Josephine BOUCHER

(b. 23 March 1851 , Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Lower Canada d. abt. 1896 , Spencer, Massachusetts, USA )

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Josephine BOUCHER was born 23 March 1851 in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Lower Canada

Josephine BOUCHER was the child of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Louis BOUCHER and Marie-Louise LAREAU (maternal) Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE

Josephine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1864.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephine married Paul FORCIER (FORTIER) 28 July 1873 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Paul FORCIER (FORTIER) was born March 1847 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Paul died 11 June 1901 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.

Josephine BOUCHER died abt. 1896 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.

Fortier, Josephine (Boucher) died in 1896 according to a Massachusetts vital record for Spencer, Volume 465, Page 710.

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Josephine BOUCHER

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Josephine BOUCHER married

Paul FORCIER (FORTIER)-- Date: 28 July 1873 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Groom's Name: Paul Forcia
Groom's Birth Date: 1847
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 26
Bride's Name: Josephine Busha
Bride's Birth Date: 1850
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Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1873
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Joseph Forcia
Groom's Mother's Name: Amelia
Bride's Father's Name: David Busha
Bride's Mother's Name: Rosalie
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 70
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Paul FORCIER (FORTIER) and Josephine BOUCHER:

Josephine FORCIER (b.28 April 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 December 1907, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)
m. James A QUINN 28 January 1903 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph FORCIER (b.4 July 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Olivine E FORCIER (b.April 1878, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1944, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA)

Marie FORCIER (b.27 March 1882, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 August 1973, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Charles Albert GAUCHER 15 July 1907 in Whitman, Massachusetts, USA

Emma FORCIER (b.11 August 1883, Ashland, Massachusetts, USA d. September 1972, )
m. Joseph Arthur PELLETIER 19 October 1913 in Whitman, Massachusetts, USA

Florence FORCIER (b.August 1885, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Michael Francis HAYES 26 September 1915 in Whitman, Massachusetts, USA

Henry FORCIER (b.4 August 1890, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 March 1944, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA)

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1851 Birth
23 March 1851
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Lower Canada

1851 Canadian Census
David Boucher, male, age 46, b. abt 1806 in Bas Canada, living in St Alexandre, Rouville County, Quebec with his wife Rosalie Demers, age 41. Children: Rosalie, age 20; Euphasine, age 19; Moyse, age 17; Alfred, age 14; Philomene, age 11; Sophie, age 9; Eubert?, age 6; Anastasie, age 4; Josephine, age 1. David is a Journalier (Day Laborer). Living nearby is their son, David Boucher, age 26 with his wife, Julie Moreau, age 22. There are also many other members of the Demers and Boucher families nearby.
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Baptism
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
David Boucher, 60, b. Canada, laborer
Rosalie Boucher, 56, b. Canada
Eubu (Hubert) Boucher, 16, b. Canada, operative
Josephine Boucher, 14, b. Canada
Matlilda Boucher, 12, b. Canada

Joseph McDomod, 38, b. Canada, laborer
Fresine McDomod, 29, b. Canada
Fresine McDomod, 5, b. Canada
Onestasie Boucha, 16, b. Canada, operative
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Josephine BOUCHER and Paul FORCIER (FORTIER) 28 July 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 22 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Josephine FORCIER was born 28 April 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Josephine was 23 years old.

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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Joseph FORCIER was born 4 July 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Josephine was 25 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Olivine E FORCIER was born April 1878, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)

Josephine was 27 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Birth of Child
Marie FORCIER was born 27 March 1882, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater)

Josephine was 31 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Emma FORCIER was born 11 August 1883, Ashland, Massachusetts, USA (Unionville)

Josephine was 32 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Birth of Child
Florence FORCIER was born August 1885, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Josephine was 34 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Henry FORCIER was born 4 August 1890, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Josephine was 39 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

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