TWELFTH GENERATION

3992. Marin BOUCHER @ was born about 1588. He died on 25 Mar 1671 in Chateau-Richer, Montmorency 1, P.Quebec. He was buried on 29 Mar 1671 in Chateau-Richer, Montmorency 1, P.Quebec. <From "Our French Canadian-Ancestors" by Thomas J. Laforest. vol.4 pg.60-69>

Arriving in June 1634 Marin Boucher along with others from Perche in France, lost no time in choosing a site along the luxuriant banks of the majestic Saint-Lawrence River. Boucher immediately opted for a lot on the Saint-Charles River, on land belonging to the Recollects. Marin was a relative of Gaspard Boucher, but not his brother.

Little is known about Marin the first 4 years his family was in New France, except that he was mentioned in Champlain's will. According to the historian, E. Mitchell (a member of the Society of Canadian Writers, and the Historical Societies of Montreal and Boucherville), the founder of Quebec certainly knew Boucher before his death. She states that "the Commandant of Trois-Rivieres, Marc-Antoine Bras-de-fer de Chateaufort, assumed his duties as interim governor immediately after the funeral. He presided at the reading of Champlain's will-a will whose validity was to be contested- in which a man called Marin was mentioned, and it concerns, we believe, Marin, relative of Gaspard: 'I give to Marin, mason, living near the house of the Recollet Fathers, the last suit that I had made from material which I got at the store," wrote Champlain.' Marin Boucher must have greatly appreciated this legacy from Champlain, because we know how much our ancestors, who were for the most part very poor, attached importance to any clothing, be it also threadbare and worn out.

On 24 August 1638, Marin was called to give testimony on the circumstances of the voyage of Gaspard Bouchard "his relative" who also arrived in 1634. It is known that Marin first worked a piece of land that the Recollects had abandoned in 1629, following the surrender of Quebec to the Kirke brothers. Later he took a farm, with his brother-in-law, Thomas Hayot, on land of the Jesuits at Beauport. On 11 June 1648, reports the Jesuit Journal, the two farmers separated. Hayot kept the farm and Boucher took a concession next to that of Olivier Le Tardiff.

Later Boucher and his family lived on the Beaupre coast. Marin then sold his former farm of 3 arpents in frontage on the Saint-Charles River "from the stream which separates the cleared field of the Reverend Fathers Recollets from the deserted property formerly of Jacques Caumont." Marin claimed to have received the land from the Company of New France, but the Recollets claimed this land as belonging to them, when they returned to Canada in 1670.

On 6 March 1656, Boucher signed a note for 176 livres for the Fabrique de Quebec, an old debt contracted from the Compagnie des Habitants. Meanwhile the mason-farmer, advanced in age. Little by little, he gave up his concessions: He gave 1 1/2 arpents in frontage to his son-in-law Louis Houde which was returned to Marin on 13 September 1655. He then gave 2 arpents to another son-in-law Jean Plante on 15 Apr 1656 which was receipted for on 7 February 1659; an increase of 8 perches on 8 July, and right of passage on 27 September 1668. He gave another 2 arpents to his son Jean Galleran, on 30 Apr 1656, and added an increase of 7 1/2 perches on 15 December 1662. He made a similar gift to his son Guillaume on 29 Jul 1670. At the time of the 1667 census, Marin Boucher had reached the age of 80. Therein he listed 8 head of cattle and 20 arpents under cultivation.

In 1681 Perrine Malet, his widow, was listed in the census along with Antoine Voilon, a tailor, who seems to have been in her employ. He was married to Julienne BARIL @ on 7 Feb 1611 in St-Jean, Mortagne, Chartres, Perche, France.

3993. Julienne BARIL @ died on 15 Dec 1627 in St-Langis-les-Mortagne, France. She was buried on 16 Dec 1627 in St-Langis-les-Mortagne, France. Children were:

856 i. Francois BOUCHER @.