Jean-Baptiste
dit Waccan
formerly Boucher
Born about in British Colonial America
Son of Jean Baptiste Boucher
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Isabelle Boucher
Husband of
Nancy McDougall
— married
1817 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 60
in British Colonial America
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2016
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Biography
Jean-Baptiste Boucher was half Cree and half French and served the Hudson's Bay Company in the capacity of Interpreter in the New Caledonia District from 1822 until his death in 1849. His Cree name was "Waccan".
Originally married to the daughter of a Carrier chief for a brief period, his second marriage was to Nancy McDougall, the Metis daughter of North West Company clerk James McDougall.
As an employee of the North West Company as early as 1806, he was a canoeman with Simon Fraser, who explored the rivers of British Columbia and discovered Stuart Lake.
He passed away in 1849 in what is now known as Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada.
Sources
- http://www.oregonpioneers.com/bios/BoucherFamily1.pdf
- http://www.quesnelmuseum.ca/RiverofMemory/FrasersExpedition/Waccan/boucher.html
- http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/b/boucher_jean-baptiste.pdf (Death date and place)
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