Abel Bouchard (1845 - 1909)

Born 17 Dec 1845 in Les Éboulements, Canada-Est

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Thersille (Girard) Bouchard — married 11 Aug 1868 in L'Assomption, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Died 7 May 1909 at age 63 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Abel Bouchard was born in 1845 in Les Éboulements, Canada East, to André Bouchard and Marie Louise Tremblay and baptized at the church of the Assumption.^[1]

In 1868 at the same church, Abel married Marie Girard, daughter of Edouard Girard and Marie Josephte Tremblay.^[2] By 1891, Abel and Marie had seven children.^[3] They would have at least nine. That year is also the year they said they arrived in the United States.

Abel, Marie, and family settled in Fall River, Massachusetts. In 1899, Abel became a naturalized US citizen.^[4] The 1900 US census finds Abel working in a yarn mill, Marie keeping house, several adult children also working in a mill, and three younger children at home (the 14-year-old daughter no longer in school).^[5]

Abel died in Fall River in 1909, 63 years old.^[6]

Biographie

Abel Bouchard naquit en 1845 aux Éboulements, Canada-Est, d'André Bouchard et de Marie Louise Tremblay et baptisé à l'église de l'Assomption.^[1]

En 1868 dans la même église, Abel épousa Marie Girard, fille de Edouard Girard et de Marie Josephte Tremblay.^[2] En 1891, Abel et Marie avaient sept enfants.^[3] Ils auraient au moins neuf. Cette année-là est aussi l'année où ils déclarèrent être arrivés aux États-Unis.

Abel, Marie et leur famille s'installèrent à Fall River, Massachusetts. En 1899, Abel devint citoyen américain naturalisé.^[4] Le recensement d'É-U de 1900 révèle qu'Abel travaillait dans une filature, Marie gardait la maison, plusieurs enfants adultes travaillaient également dans une filature et trois enfants plus jeunes à la maison (la fille de 14 ans n'est plus à l'école).^[5]

Abel décéda à Fall River en 1909 à l'âge de 63 ans.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptism/Baptême: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #12458102 (accessed 23 November 2023)
   Abel Bouchard baptism on 18 Dec 1845, child of Bouchard & Marie Louise Tremblay, in Les Eboulements (Les Éboulements), Québec (Quebec), Canada.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marriage/Mariage: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #9869144 (accessed 23 November 2023)
   Abel Bouchard marriage to Marie Gerard on 11 Aug 1868 in Eboulements, Les Eboulements (Les Éboulements), Québec (Quebec), Canada.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Census of Canada, 1891"
   Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 2-3; Family number: 11; Image number: 30953_148192-00304; Item ID number: 27345224
   Library and Archives Canada (accessed 23 November 2023)
   Abel Bouchard (45), married in Les Éboulements, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Naturalization/Naturalisation: "U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 49
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1629 #3446532 (accessed 23 November 2023)
   Name: Abel Bouchard; Naturalization Age: 52; Record Type: Naturalization; Birth Date: 18 Dec 1846; Birth Place: Canada; Naturalization Date: 28 Sep 1899; Court District: Massachusetts.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 634; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0107
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7602 #22662866 (accessed 23 November 2023)
   Abel Bouchard (54), married, Laborer Garn Mill, head of household in Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts. Born in Canada.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Death/Décès: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2101 #544636 (accessed 23 November 2023)
   Abel Bouchard death 7 May 1909 (age 63), son of Andrew Bouchard & Lisette Tremblay, in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

• Abel Bouchard dans la Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française, https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Bouchard_Abel&pid=1538898
• "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)"
  Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 127; Line: 3; Image number: 4108685_00270; Item ID number: 46240594
  Library and Archives Canada (accessed 23 November 2023)
  Abel Bouchard (15) in Les Éboulements, Charlevoix, Canada East (Quebec), Canada. Born in Lower Canada.
• "Census of Canada, 1871"
  Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 23; Line: 9; Image number: 4395454_00039; Item ID number: 39983166
  Library and Archives Canada (accessed 23 November 2023)
  Abel Bouchard (25), married in Les Éboulements, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. Born in Quebec.
• "Census of Canada, 1881"
  Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 3; Family number: 11; Image number: e008153480; Item ID number: 21844965
  Library and Archives Canada (accessed 23 November 2023)
  Abel Bouchard (35), married, Farmer, in Les Eboulements, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. Born in Quebec.