Joseph Bouchette
Lieutenant Joseph Bouchette (May 14, 1774 – April 8, 1841) was a French Canadian soldier and surveyor.
Born in Montreal to Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bouchette, a topographer, and Marie Angelique Duhamel.[1] He later joined the Royal Navy's Provincial Marine on the Great Lakes (1791–1796) and the Royal Canadian Volunteers (1796–1802). He also served during the War of 1812 and rising to the rank of Lieutenant.[2] He was sent to Upper Canada in 1792 to help survey Toronto Harbour and he produced maps that included the Toronto Islands.
He reviewed the territory of Lower Canada for the Government. In 1815, he published his great book Topographical Description of the province of Lower Canada, which was the sum of knowledge of the territory for that day. The book, complete with some essential maps, was published in London in English and French, and was updated in English only in 1831–1832.[3] His regional maps and two topographical descriptions of Lower Canada are still considered an essential reference for knowledge of the territory.[4]
Bouchette return to Montreal to become Surveyor General of Lower Canada, replacing his uncle Samuel Holland.[4]
The Township of Bouchette in Quebec was named in his honour.[3]
[edit] Family
Joseph Bouchette`s daughter Louisa Bouchette Hart was born and educated in Quebec. She married, first, at Quebec, November 8th, 1851, Alexander Hart, C E, who died. She married second the Hon. Ambrose Shea, M.E.C. at Quebec, November 26th, 1878. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ A Historical Sketch
- ^ Bouchette, Joseph
- ^ a b "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=94939&Latitude=46,21667&Longitude=-75,96667&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ a b "Bouchette (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=7281&Latitude=46,23333&Longitude=-76,03333&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Morgan, Henry James Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada : (Toronto, 1903) [1]
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