Levi Henry Bourque (1882 - aft. 1940)

Born 22 Aug 1882 in Taftville, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors

Son of Napoleon Richard Bourque and Hermenie (Guillette) Bourque

Husband of Marie Arzelia Emma (Tremblay) Bourque — married 6 Jun 1911 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died after 1 Apr 1940 after age 57 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Cindy Cooper [send private message]

Biography

Oliver Henry Bourque was born on Aug 22, 1882 in Taftville, Norwich, Connecticut, USA, son of Napoleon Richard Bourque and Hermenie Guillette^[1]. His birth certificate listed him as Levi, but he was always known as Oliver, and is presented on his marriage certificate as such.

At age 16 he lost an arm in the paper cutter at the paper mill. This must have been a summer job because he lived with his parents in 1900, age 18, and was attending school.^[2]

In 1911 he married Emma Tremblay.^[3]

In 1911 he lived at 56 Pleasant St., Holyoke and was teaching high school in the evenings, also was a bookkeeper (listed as such in the Holyoke Jury List).^[4]

In 1920 the family lived at 1649 Northhampton St^[5], where Philip Bourque was born. It is now an insurance company. In 1924 the family moved to the house behind Northhampton, and 1933 gave the house to the bank (Vivian was in college).

He published the first book on tax accounting "1001 Answers To Your Questions" He set up business "Accounting Systems Incorporated" as an accountant and made accounting forms, ran ads in public directories and was a notary public. He had a partnership with Ross in insurance, mortgaged the house and went under in the 1930's.

In 1933 they moved to Lenox Road (a stucco house), where Philip had paper routes.

In 1936 the family moved to 55 Fairfield Ave which was a rather grand house on a boulevard street. This was the last house Oliver purchased.^[6]. The family picture was taken there.

He died in 1940 while on a Sunday drive in Amherst, of a heart attack.^[7]

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 31.7 cM segment on chromosome 6, consisting of Cindy (Bourque) Cooper, GEDmatch kit # NH7493270, and HB, her 6th cousin, GEDmatch kit # QH1026713, and TL, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # M802483. (HB and TL are 5th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Claude Joseph Joannet and Marie Louise Edeline, the 5x great grandparents of both Cindy (Bourque) Cooper and HB and 4x great grandparents of TL. DNA test taker Cindy (Bourque) Cooper is the granddaughter of Levi Bourque, the son of Napoleon Bourque, the 2x great grandson of the common ancestors Claude Joseph Joannet & Marie Louise Edeline.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F773-7QH : Wed Oct 04 15:09:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi Burke and Napoleon Burke, 22 August 1882.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RJ-BCX : Tue Oct 03 19:40:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Napoleon Bourque and Himinia Bourque, 1900.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DQ-8R7 : 7 December 2017), Oliver H Bourque and Emma G Tremblay, 06 Jun 1911; citing Holyoke, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,904.
4. ↑ Jury List Listed above him is Napoleon Bourque, his father
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXB7-T1P : Sat Oct 07 04:14:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Oliver H Bork and Emma G Bork, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4FM-629 : Fri Oct 06 22:17:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Oliver Bourque and Emma Bourque, 1940.
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5QR-PSHH : Fri Oct 20 16:15:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Mr Oliver Henry Bourque and Charles P Fifield, 29 Jul 1940.

• From notes of his son Philip J. Bourque

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4L7-Z5N?cc=1325221&wc=9BQX-BZW%3A1030549901%2C1032817901%2C1032953401 : 5 August 2014), Massachusetts > Hampden > ED 539 Holyoke city Ward 4 > image 16 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Draft Registration: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZJM-WWD : 12 December 2014), Oliver Henry Bourque, 1917-1918; citing Holyoke City no 2, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,153.