She was born Paroisse, Notre-Dame, Montagne, Perche, France and baptized the same day. She married Etienne Lafond Jan. 30, 1645 in Quebec, Canada. She was 16 and Etienne was 30.
In 1667 and 1668, Marie Boucher continued to carry on in place of her late husband. On 21 March of the first year, she accepted a piece of land from the last plat of Trios-Rivieres, from Jesuit Father Jacques Fremin. On the 10th of the following March she bought a little house and barn in town from Charles de Montmainier.
The census of 1666, 1667 and 1681 mention the family Lafond; first at Trois-Rivieres, with two domestics; one, 19 year old Jacques, and a certain Pierre Deshaies of the same age, then at Petit-Cap-de-la-Madeleine, where the widow is listed as living alone with her 10 animals and 20 arpents of cleared land. Finally and again at the same Cap, Marie Boucher age 61, is living with her sons; Pierre, 26; Etienne, 20; and Augustin, 20years old. The ever faithful Pierre Deshaies is always in the house as a domestic and finally, we note that the family owned a Firearm, a dozen head of cattle and 25 arpents of arable land. Marie Boucher, who lived more than forty years after the death of her husband, carried out many other transactions as described in the records of Jean Cusson, be they sales, gifts, concessions, loans, rents or leases, all done between 1674 and 1694. In 1691 there was a court case between Marie and a farmer named Aubin Mondoux concerning the delivery of produce. Finally, on 21 June 1700, an act drawn up by Francois Trotain tells us that this capable lady, now a resident of Batiscan, agreed to pay Quebec merchant Francois Hazeur the sum of 250 livres, 8 sols, 4 deniers, for a debt incurred by her late husband some thirty-five years ago. Like her brother, Governor Pierre Boucher, and perhaps even better than he, she seems to have managed the family affairs with authority and competence, thus proving herself to be an excellent businesswoman. Having lived for more than three-quarters of a century, Marie Boucher died peacefully at Batiscan, from where she was laid to rest on 30 November 1706. She was said to be 70 years old, but actually she was a bit younger than that at the time of her death.
Marie and Etienne had eight children: 1. Jean dit Mongrain (1646-1716), married in 1670 to Catherine Senecal. He remarried in 1697 to the Huron girl Catherine Ananontha, the widow of Jacques Couturier and of Jean Durand. This pioneer of Batiscan was the administrator of Batiscan and a seigneurial judge. 2. Marie, born in 1684, was not mentioned in the census of 1666. 3. Genevieve, born in 1652 and married in 1667 to Jean-Baptiste Trottier, a miller and wheelwright at Batiscan. 4. Pierre dit Mongrain (1655-17221), married in 1677 to Madeleine Rivard. He became the administrator of Batiscan. 5. Francoise (1658-1721), married in 1671 to Charles Lesieur de la Pierre, a Royal Notary and administrator at Batiscan. 6. Etienne (1661-1689), never married and died at Montreal. 7. Jeanne, born in 1662, was mentioned in the census of 1666 but missed in the census of 1667. She probably died between these years. 8. Augustin, Born in 1664, was living at the Cap in 1668.
In 1667 and 1668, Marie Boucher continued to carry on in place of her late husband. On 21 March of the first year, she accepted a piece of land from the last plat of Trios-Rivieres, from Jesuit Father Jacques Fremin. On the 10th of the following March she bought a little house and barn in town from Charles de Montmainier.
The census of 1666, 1667 and 1681 mention the family Lafond; first at Trois-Rivieres, with two domestics; one, 19 year old Jacques, and a certain Pierre Deshaies of the same age, then at Petit-Cap-de-la-Madeleine, where the widow is listed as living alone with her 10 animals and 20 arpents of cleared land. Finally and again at the same Cap, Marie Boucher age 61, is living with her sons; Pierre, 26; Etienne, 20; and Augustin, 20years old. The ever faithful Pierre Deshaies is always in the house as a domestic and finally, we note that the family owned a Firearm, a dozen head of cattle and 25 arpents of arable land. Marie Boucher, who lived more than forty years after the death of her husband, carried out many other transactions as described in the records of Jean Cusson, be they sales, gifts, concessions, loans, rents or leases, all done between 1674 and 1694. In 1691 there was a court case between Marie and a farmer named Aubin Mondoux concerning the delivery of produce. Finally, on 21 June 1700, an act drawn up by Francois Trotain tells us that this capable lady, now a resident of Batiscan, agreed to pay Quebec merchant Francois Hazeur the sum of 250 livres, 8 sols, 4 deniers, for a debt incurred by her late husband some thirty-five years ago. Like her brother, Governor Pierre Boucher, and perhaps even better than he, she seems to have managed the family affairs with authority and competence, thus proving herself to be an excellent businesswoman. Having lived for more than three-quarters of a century, Marie Boucher died peacefully at Batiscan, from where she was laid to rest on 30 November 1706. She was said to be 70 years old, but actually she was a bit younger than that at the time of her death.
Marie and Etienne had eight children: 1. Jean dit Mongrain (1646-1716), married in 1670 to Catherine Senecal. He remarried in 1697 to the Huron girl Catherine Ananontha, the widow of Jacques Couturier and of Jean Durand. This pioneer of Batiscan was the administrator of Batiscan and a seigneurial judge. 2. Marie, born in 1684, was not mentioned in the census of 1666. 3. Genevieve, born in 1652 and married in 1667 to Jean-Baptiste Trottier, a miller and wheelwright at Batiscan. 4. Pierre dit Mongrain (1655-17221), married in 1677 to Madeleine Rivard. He became the administrator of Batiscan. 5. Francoise (1658-1721), married in 1671 to Charles Lesieur de la Pierre, a Royal Notary and administrator at Batiscan. 6. Etienne (1661-1689), never married and died at Montreal. 7. Jeanne, born in 1662, was mentioned in the census of 1666 but missed in the census of 1667. She probably died between these years. 8. Augustin, Born in 1664, was living at the Cap in 1668.
She was born Paroisse, Notre-Dame, Montagne, Perche, France and baptized the same day. She married Etienne Lafond Jan. 30, 1645 in Quebec, Canada. She was 16 and Etienne was 30.
In 1667 and 1668, Marie Boucher continued to carry on in place of her late husband. On 21 March of the first year, she accepted a piece of land from the last plat of Trios-Rivieres, from Jesuit Father Jacques Fremin. On the 10th of the following March she bought a little house and barn in town from Charles de Montmainier.
The census of 1666, 1667 and 1681 mention the family Lafond; first at Trois-Rivieres, with two domestics; one, 19 year old Jacques, and a certain Pierre Deshaies of the same age, then at Petit-Cap-de-la-Madeleine, where the widow is listed as living alone with her 10 animals and 20 arpents of cleared land. Finally and again at the same Cap, Marie Boucher age 61, is living with her sons; Pierre, 26; Etienne, 20; and Augustin, 20years old. The ever faithful Pierre Deshaies is always in the house as a domestic and finally, we note that the family owned a Firearm, a dozen head of cattle and 25 arpents of arable land. Marie Boucher, who lived more than forty years after the death of her husband, carried out many other transactions as described in the records of Jean Cusson, be they sales, gifts, concessions, loans, rents or leases, all done between 1674 and 1694. In 1691 there was a court case between Marie and a farmer named Aubin Mondoux concerning the delivery of produce. Finally, on 21 June 1700, an act drawn up by Francois Trotain tells us that this capable lady, now a resident of Batiscan, agreed to pay Quebec merchant Francois Hazeur the sum of 250 livres, 8 sols, 4 deniers, for a debt incurred by her late husband some thirty-five years ago. Like her brother, Governor Pierre Boucher, and perhaps even better than he, she seems to have managed the family affairs with authority and competence, thus proving herself to be an excellent businesswoman. Having lived for more than three-quarters of a century, Marie Boucher died peacefully at Batiscan, from where she was laid to rest on 30 November 1706. She was said to be 70 years old, but actually she was a bit younger than that at the time of her death.
Marie and Etienne had eight children: 1. Jean dit Mongrain (1646-1716), married in 1670 to Catherine Senecal. He remarried in 1697 to the Huron girl Catherine Ananontha, the widow of Jacques Couturier and of Jean Durand. This pioneer of Batiscan was the administrator of Batiscan and a seigneurial judge. 2. Marie, born in 1684, was not mentioned in the census of 1666. 3. Genevieve, born in 1652 and married in 1667 to Jean-Baptiste Trottier, a miller and wheelwright at Batiscan. 4. Pierre dit Mongrain (1655-17221), married in 1677 to Madeleine Rivard. He became the administrator of Batiscan. 5. Francoise (1658-1721), married in 1671 to Charles Lesieur de la Pierre, a Royal Notary and administrator at Batiscan. 6. Etienne (1661-1689), never married and died at Montreal. 7. Jeanne, born in 1662, was mentioned in the census of 1666 but missed in the census of 1667. She probably died between these years. 8. Augustin, Born in 1664, was living at the Cap in 1668.
In 1667 and 1668, Marie Boucher continued to carry on in place of her late husband. On 21 March of the first year, she accepted a piece of land from the last plat of Trios-Rivieres, from Jesuit Father Jacques Fremin. On the 10th of the following March she bought a little house and barn in town from Charles de Montmainier.
The census of 1666, 1667 and 1681 mention the family Lafond; first at Trois-Rivieres, with two domestics; one, 19 year old Jacques, and a certain Pierre Deshaies of the same age, then at Petit-Cap-de-la-Madeleine, where the widow is listed as living alone with her 10 animals and 20 arpents of cleared land. Finally and again at the same Cap, Marie Boucher age 61, is living with her sons; Pierre, 26; Etienne, 20; and Augustin, 20years old. The ever faithful Pierre Deshaies is always in the house as a domestic and finally, we note that the family owned a Firearm, a dozen head of cattle and 25 arpents of arable land. Marie Boucher, who lived more than forty years after the death of her husband, carried out many other transactions as described in the records of Jean Cusson, be they sales, gifts, concessions, loans, rents or leases, all done between 1674 and 1694. In 1691 there was a court case between Marie and a farmer named Aubin Mondoux concerning the delivery of produce. Finally, on 21 June 1700, an act drawn up by Francois Trotain tells us that this capable lady, now a resident of Batiscan, agreed to pay Quebec merchant Francois Hazeur the sum of 250 livres, 8 sols, 4 deniers, for a debt incurred by her late husband some thirty-five years ago. Like her brother, Governor Pierre Boucher, and perhaps even better than he, she seems to have managed the family affairs with authority and competence, thus proving herself to be an excellent businesswoman. Having lived for more than three-quarters of a century, Marie Boucher died peacefully at Batiscan, from where she was laid to rest on 30 November 1706. She was said to be 70 years old, but actually she was a bit younger than that at the time of her death.
Marie and Etienne had eight children: 1. Jean dit Mongrain (1646-1716), married in 1670 to Catherine Senecal. He remarried in 1697 to the Huron girl Catherine Ananontha, the widow of Jacques Couturier and of Jean Durand. This pioneer of Batiscan was the administrator of Batiscan and a seigneurial judge. 2. Marie, born in 1684, was not mentioned in the census of 1666. 3. Genevieve, born in 1652 and married in 1667 to Jean-Baptiste Trottier, a miller and wheelwright at Batiscan. 4. Pierre dit Mongrain (1655-17221), married in 1677 to Madeleine Rivard. He became the administrator of Batiscan. 5. Francoise (1658-1721), married in 1671 to Charles Lesieur de la Pierre, a Royal Notary and administrator at Batiscan. 6. Etienne (1661-1689), never married and died at Montreal. 7. Jeanne, born in 1662, was mentioned in the census of 1666 but missed in the census of 1667. She probably died between these years. 8. Augustin, Born in 1664, was living at the Cap in 1668.
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