Pierre Boucher
Pierre Boucher de Boucherville | |
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Jacques Leneuf de la Poterie | |
Succeeded by | Jacques Leneuf de la Poterie |
In office 1662–1667 | |
Monarch | Louis XIV |
Preceded by | Jacques Leneuf de la Poterie |
Succeeded by | René Gaultier de Varennes |
Personal details | |
Born | Pierre Boucher born and baptized August 1, 1622 naturalist, historian |
Known for | L'histoire veritable et naturelle des moeurs et productions du pays de la Nouvelle-France, vulgairement dite le Canada, Governor of Trois-Rivières |
Pierre Boucher de Boucherville (born Pierre Boucher; 1 August 1622 – 19 April 1717) was a French settler, soldier, officer, naturalist, official, governor, and ennobled aristocrat in Nouvelle-France or New France (in what is now Canada).
Early life
Pierre emigrated from
From Corporal to Governor
In 1641, Governor
Raised to nobility
In 1661, he was sent to France to represent the colonies. He returned with soldiers, supplies, additional settlers and a commitment of support to the colony of New France by the French king, Louis XIV. Pierre Boucher was the first Canadian settler to be ennobled by King Louis XIV.[1]
Re-appointed governor
Re-appointed governor in 1662, a position he held until his resignation in 1667. His L'histoire veritable et naturelle des moeurs et productions du pays de la Nouvelle-France, vulgairement dite le Canada, a description of the flora, fauna and native societies in the region (and a significant, pioneering documentation of North American natural history) was published in Paris in 1664. He was succeeded in the governorship by his son-in-law,
Family
Pierre Boucher married Marie-Madeleine Chrestienne (Ouebadinoukoué), a Huron girl who had been educated by the
Name
While first surname of the family is Boucher; this name is gradually supplanted by the names of nobility, which become the new surnames of this diverse genealogical branche. Surnames in the Boucher line include Montarville, or de Montarville, Grandpré, DeGrandpré, or de Grandpré, Grosbois, DeGrosbois or de Grosbois, Des Rochés or DesRocher, Monbrun or de Monbrun, LaPerrière or de la Perrière, LaCoursière or de la Coursière, Montizambert or de Montizambert, Niverville or de Niverville, Bruyère or de la Bruyère, le Clerc, Lussier, Marcotte, Saucier, Gaultier de Varennes, LeGardeur de Tilly, Daneau de Muy, Sabrevois de SermonVille. Descendants have spread beyond Canada to places including the United States, Mauritius, France, Brazil, and the West Indies, and include such prominent French-Canadians and French-Americans as Paul André Albert and Jade Raymond.
Issue
- Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, sieur de Boucherville, 1653-1740, second lord of Boucherville, first lord of Montarville. Spouse of Charlotte Denis.
- Marie-Ursule Boucher, 1655-1733, spouse René Gaultier deVarennes.
- Lambert Boucher, sieur de Grandpré, 1656-1699, spouse of Marguerite Vauvril de Blason.
- Ignace Boucher, sieur de Grosbois, 1659-1699, spouse of Marie-Anne Margane de Lavaltrie.
- Madeleine Boucher, 1661-1739, spouse of Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur de Tilly.
- Marguerite Boucher, 1663-1698, spouse of Nicolas Daneau de Muy.
- Philippe Boucher, 1665-1721, priest.
- Jean Boucher, sieur de Monbrun 1667-1744, his first spouse Françoise- Claire Charest, then Michelle-Françoise Godefroy de Saint-Paul.
- René Boucher, sieur de La Perrière, 1668-1742, spouse was Marie-Françoise Mailhot.
- Jeanne Boucher, 1670-1703, twin, spouse de Jacques-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury.
- Louise Boucher, 1670-1756, twin, single.
- Nicolas-Michel Boucher, 1672-1733, priest
- Jacques Boucher, sieur de Montizambert, 1673-1688, twin.
- Jean-Baptiste Boucher, sieur de Niverville 1673-1740, twin, spouse Marguerite-Thérèse Hertel de la Frenière.
- Geneviève Boucher, 1676-1766, Ursuline nun.
Publications
- (Florentin Lambert, rue Saint Jacques, Paris, 1664) Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, Histoire veritable et naturelle des moeurs & productions du pays de la Nouuelle France, vulgairement dite le Canada
- (as above on Amazon books) Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, Histoire veritable et naturelle des moeurs & productions du pays de la Nouuelle France, vulgairement dite le Canada
See also
- Musee Pierre Boucher at Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières
- Frederick Montizambert
- Marie-Marguerite d'Youville - great-granddaughter
- Timothy Demonbreun - great-grandson
References
- ^ Roy, Joseph Edward (1907). Pierre Boucher. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- "Genealogy"
- (Ancestry.com) Boucher de Boucherville family history (has errors!)
- (Amazon books) Isabelle Tanguay, Destin social d'une famille noble canadienne : les Boucher et leurs alliés
- (Google Books excerpt) Isabelle Tanguay, Destin social d'une famille noble canadienne : les Boucher et leurs alliés