Mathilda BOUCHER

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3 June 1853 , Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East

Died

25 February 1881 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 27

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Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER Rose DEMERS

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Born: 3 June 1853 in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East

Father: Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER

Mother: Rose DEMERS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Louis BOUCHER , Marie-Louise LAREAU

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DEMERS , Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE

Mathilda was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1864.
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Mathilda married François "Francis" LAVALLEE 26 January 1870 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François "Francis" LAVALLEE was born 6 May 1846 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). François "Francis" died 14 March 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).

Mathilda BOUCHER died 25 February 1881 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mathilda BOUCHER married

François "Francis" LAVALLEE
Marriage date: 26 January 1870
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Groom's Name: Francis Lovila

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Bride's Name: Matilda Bushy

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Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1870

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Denis Lovila

Groom's Mother's Name: Francis

Bride's Father's Name: David Bushy

Bride's Mother's Name: Rosie

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01909-6

System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM

Source Film Number: 1433029

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Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of François "Francis" LAVALLEE and Mathilda BOUCHER

François "Frank" LAVALLEE

Born: 19 February 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: February 1967, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Georgiana Catharina MILLETTE 24 June 1902 Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1853
3 June 1853
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East

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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.

1870 Marriage / Partner
Mathilda BOUCHER and François "Francis" LAVALLEE 26 January 1870, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 16 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
François "Frank" LAVALLEE was born 19 February 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Mathilda was 21 years old.

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

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

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

1881 Death
Name: Mathilda Lavallee
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 25 Feb 1881
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1854
Birthplace: Canada
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: David Boucher
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Rosie Demers
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06756-2
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 960221
Reference Number: v 330 p 406
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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