Olivier Durocher (Quebec politician)
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Olivier Durocher was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in Lanoraie
in 1743, the son of Olivier Durocher, a doctor and merchant from Angers
, France
, and Thérèse Juillet, descended from one of the members of Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
's party at Long Sault. Durocher served as a major in the militia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Surrey in 1796.
He died at Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
in 1821.
His daughter, Eulalie Durocher
, was the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 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 in Lanoraie
Lanoraie, Quebec
Lanoraie is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.-History:When Jacques Cartier passed through in the 16th century, the Iroquois had already established themselves in the area, calling it Agochanda or Agouchonda, meaning "place where...
in 1743, the son of Olivier Durocher, a doctor and merchant from Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, 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...
, and Thérèse Juillet, descended from one of the members of Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, , also known as Adam Daulaut, Daulac, or simply as Dollard des Ormeaux, was a colonist and soldier of New France...
's party at Long Sault. Durocher served as a major in the militia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
for Surrey in 1796.
He died at Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,594.-Population:Population trend...
in 1821.
His daughter, Eulalie Durocher
Eulalie Durocher
Eulalie Mélanie Durocher , known in religion as Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, was a Canadian Roman Catholic nun, best known for founding the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary...
, was the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in Canada.
External links
- Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)
- Les députés au premier Parlement du Bas-Canada (1792-1796), F-J Audet (1946) - see entry for Jean-Baptiste DurocherJean-Baptiste DurocherJean-Baptiste Durocher was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Jean-Baptiste-Amable Desrocher in L'Assomption in 1754, the son of Jean-Baptiste Desrocher and the greatgrandson of Joseph Durocher, a merchant and tailor who came to New France from Angers, France...