David
BOUCHER
(b.
17 November 1830
,
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
d.
10 September 1903
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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David BOUCHER was born
17 November 1830
in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
David BOUCHER
was the child of
Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER
and
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Jean-Louis BOUCHER and
Marie Louise (Elizabeth) LAREAU
(maternal)
Joseph DEMERS and
Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE
David was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1862.
He married Julie MOREAU 2 June 1851 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Julie MOREAU was born 10 August 1829 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). She died 11 May 1897 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA.
He married (2) Martha LAROSE 17 July 1899 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Martha LAROSE was born 30 December 1844 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). She was the daughter of Victorien CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Josephte CHARRON dite CABANA.
David BOUCHER died 10 September 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Occupation: stone mason
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Over time, Quebec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
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Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
Eglise de Saint-Luc, est. 1877
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Marriage / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of David BOUCHER
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David BOUCHER married
Julie MOREAU-- Date: 2 June 1851 Place: Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower CanadaChildren:
David BOUCHER (b.3 May 1852, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada d. , ) François-Xavier BOUCHER (b.17 February 1854, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada d. 24 April 1914, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA)m. Marie TRAHAN 12 June 1874
Rosanna BOUCHER (b.abt. 1862, , Vermont, USA d. abt. 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA)m. Joseph Anatole CARON 28 December 1891
Alfred BOUCHER (b.abt. 1866, , Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1962, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA)m. Lumina LECLAIR 29 December 1890
Ovilla-Aurelie BOUCHER (b.abt. 1867, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Louis DELAGE 3 October 1886
David BOUCHER married
Martha LAROSE-- Date: 17 July 1899 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USAfamilysearch.org
Martha LAROSE was the daughter of Victorien CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Josephte CHARRON dite CABANA
Groom's Name: David Boucher
Groom's Birth Date: 1831
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Groom's Age: 68
Bride's Name: Martha Larose
Bride's Birth Date: 1845
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Bride's Age: 54
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1899
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: David Boucher
Groom's Mother's Name: Rose Demache
Bride's Father's Name: Victor
Bride's Mother's Name: Jasette Cabana
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 47
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Birth 17 November 1830
Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
1831 - January 1 - First Abolitionist NewspaperThe first abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, published in Boston by William Lloyd Garrison
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ massachusetts.html - January 1, 1831
1836 - The Alamo and Texas Declaration of IndependenceIn 1836, a small band of Texans fought the Mexican Army from inside an old mission chapel known as...Read MORE...
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1837 - After an unsuccessful rebellion, the leaders escape to the U.S.Along with a general feeling that the government was not democratic, the failure of the executive...Read MORE...
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1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.www.wikipedia.org - January 2, 1839
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1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada.www.wikipedia.org -
1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. (Wikipedia)Webster–Ashburton Treaty, (1842), treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain establishing the...Read MORE...
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The Canadien of last evening gives the following account...Read MORE...
1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, and recorded on a paper tape, the phrase had been suggested to ...Read MORE...
1846 - April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries.The war, stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over...Read MORE...
1848 - January 24 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.Many people in California figured gold was there, but it was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, ...Read MORE...
1848 - February 2 - Mexican–American War formally ends with signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding virtually all of what becomes the Southwestern United States to the U.S.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1848
1849 - The boundary of the 49th Parallel is extended to the Pacific Ocean. An Act of Amnesty provides for W.L. Mackenzie's return from exile in the U.S.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1800-to-1867.html -
Despite diversification of the rural economy, more than 80% of French Canadians were employed in farming in 1850.richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/ 2010/ 10/ seigneurial-system-and-settlement.html -
1851 Marriage / PartnerDavid BOUCHER and Julie MOREAU 2 June 1851, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
1851 Canadian Census
David Boucher, male, age 46, b. abt 1806 in Bas Canada, living in St Alexandre, Rouville County,...Read MORE... 1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form This influential book is often included in lists of "causes of the Civil War" (1861-65). Harriet...Read MORE...
1852 Birth of ChildDavid BOUCHER was born 3 May 1852, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
1853 - Exhibition of the Industry of All NationsExhibition of the Industry of All Nations was a World's Fair held in 1853 in what is now Bryant...Read MORE...
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East1854 Birth of ChildFrançois-Xavier BOUCHER was born 17 February 1854, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery.It began in a little schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1854. A small group of dedicated...Read MORE...
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada 1858 - The Halifax-Truro line begins rail service. Chinese immigrants from California arrive in British Columbia, attracted by the Fraser River Gold Rush.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1800-to-1867.html -
1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion.Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 armed followers stole into the town of...Read MORE...
1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861.www.civilwar.org/ education/ history/ civil-war-overview/ triggerevents.html - December 20, 1860
1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate....Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He...Read MORE...
1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away Stateswww.wikipedia.org - February 8, 1861
1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter.The shelling of the fort was the culmination of a simmering conflict in which a small garrison of...Read MORE...
1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.www.wikipedia.org - April 20, 1861
1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure.ATCHISON - Oct. 19. - Orders have to-day been issued by the President of the Pike's Peak Express...Read MORE...
1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ...Read MORE...
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1863 - July 1–3 – American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg – Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee in the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union).www.wikipedia.org - July 3, 1863
1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United StatesA NATIONAL THANKSGIVING
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1864 - Quebec Conference of 1864 held to discuss Canadian Confederation which will lead to the creation of the Dominion of Canada. www.wikipedia.org -
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1865 - April 9 - Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysees S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.Harried mercilessly by Federal troops and continually cut off from turning south, Lee headed west,...Read MORE...
1865 - April 14 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at...Read MORE...
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1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ ohio.html
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1880-84 - The Canadian Pacific Railway recruits thousands of underpaid Chinese Labourers.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1868-to-1918.html -
1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
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1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country.www.wikipedia.org - May 1, 1884
1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date.www.wikipedia.org - December 6, 1884
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1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)The last spike of the transcontinental railway is put in place in the Eagle Pass, B.C. (Nov. 7).
www.worldatlas.com - November 7, 1885
1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885).www.wikipedia.org - January 29, 1886
1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1887
1889 - The first Canadian troops sent overseas participate in the Boer War in South Africa (Oct. 30). fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1868-to-1918.html -
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1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike
1897 Death of Spouse/PartnerJulie MOREAU died 11 May 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under...Read MORE...
1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war.The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 -
1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20)....On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the...Read MORE...
1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud...Read MORE...
1899 Marriage / PartnerDavid BOUCHER and Martha LAROSE 17 July 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress,...Read MORE...
1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.THE KIOWA SALOONS RAIDED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of this City, Invaded Six of Them last Thursday....Read MORE...
1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.www.wikipedia.org - January 22, 1901
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Name: David BoucherGender: Male
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Death Date: 10 Sep 1903
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October 14, 1903
Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Massachusetts
These entries were made in the Probate Court, yesterday
Wills allowed: Of David Boucher, Southbridge, Anatole Caron, Southbridge, executrix
David is buried at: Old Notre Dame/ St. Mary's/ Sacred Heart Cemetery
220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Massachusetts
These entries were made in the Probate Court, yesterday
Wills allowed: Of David Boucher, Southbridge, Anatole Caron, Southbridge, executrix
David is buried at: Old Notre Dame/ St. Mary's/ Sacred Heart Cemetery
220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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