Claude Bouchard (c. 1626 – 1699) & Louise Gagné (Gasnier) (1642 – 1721)

This record details the lives of Claude Bouchard, a pioneer, tailor, and early settler of the Beaupré region, and his wife, Louise Gagné (Gasnier), who immigrated to New France as a young child with her parents.

Claude Bouchard dit Le Petit Claude

Detail	Description
Parents	Jacques Bouchard and Noëlle or Nicole Touschard (or Bouchard).
Birth	Circa 1626 in Saint-Côsme-de-Vair (now St-Cosme-en-Vairais), Diocese of Le Mans, Maine (Saosnois region), France.
Arrival in NF	Estimated arrival in Canada in 1650.
Profession	Tailor.
Death & Burial	Died and was buried on November 25, 1699, at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Baie-Saint-Paul.
Research Note	The precise birth date (e.g., Jan 1, 1626) is likely speculative as the year is not certain.

Louise Gagné (Gasnier)

Detail	Description
Variations	Gasnier.
Parents	Louis Gasnier (Miller) and Marie Michel.
Godparents	Mathurin Bouillie and Renée Gueue.
Birth/Baptism	Baptized January 21, 1642, at Saint-Martin church in Igé (Orne), Diocese of Sées, Perche, France.
Migration	Arrived in Canada with her parents around 1644.
First Mention in NF	1644.
Confirmation	Confirmed on February 2, 1660, at Château-Richer.
Death & Burial	Buried on April 27, 1721, at Baie-Saint-Paul.

Marriage & Census Records

Marriage

Detail	Description
Contract Date	November 30, 1653, in Quebec before Notary Claude Aubert.
Ceremony Date	May 25, 1654.
Ceremony Location	Beaupré (or Notre-Dame church in Quebec).

New France Census Records (Beaupré Coast)

Year	Head of Household	Age	Spouse & Age	Children Listed (Ages)	Assets
1666	Claude Bouchard	40	Louise Gasnier (24)	Marie (6), Jacques (4), Marguerite (4 months).	N/A
1667	Claude Bouchard	45	Louise Gasnier (25)	Marie (8), Jacques (6), Marguerite (2).	7 livestock, 8 arpents (cultivated land).
1681	Claude Bouchard	55	Louise Gagnier (40)	Marie (20), Jacques (18), Marguerite (14), François (12), Louise (11), Angélique (9), Jean (8), Rosalie (7).	2 rifles, 10 cattle, 6 arpents (cultivated land).

Children (12 Total with Claude Bouchard)

Name	Born (Location)	Years	Notes
1. Marie-Françoise Bouchard	Quebec	1659 – 1739
2. Jacques Bouchard	~1662	~1662 – 1690
3. Gilles Bouchard	Château-Richer	1664 – 1664	Died as an infant.
4. Marguerite Bouchard	Château-Richer	1665 – 1731
5. Louise Bouchard	~1668	~1668 – 1696
6. Anne Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1670 – 1731
7. Geneviève Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1672 – 1754
8. François Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1674 – 1756
9. Rosalie Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1676 – 1733
10. Claude Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1678 – 1678	Died as an infant.
11. Louis Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1680 – 1727
12. Antoine Bouchard	Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré	1682 – 1759

Credits and Licensing

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.

All materials licensed: CC BY-ND 4.0 by eirenicon llc.

Sources

Bibliography

Tanguay, Cyprien (1871–1890). Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families, 7 volumes.
IGD Civil status records and church registers of Quebec (Drouin Collection), 1621 to 1997 – Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
Marriage with Louise Gasnier: FamilySearch Link
Burial: FamilySearch Link
Tree: Nos Origines
Tree: FindAGrave Memorial
PRDH – Research Programme in Historical Demography, University of Montreal.
PREFEN – Research Programme on French Emigration to New France, University of Caen.
1666, General State of the Inhabitants of Canada, compiled by Senécal, Jean-Guy (referring to Volume IV & V, Chapter IV of the book History of French Canadians by Benjamin Sulte).
1667 in New France, Census of, compiled by Senécal, Jean-Guy (referring to Volume IV & V, Chapter IV of the book History of French Canadians by Benjamin Sulte).
1681 in New France, Census of, compiled by Senécal, Jean-Guy (referring to Volume IV & V, Chapter IV of the book History of French Canadians by Benjamin Sulte).
Carpin, Gervais (2001). The Canada Network. Study of the migratory mode from France to New France (1628 – 1662). Sillery and Paris, Septentrion and Presses of the University of Paris-Sorbonne, pages vii-552.
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Original Footnotes (1-33)

Fichier Origine 241617
PREFEN Fiche 14420
PRDH Family 3493
Tanguay, vol. 1, p. 69
Carpin 1999, Appendix D, p. 573
Numbered #105 in Carpin’s list and in the list that can be seen on the Percheron Immigration Category page.
PREFEN Fiche 14420, Baptism certificate
PREFEN Fiche 14420, Origins
Igé (INSEE 61207) is today a French commune located in the department of Orne in the Lower Normandy region.
PREFEN Fiche 14420, Departure
Lesperance 2002 citing Jetté 1983, pp. 447-448: “GAGNE, Louis (Miller) from Ige, with wife Marie MICHEL & daughter Louise departed Ige 1643-44.”
Lesperance 2002 citing Jetté 1983, pp. 447-448: “GAGNE, Louis (Miller) from Ige, with wife Marie MICHEL & daughter Louise departed Ige 1643-44.”
perche-quebec.com
PREFEN Data sheet 14420, Life in New France
Senécal, Census of 1666
Généalogie Québec 8905
PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): family: 840 PRDH Family 780
PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (free): Pioneer: 3492 PRDH Individual 3492
PREFEN File 12880
Généalogie Québec 8906
Tanguay, vol. 1, p. 69
Carpin 1999, Appendix D, p. 575
Numbered #173 in Carpin’s list and in the list that can be seen on the Percheron Immigration Category page.
PREFEN File 12880, Origins
Historical and modern geography of the place of baptism, PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (free): Pioneer: 3492 Date and place of birth according to PRDH: Date – c. 1626. Place – st-cosme-de-vair (now st-cosme-en-vairais), diocese of le mans, maine (ar. mamers, sarthe).
PREFEN File 12880, Departure
Lesperance 2002 citing Jetté 1983, p. 132: “BOUCHARD, Claude (Tailor) departed St-Cosme-de-Vair.”
PREFEN File 12880, Life in New France
PREFEN File 14420, Life in New France
Senécal, Census of 1666
Senécal, Census of 1667
Senécal, Census of 1681
Fichier Origine Louise Gasnier 2013 Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies

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