Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER

(b. 17 January 1807 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 2 April 1877 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 72
Cause of Death: consumption

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Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER was born 17 January 1807 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Louis BOUCHER and Marie-Louise LAREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Michel BOUCHER and Marie-Louise-Françoise BOURASSA (maternal) Joseph-Antoine LAREAU and Marie-Anne FRECHETTE

Jean Baptiste David was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1864.

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

Jean Baptiste David married Rose DEMERS 12 January 1830 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Rose DEMERS was born 17 June 1810 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Rose died 5 May 1877 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Rose was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE.

Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER died 2 April 1877 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Occupation

Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER was a Cultivateur, Journalier.
The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
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Family and Children of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER

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Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER married

Rose DEMERS-- Date: 12 January 1830 Place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Rose DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE

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Children of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS:

David BOUCHER (b.17 November 1830, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 10 September 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Julie MOREAU 2 June 1851 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
m. Martha LAROSE 17 July 1899 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Rose BOUCHER (b.30 June 1832, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 24 June 1879, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Joseph LUC (LUKE) 7 January 1857 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Euphrosine BOUCHER (b.19 May 1834, Iberville, Lower Canada d. 25 April 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Joseph MCDERMOTT 27 November 1855 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Moise (Moyse) BOUCHER (b.9 February 1836, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 12 October 1872, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Angélique CYR 7 January 1857 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Thomas BOUCHER (b.23 December 1837, Iberville, Lower Canada d. abt. 1838, Iberville, Lower Canada )

Alfred BOUCHER (b.30 August 1839, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 20 October 1896, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Marguerite LEFEBVRE 1859
m. Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT 12 February 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Philomene BOUCHER (b.13 May 1841, Saint-Luc, Canada East d. 20 December 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Pierre BENJAMIN 10 May 1858 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Sophie Helena BOUCHER (b.12 April 1843, Saint-Luc, Canada East d. 13 October 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. François CHALOUX (CHALON) 20 November 1863 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise-Rose BOUCHER (b.26 April 1845 , Saint-Luc, Canada East d. 3 April 1846, Iberville, Canada East )

Hubert "Albert" BOUCHER (b.24 May 1847, Iberville, Canada East d. 16 December 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Catherine BOISVERT 15 November 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER (b.9 May 1849, Iberville, Canada East d. 27 August 1886, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin TREMBLAY 14 September 1873 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Josephine BOUCHER (b.23 March 1851, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East d. abt. 1896, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Paul FORCIER (FORTIER) 28 July 1873 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Mathilda BOUCHER (b.3 June 1853, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East d. 25 February 1881, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. François "Francis" LAVALLEE 26 January 1870 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1807 Birth
17 January 1807
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

1807 Baptism. St-Luc, St-Jean, Quebec.

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS 12 January 1830, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER - 1830 Marriage. St-Luc, St-Jean, PQ

1830 Marriage. St-Luc, St-Jean, PQ

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1830 Birth of Child
David BOUCHER was born 17 November 1830, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 23 years old.

1830 Marriage. St-Luc, St-Jean, PQ

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1832 Birth of Child
Rose BOUCHER was born 30 June 1832, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 25 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BOUCHER was born 19 May 1834, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Jean Baptiste David was 27 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Moise (Moyse) BOUCHER was born 9 February 1836, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 29 years old.

1837 Birth of Child
Thomas BOUCHER was born 23 December 1837, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Jean Baptiste David was 30 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Alfred BOUCHER was born 30 August 1839, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 32 years old.

1841 Birth of Child
Philomene BOUCHER was born 13 May 1841, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 34 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Sophie Helena BOUCHER was born 12 April 1843, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 36 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Rose BOUCHER was born 26 April 1845 , Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 38 years old.

1846 Death of Child
Marie-Louise-Rose BOUCHER died 3 April 1846, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Jean Baptiste David was 39 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Hubert "Albert" BOUCHER was born 24 May 1847, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Jean Baptiste David was 40 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER was born 9 May 1849, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Jean Baptiste David was 42 years old.

1851
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.
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 Birth of Child
Josephine BOUCHER was born 23 March 1851, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 44 years old.

1851 Marriage of Child
David BOUCHER married 2 June 1851, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Julie MOREAU

1853 Birth of Child
Mathilda BOUCHER was born 3 June 1853, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste David was 46 years old.

1855 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine BOUCHER married 27 November 1855, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Joseph MCDERMOTT

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Marriage of Child
Moise (Moyse) BOUCHER married 7 January 1857, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Angélique CYR

1857 Marriage of Child
Rose BOUCHER married 7 January 1857, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Joseph LUC (LUKE)

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

1858 Marriage of Child
Philomene BOUCHER married 10 May 1858, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Pierre BENJAMIN

1863 Marriage of Child
Sophie Helena BOUCHER married 20 November 1863, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to François CHALOUX (CHALON)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864
David Boucher arrived in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
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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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1866 Marriage of Child
Alfred BOUCHER married 12 February 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT

1866 Marriage of Child
Hubert "Albert" BOUCHER married 15 November 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Catherine BOISVERT

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1870
Southbridge, MA lists the following people. Is (Stazie) Thresa?:

David Busha Southbridge, Worcester, MA abt 1804 Canada White Male

Josephine Busha Southbridge, Worcester, MA abt 1851 Canada White Female

Rosa Busha Southbridge, Worcester, MA abt 1809 Canada White Female

Thresa Busha Southbridge, Worcester, MA abt 1849 Canada White Female

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Marriage of Child
Mathilda BOUCHER married 26 January 1870, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to François "Francis" LAVALLEE

1872 Death of Child
Moise (Moyse) BOUCHER died 12 October 1872, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste David was 65 years old.

1873 Marriage of Child
Josephine BOUCHER married 28 July 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Paul FORCIER (FORTIER)

1873 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER married 14 September 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Augustin TREMBLAY

1874 Death of Child
Sophie Helena BOUCHER died 13 October 1874, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste David was 67 years old.

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

1877 Death
David Bushie, died April 2, 1877 in Southbridge of consumption, at the age of 72, he was born in Canada, his parents were Denis Bushie and Elizabeth Leavow?

Name: David Bushie
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 02 Apr 1877
Death Place: Southbridge, Mass.
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1805
Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lewis Bushie
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Larow
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06769-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 960213
Reference Number: v 294 p 359
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
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Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER - Gravestone - Old Notre Dame Cemetery, Charlton St., Southbridge, MA

Gravestone - Old Notre Dame Cemetery, Charlton St., Southbridge, MA

Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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