Rene-Amable Boucher Plaque

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Rene-Amable Boucher Plaque

Kingston, Ontario

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This memorial plaque title "RENÉ-AMABLE BOUCHER 1735-1812.

Inscription

RENÉ-AMABLE BOUCHER 1735-1812

Boucher was born at Fort Frontenac (Kingston) where his
father, an officer with the French colonial regular troops,
was stationed. René-Amable also chose a military career
and served in the Seven Years War with the French defend-
ers of Canada. During the American Revolution, he was cap-
tain of a volunteer company of French Canadian militia and
fought with the British under General John Burgoyne. In
Quebec, and later in Lower Canada, Boucher sat on the legis-
lative council; he also served as a magistrate of the Mecklenberg
(later Midland) District of Upper Canada. From 1782, until
his death he devoted much time and energy to managing and
developing his seigneury of Boucherville, a community of
more than 2,000 inhabitants located near Montreal.

Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications

 

RENÉ-AMABLE BOUCHER 1735-1812

René-Amable Boucher est né au Fort Frontenac (Kingston) où
son père, officier dans les troupes de la Marine française,
était en garnison. Embrassant, lui aussi, la carrière mili-
taire il participe à la défense du Canada pendant la guerre
de Sept Ans. Capitaine d’une compagnie de volontaires cana-
dienne Française lors de la Révolution américaine, il combat
à côtés des Britanniques sous le commandement du général
John Burgoyne. Au Québec, et plus tard au Bas-Canada, Boucher
partie du Conseil législatif; il devient aussi magistrat
au district de Mecklenberg (devenu Midland)dans le Haut-
Canada. De 1782 jusqu'à sa mort, il consacre son temps et
son énergie à l’administration et à l’agrandissement de sa
seigneurie de Boucherville, à proximité de Montréal, qui
communauté plus de 2 000 âmes.

Fondation du patrimoine ontarien, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications

Location
Rene-Amable Boucher Plaque

68 Clarence Street
Kingston
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.229959
Long. -76.4824955