René-Amable Boucher de Boucherville
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René-Amable Boucher de Boucherville (February 12, 1735 – August 31, 1812) was a seigneur
, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born at Fort Frontenac (later Kingston
), the son of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, in 1735. He joined the colonial army of New France
and served during the Seven Years' War
. He was captured during reconnaissance near Fort Duquesne
but later freed. He was wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
, captured by the British
and later sent to France
as part of a prisoner exchange.
He returned to Quebec
in 1763 and inherited the seigneury of Boucherville after his father's death in 1767. In 1770, he married his cousin Madeleine Raimbault de Saint-Blaint. He helped defend the province against the American
invasion of 1775-6. In 1785, he was appointed overseer of highways for Montreal district. He was named to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
in 1786.
He died at Boucherville
in 1812.
His son Pierre-Amable served as a member of the legislative council for the Province of Canada. His son Thomas-René-Verchères participated in the fur trade and was seigneur of Boucherville and Verchères. His daughter Madeleine-Charlotte married Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry
, who took over the post of overseer of highways after his father-in-law's retirement.
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
.
He was born at Fort Frontenac (later Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
), the son of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, in 1735. He joined the colonial army of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
and served during the Seven Years' War
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
. He was captured during reconnaissance near Fort Duquesne
Fort Duquesne
Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania....
but later freed. He was wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War...
, captured by the British
Kingdom of Great Britain
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and later sent to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
as part of a prisoner exchange.
He returned to Quebec
Province of Quebec (1763-1791)
The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years' War. Great Britain acquired Canada by the Treaty of Paris when King Louis XV of France and his advisors chose to keep the territory of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of New France...
in 1763 and inherited the seigneury of Boucherville after his father's death in 1767. In 1770, he married his cousin Madeleine Raimbault de Saint-Blaint. He helped defend the province against the American
United States
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invasion of 1775-6. In 1785, he was appointed overseer of highways for Montreal district. He was named to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
Legislative Council of Lower Canada
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was...
in 1786.
He died at Boucherville
Boucherville, Quebec
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River....
in 1812.
His son Pierre-Amable served as a member of the legislative council for the Province of Canada. His son Thomas-René-Verchères participated in the fur trade and was seigneur of Boucherville and Verchères. His daughter Madeleine-Charlotte married Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry
Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry
Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry was a seigneur, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Paris in 1762, the son of seigneur Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry and Louise Martel de Brouague, the daughter of François Martel de Brouague. He stayed in France until 1770, when he...
, who took over the post of overseer of highways after his father-in-law's retirement.