Boucherville, Quebec (1851–1851)
Boucherville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 1 census between 1851 and 1851. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141924, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Boucherville, Village in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 | View 1851 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Malhiot | 1781–1854 | died here |
| Thomas-René-Verchères Boucher de Boucherville | 1784–1857 | born here |
| Jean-Baptiste Saint-Germain | 1788–1863 | born here |
| Pierre Laviolette | 1794–1854 | born here |
| Louis Lacoste | 1798–1878 | born here |
| Bonaventure Viger | 1804–1877 | born here |
| Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine | 1807–1864 | born here |
| Pierre-Claude Boucher de la Bruère | 1808–1871 | born here |
| Sicotte | 1812–1889 | born here |
| Louis-René Lacoste | 1823–1854 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052004— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.