Individual Details
Joseph BOUCHER
(26 Jan 1820 - 26 Jul 1889)
Birth and baptism from church records of Notre-Dame de Montreal (FHL #0375849).
First marriage (Margaret Donahue) info from St. John the Baptist Church, Syracuse, New York, by correspondence. Witnesses were John Renaud and Francesca Reddy. The bride's name was spelled Margarita Donoghue. The 1855 NY State Census shows this family living in the village of Liverpool, town of Salina, Onondaga County. See general notes for Margaret Donahue for more on the research into this family in Liverpool.
In 1861, this first family was living in Yamachiche, St-Maurice Co., Québec with Joseph's parents. His occupation was listed as "chasseur" (hunter?). Joseph is listed as a widower. (1861 Census, Yamachiche, p.182)
Second marriage (Olivine Duchemin) info from church records of Ste-Anne- d'Yamachiche (LDS FHL #1288928). Marriage record indicates that both of them were living in Yamachiche at the time of the marriage.
Transcript of obituary, from The Eagle (Marinette, Wisconsin; Saturday, August 3, 1889:
Boucher -- In Marinette, on Friday, July 26, Mr. Joseph Boucher, aged 69 years. The funeral services were held in the Catholic Church on Monday, July 29th. Mr. Boucher had been a resident of Marinette for 20 years. For the past few years he had been in quite poor health and died very suddenly. His remains were followed to the grave by a large number of friends who deeply sympathize with the family in their bereavement.
Death record on file at Marinette County Courthouse. They also should have had a probate file, but they burned them before I could access it.
Leg #R6
Direct ancestor
Events
| Birth | 26 Jan 1820 | Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada |  | ||
| Christen | 27 Jan 1820 | Basilique Nôtre-Dame, Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada |  | | |
| Marriage | 18 Apr 1844 | St. John the Baptist Church, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - Margaret DONAHUE | | ||
| Census (family) | 13 Jun 1855 | Onondaga County, New York, United States - Margaret DONAHUE | | | |
| Census | 1861 | Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Québec, Canada | | | |
| Marriage | 12 Aug 1861 | Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Québec, Canada - Olivine DUCHEMIN | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1880 | Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Olivine DUCHEMIN | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1885 | Marinette, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States - Olivine DUCHEMIN | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1887 | NW corner of Church and Sherman, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Olivine DUCHEMIN | | | |
| Death | 26 Jul 1889 | Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Burial | 29 Jul 1889 | Woodlawn Cemetery (Catholic Section), Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Joseph BUSH | ||||
| Reference No | BC1-2 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret DONAHUE (1828 - ) |
| Child | Margaret BUSH (1845 - 1884) |
| Child | Henry Joseph BUSH (1847 - 1909) |
| Child | James BUSH (1849 - 1908) |
| Child | George W. BUSH (1851 - 1937) |
| Child | Mary BUSH (1854 - 1905) |
| Child | Edward Antoine BUSH (1856 - 1908) |
| Spouse | Olivine DUCHEMIN (1837 - 1908) |
| Child | Mary Arline Zanaïde BOUCHER (1862 - 1912) |
| Child | Nary L Joseph BUSH (1865 - 1905) |
| Child | Marie Angélina Claire BOUCHER (1867 - 1867) |
| Child | Delia BUSH (1868 - 1892) |
| Child | Joseph Leon Leopold BUSH (1870 - 1926) |
| Child | Mary Olvina Elizabeth "Libbie" BUSH (1872 - ) |
| Father | Joseph BOUCHER (1788 - 1871) |
| Mother | Marguerite SAUCIER (1794 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Joseph BOUCHER (1816 - 1817) |
| Sibling | Marie Marguerite BOUCHER (1818 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Victoire BOUCHER (1819 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Marie Emerence BOUCHER (1821 - 1822) |
| Sibling | Marie Virginie BOUCHER (1823 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Marie Hermine BOUCHER (1824 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Léon BOUCHER (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Marguerite BOUCHER (1827 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Desiré BOUCHER (1828 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Pierre BOUCHER (1830 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Toussaint BOUCHER (1831 - 1833) |
Webtags
Notes
Christen
Godparents were Amable Blais and Josephte Hivers.http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1091&path=M.Montr%C3%A9al.Basilique+Notre-Dame.1820.16&sid=&gskw=
Marriage
Marriage information obtained, by correspondence, from the rectory of St. John the Baptist Church. Joseph Boucher married Margarita Donoghue on 18 April 1844. Witnesses were John Renaud and Francesca Eddy.Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Joseph Bush, age 34; his wife, Margaret, age 27; and children: Margaret, age 10; Henry, age 8; James, age 6; George, age 3; and Mary, age 1. Also in this home, but listed as a separate family were James Donahue, age 61, a widower; and his sons: Thomas Donahue, age 33; and James Donahue, age 22.The house was a frame one, valued at $150 -- quite low compared to others on the page. It states that Joseph had been in the state for four years, and that Margaret had been there for sixteen years. This latter is somewhat confusing. She was certainly up in Quebec for a few recent years, as two of her children were born there. Does the sixteen years ignore that absence, and mean that she immigrated in 1839? (This "serial migration," in which family members came one or two at a time, was common with the Irish.) Or did she come with her father, who had been there for 21 years? In that case, she probably spent five of her married years in Quebec, and the enumerator simply subtracted that from the twenty-one.
Census
Enumerated with this family were Joseph Boucher, a menuisier (carpenter, joiner), age 72; Marguerite Saucier, age 66; and Marguerite Boucher, age 36. Immediately following is the family of Joseph Boucher fils, a widower, age 41, listed as a chasseur (hunter), and his children: Henry Boucher, age 15; James Boucher, age 13; George Boucher, age 11; Antoine Boucher, age 5; Marguerite Boucher, age 16; and Marie Boucher, age 7.http://interactive.ancestry.com/1570/4108840_00005?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1570%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4108840_00392
Marriage
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1091&path=Y.Yamachiche.ALL.1861.26&sid=&gskw=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28003-3145-12?cc=1321742&wc=MMY5-C9K:141691633
Census (family)
The original image now displayed on FamilySearch is extremely faded -- nearly illegible. The microfilm copy is light, but quite readable.Enumerated with this family are:
-- Joseph Bush, age 60. Real-estate dealer. Born in Canada
-- Malvina Bush, age 46, wife of above. Born in Canada.
-- James Bush, age 32, Real estate dealer. Born in Canada.
-- George Bush, age 28. Real estate dealer. Born in New york.
-- Edward Bush, age 24. Laborer. Born in New York.
-- Nary Bush, age 15. At home. Born in Canada.
-- Joseph Bush, age 10. At home. Born in Canada.
-- Mary Bush, age 18. Born in Canada.
-- Delia Bush, age 12. Born in Canada.
-- Olvina Bush, age 7. Born in Wisconsin.
Also two boarders:
-- Leon Blanc, age 24, a plasterer (future husband of Mary)
-- Frank Verlin, age 30, a carpenter
Residence (family)
1885 Wisconsin State Census: Joseph Bush. Household was composed of six males and five females. ( I have a photocopy of this record, with no film number. Must have found it early in my research. Legal-size copy. Can't find the same image in online version.)Another listing for a Joseph Bush, also in Marinette, shows 2 males and 3 females: one born in the United States and the other four in British North America. Which is the right Joseph Bush?
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12068-140982-89?cc=1443713&wc=6922599
Residence (family)
Listed as "boarding" in the home of Joseph Bush were the following: J. H. Boucher, Miss Delia Bush, and Miss Libbie Bush. I would assume that "J. H. Boucher" refers to Joseph Honoré, but I am surprised that he uses the "Boucher" surname. Might this actually refer to the father? And which of the daughters was called "Libbie?' I don't have another record of a daughter called by that name. Would it have been Olvina? She would have been 14 years old at the time.1885 Wisconsin State Census: Joseph Bush
There are at least two Joseph Bush families on this census. Is this one mine? Or neither. This Joseph usually used the "Boucher" surname.1880 Census: Joseph Bush, age 60
The original image here on FamilySearch is extremely faded -- nearly illegible! The microfilm record is much easier to read.Endnotes
1. "Parish Registers: Basilique Nôtre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montreal, Québec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), baptism of Joseph Boucher; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; 1820, folio 16, image 16.
2. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2015), Joseph Boucher; memorial #131598738.
3. "Parish Registers: Basilique Nôtre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montreal, Québec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), baptism of Joseph Boucher; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; 1820, folio 16, image 16.
4. 1855 New York State Census, Onondaga County, New York, population, Salina, First Election District, , dwelling 116, family 139, lines 23-29, Joseph Bush and family; FHL microfilm 0870757.
5. Census Returns for 1861, Canada East, population, St. Maurice, image 182, line 32, Joseph Boucher, fils ; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 October 2015); Library and Archives Canada.
6. Parish Registers: Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Quebec. Digital images online; Familysearch.org, Vol. 11, feuillet 106.
7. "Parish Registers: Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Québec," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 22 April 2014), Joseph Boucher and Olivine Duchemin; Québec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection); 1861, folio 25, image 26, marriage 23.
8. Parish Registers: Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche (Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice, Québec), 1855-1876, folio 106, image 212, marriage of Joseph Boucher and Olivine Duchemin; digital images online, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742 : accessed 22 April 2014).
9. Joseph Bush and family, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Marinette County, Wisconsin, population, Marinette, page 36 (stamp 420B), Enumeration District (ED) 97, dwelling 251, family 295, lines 8-19; micropublication T9, roll 1435.
10. R. L. Polk & Co., Marinette and Menominee City Directories (Woodbridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, Inc., 1887–1902), Item 1 (1887); FHL microfilm 2156772.
11. Marinette County, Wisconsin Vital Records Register of Deeds Office, Death Records: Vol. 1, p. 95.
12. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2015), Joseph Boucher; memorial #131598738.
13. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2015), Joseph Boucher; memorial #131598738.