End of narrative -------------------- PRDH does not list any parents for Marin. Neither Fichier Origine nor PRDH list an exact birth date. Please do not change the names of the placeholder parents; add or change the parents; or change the birth date without adding a reliable source citation, so that researchers can evaluate the evidence. his son geni.com Pierre Boucher dit Pitoche (Boucher) (1639 - 1707) French: Pierre Boucher Also Known As: "Pitoche" Birthdate: circa February 13, 1639 Birthplace: Château-Richer, Québec, Nouvelle-France Death: May 13, 1707 (64-72) Rivière Ouelle, Québec, Canada Place of Burial: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada Immediate Family: Son of Marin Boucher and Perrine Mallet Husband of Susanna Poupa and Marie-Anne-Madeleine St-Denis Father of Barbé Boucher; Pierre Boucher; Jacques Boucher; Marie-Xainte Mignot; Jean Boucher; Pierre Boucher; Angélique Dubé; Charles Boucher; Marie-Thérèse Dubé; Marie-Genevieve Boucher; Madeleine Charlotte Boucher; Prisque Boucher and Marguerite Boucher Brother of Louis-Marin Boucher dit Beaubuisson; Jean-Galleran Boucher dit Boisbuisson; Marie-Françoise Plante (Boucher); Marie-Madeleine Boucher; Marie Marguerite Boucher; Guillaume Boucher; Charles Boucher and Marin II Boucher Half brother of Marie Gaudin; Anne Marie Ursule Boucher; Nicole Boucher; Jean Boucher; Louise Boucher; Francois Boucher; Pierre Boucher; Quatrin Boucher; Étiennette Boucher; Charlotte Boucher and Marie Boucher« less Occupation: charron; cartwright, Charron JPRDH ne répertorie aucun parent pour Marin. Ni Fichier Origine ni PRDH n’indiquent de date de naissance exacte. Veuillez ne pas modifier les noms des parents fictifs ; ajouter ou modifier les parents ; ou modifier la date de naissance sans ajouter une citation de source fiable, afin que les chercheurs puissent évaluer les preuves. « Les colons qui composaient la population du Canada étaient généralement, pour la plupart, des entrepreneurs. Marin Boucher était l’un d’entre eux. Originaire de la ville de Mortagne, il s’établit à Can "The settlers who made up the population of Canada were generally, for the most part, contractors. Marin Boucher was one of them. Originally of the city of Mortagne, he established himself in Canada in 1634 with his second wife, Perrinne Malet, and his children. Before his departure in 1633 he, sold his house at Mortagne to Jean Guyon who himself was to immigrate to Canada. Marin arrived in Quebec on 4 June 1634 with a full quota of percherons. For a while. it was Champlain himself who housed them in the fort of Quebec. But soon the first settlers got busy and built a house for. their lord, Robert Giffard and others more modest for themselves. The clearing of land was rushed and the soil was soon planted. Marin Boucher played a particular role in the foundation of Beauport. He was a mason by trade and played an important part in all construction. After a while, Marin Boucher established himself with his family at Rivière St-Charles. Later, at the end of his life, he returned to Beauport. In 1666 the census listed him as age 77, mason and farmer. We know from another source that be owned another farm on the Isle of Orleans. During his lifetime, he divided most of his property among his numerous children. He died surrounded by his family, after having lived a good Christian life as attested on his memorial. Year 1671, 29 March, died Marin Boucher after having lived a good Christian and received the sacraments of penitence and Holy Eucharist and the last rites and was buried in the cemetery of Château-Richer by M. Morel accompanied by the Reverend Father Noevelle." - From "From Whence We Came" by John Milan Lavoie Perrine Mallet mentioned in the record of Marin Boucher Name: Perrine Mallet Sex: Female Husband: Marin Son: Marin Boucher Other information in the record of Marin Boucher from Canada, Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865 Name: Marin Boucher Event Type: Birth Event Date: x Event Place: St-Langis-lès-Mortagne, Orne, France Sex: Male Marital Status: Single Baptism Date: 29 Aug 1630 Father's Name: Marin Mother's Name: Perrine Mallet Spouse's Name: x

Families

Spouse	Perrine Mallet (1603 - 1687)
Child	Jean Galeran Boucher (1633 - 1714)
Child	Françoise Boucher (1636 - 1711)
Child	Pierre Pitoche Boucher (1639 - 1707)
Child	Madeleine Boucher (1641 - 1709)
Child	Marie Boucher (1644 - 1730)
Child	Guillaume Boucher (1647 - 1729)

Spouse	Julienne Baril (1586 - 1627)
Child	François Boucher (1617 - 1672)

Father	Jacques Jean Boucher (1547 - 1611)
Mother	Françoise Paigné (1564 - 1611)
Sibling	Gaspard Boucher (1599 - 1665)
Sibling	Jeanne Boucher (1607 - 1670)

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