George Frederick Boutilier (1769 - 1791)

Born 13 Aug 1769 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Died 9 May 1791 at age 21 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

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Biography

George was born in 1769 and baptized August 13, 1769, the son of Jean George Boutilier and Anna Catherine Maillard of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia ^{[1] [2]}

George Frederick did not marry. Together with his brother John James, he was convicted of murdering George Frédéric Melchior Emoneau, his wife Juliana Elizabeth, and their daughter Catherine in 1791. Both brothers were hanged on May 9, 1791^{[2] [3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Lunenburg County GenWeb Lunenburg County and Queens County Birth, Marriage and Death Records From Primary Sources, transcribed by Don Shankle, which states:
   • "BOUTELIER","George Fred","B","1769 abt","1769-08-13","SJAL","Jean George & Cath",,
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Montbélliard Emigrations to Nova Scotia, 1749-1752, Terrence M. Punch, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore Maryland, 2014. Jean-George Bouteillier, who married Anna Catherine Maillard, is a member of the fourth Bouteillier family, noted on pages 65-66
3. ↑ History of the county of Lunenburg by DesBrisay, Mather B. (Mather Byles), 1828-1896; Publication date 1895; Publisher Toronto : W. Briggs, see pages 501-507 for the murder and trial
4. ↑ THE ANNOTATED TRIAL of GEORGE FREDERICK BOUTELIER and JOHN BOUTELIER for the MURDER of FRÉDÉRIC EMONEAU [EMINAUD] and his family, with genealogies of the Emoneau and Boutelier families] By Kenneth S. Paulsen; Published by Global Heritage Press, Ottawa, 2017