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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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William Boucher was born in Kentucky, December 9, 1813, and is a son of Gabriel and grandson of Peter Bouchelder, who was a French Huguenot. (The French way of spelling the name was Bouchelder, but was changed to Boucher). The mother, Mary Smith, was born in Kentucky, and was a daughter of John Smith. William Boucher moved to Missouri in 1840, and after spending two years at Neosho, came to Lawrence County, where he has since resided. In 1845 he was married to Mary Sutton, a daughter of Thomas Sutton. She was born in the “Blue Grass State,” and became the mother of the following children: Helen, wife of Thomas E. Whaley; Enoch S., married to Nannie Mahan; Willis L., married to Sarah Biddlecome; Alma S., and Lucilius F., both unmarried; Myra, wife of James Shelton, and Mary, wife of W. F. Bright.
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This family biography is one of 272 biographies included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published in 1888. For the complete description, click here: Lawrence County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
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