Sophie Helena BOUCHER

(b. 12 April 1843 , Saint-Luc, Canada East d. 13 October 1874 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 31
Cause of Death: consumption

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Sophie Helena BOUCHER was born 12 April 1843 in Saint-Luc, Canada East

Sophie Helena 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

Sophie Helena was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1874.

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Sophie Helena married François CHALOUX (CHALON) 20 November 1863 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East . François CHALOUX (CHALON) was born abt. 1843 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 15 September 1885 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

Sophie Helena BOUCHER died 13 October 1874 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Sophie Helena BOUCHER married

François CHALOUX (CHALON)-- Date: 20 November 1863 Place: Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

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1843 Birth
12 April 1843
Saint-Luc, Canada East

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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 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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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

1863 Marriage / Partner
Sophie Helena BOUCHER and François CHALOUX (CHALON) 20 November 1863, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1874
Name: Lina Chalon
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 13 Oct 1874
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1843
Birthplace: Canada
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: David Boucher
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Rosellie Demarce
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06780-0
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 960206
Reference Number: v 267 p 381
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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