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

David was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1862.

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

David married Julie MOREAU 2 June 1851 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Julie MOREAU was born 10 August 1829 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Julie died 11 May 1897 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Julie was the child of Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Julie SAULNIER.

David 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). Martha was the child of Victorien CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Josephte CHARRON dite CABANA.

David BOUCHER died 10 September 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Occupation

David BOUCHER was a stone mason.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
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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 David BOUCHER

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David BOUCHER married

Julie MOREAU-- Date: 2 June 1851 Place: Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East
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Julie MOREAU was the child of Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Julie SAULNIER

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Children of David BOUCHER and Julie MOREAU:

David BOUCHER (b.3 May 1852, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East d. , )

Josephine BOUCHER (b.abt. 1852, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East d. , )

François-Xavier BOUCHER (b.17 February 1854, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East d. 24 April 1914, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Marie Louise TRAHAN 12 June 1874 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA

photo of Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER

Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER (b.13 June 1858, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East d. 28 June 1946, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Marcel Joseph BENOIT 2 August 1876 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Elmire BOUCHER (b.23 May 1860, Burlington, Vermont, USA d. , )
m. Thomas MCGRATH 28 January 1882 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Rosanna BOUCHER (b.17 June 1862, Burlington, Vermont, USA d. abt. 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Joseph Anatole CARON 28 December 1891 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alfred BOUCHER (b.16 March 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. January 1963, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lumina LECLAIR 29 December 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Ovilla Aurelie BOUCHER (b.abt. 1869, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 January 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis DELAGE 3 October 1886 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

David BOUCHER married

Martha LAROSE-- Date: 17 July 1899 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Martha LAROSE was the child 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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1830 Birth
17 November 1830
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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

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

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1851 Marriage / Partner
David BOUCHER and Julie MOREAU 2 June 1851, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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.
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 marriage

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1852 Birth of Child
David BOUCHER was born 3 May 1852, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

David was 21 years old.

1854 Birth of Child
François-Xavier BOUCHER was born 17 February 1854, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

David was 23 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER was born 13 June 1858, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

David was 27 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Elmire BOUCHER was born 23 May 1860, Burlington, Vermont, USA

David was 29 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Rosanna BOUCHER was born 17 June 1862, Burlington, Vermont, USA

David was 31 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Alfred BOUCHER was born 16 March 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

David was 35 years old.

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

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

1874 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier BOUCHER married 12 June 1874, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA to Marie Louise TRAHAN

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

1876 Marriage of Child
Clarice (Clarisse) Julie (Clara) BOUCHER married 2 August 1876, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marcel Joseph BENOIT

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)

1882 Marriage of Child
Elmire BOUCHER married 28 January 1882, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Thomas MCGRATH

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

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

1886 Marriage of Child
Ovilla Aurelie BOUCHER married 3 October 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Louis DELAGE

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

1890 Marriage of Child
Alfred BOUCHER married 29 December 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Lumina LECLAIR

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)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Marriage of Child
Rosanna BOUCHER married 28 December 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph Anatole CARON

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julie MOREAU died 11 May 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1899 Marriage / Partner
David BOUCHER and Martha LAROSE 17 July 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 68 years old.

1900 Death of Child
Ovilla Aurelie BOUCHER died 6 January 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

David was 69 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903
Name: David Boucher
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
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Death Date: 10 Sep 1903
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1838
Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Stone Mason
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07461-2
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2069136
Reference Number: v 49 cn 475
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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Death
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