Boucher | Beaver, Cree, Metis Mixed heritage-Ojibway, Cree| Surname Anchor Post
Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts
Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.
SURNAME NOTES | BOUCHER
- Purpose:
- The goal of these Surname Anchor Posts is to answer these questions: Based on settler documents, has my surname ever been associated with indigenous people in what is now called Canada? If so, where and when did it occur? And finally, with which specific peoples was my surname associated? Note: These posts are just a Finding Aide to help you continue with your own in-depth research. This project is constantly updated but will never be complete.
- Regions:
- These are the regions where this surname appears in census and/or marriage documents: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan.
- Note: Please see the Census District section down below for links to posts with more location-based information.
- Ethnicity:
- These are the ethnicities recorded for this surname in census records as well as Metis scrip and marriage documents: Metis, Beaver, Cree, Mixed heritage-Ojibway/French, Mixed heritage-Cree/French, Mixed heritage-French, Pagan. Note: Please see the Census District section below for links to census posts that list ethnicity by location.
- Associated surnames:
- These are the surnames of spouses for this surname. Note: Please see the Marriages section down below to reach posts containing my marriage transcriptions.
- (a) Adam dit Laramee, Anamikwaam, Arcand, Arnault, Auger
- (b) Beaudry, Bannan, Beausoleil, Beaver, Begin, Belanger, Belette / Blette, Bellefleur, Bird, Boertin, Breland, Bremner, Brissette, Brouselle, Brown (Upd. 2023), Bruneau, Bush
- (c) Cadieux (Upd. 2023), Cardinal, Charbonneau, Charlebois, Chretien, Collin / Colin, Comtois, Cote, Cyr
- (d) Daniel, Decoine, Degonzague, Delorme, Desnomme, Deschamps, Desjardins, Desjarlais, Desmarais, Dion, Ducharme, Dupand, Dupuis
- (f) Fagnan, Firth, Flett, Fletcher, Fleury
- (g) Gabakade, Gagnon, Gendron, Galliano, Gendron, Girard / Girroir, Giroux, Gladu, Gouin, Gregoire
- (h) Harkness, Harpe, Harrison, Hodgson, Houle, Hubert, Hull
- (j) James (Upd. 2023), Janvier, Johnson, Jones
- (k) Kenasseul, Kirton, Klyne
- (l) Ladouceur, Lacroix, Lafond, Lake, Langlade / Longlade, Lafreniere / Lefreniere, Lafrance (Upd. 2023), Lapierre, Larocque, Laronde / de Laronde, Larose, Laurin, Lavallee, Laviolette (Upd. 2023), Leblanc, Legris, Lesperance, Lerncouer, Lessard, L’Hirondelle / L’Hyrondelle, Lemaigre, Lemire, Lesage, Lessard, Letendre, Longneck, Louision
- (m) Marcelle, Marcellais, Marion, McCarthy, McDonall / Mcdonald, McDougall, McGillray, Mercredi, Minsey, Montagnais, Morais, Morin, Morrow
- (n) Nabese, Nanakowgabo, Nault
- (o) Odesse / Odest, Ogidjidabinens, Onakahahis, Osawatchikwan
- (p) Pambrun, Paquette, Paul (Upd. 2023), Pelletier, Perrault, Piette, Plante, Potvin, Powder
- (r) Racette, Ratfat, Richard (Upd. 2023), Riel, Robitaille, Robinson
- (s) Salois, Satureneau, Sauve, Savoyard, Sayer, Schellin / Scheling, Sicard, Suliere / Sulliere / Sully, St. Denis, St. Germain, St. Luc, Swan
- (t) Taylor, Therrien, Toby, Todd, Trottier, Trudeau, Tsse Ankwi Hchyouza
- (v) Vallee, Velner, Wabisliguanis
- (w) Ward, Wepitipam Powder.
- Misc.:
- This is where I place scattered bits of information from my Archives.
- 1. Alternate spellings of Boucher include Bushey, Bushie, Bushier and Bouchee.
- 2. A formally recognized line of Ontario Metis Bouchers descends from Joseph Boucher and Nanette Deschamps, through their offspring: Luke Boucher (m. Jane Mary), Paul Boucher (m. Josephine Gabakade & Anastasia Mary Ogidtabanens), Thomas Boucher (m. Catherine), Ann Boucher (m. Francis Dupand & Frank Larose). Joseph and Nanette were recorded in the 1881 census under the surname Bouchee.
- 3. Jean-Baptiste Boucher accompanied the explorer Simon Fraser on his trips of discovery in Canada’s west in 1806 – 1808, stayed out west and in 1811 married James McDougall’s Metis daughter Nancy McDougall. He was then employed (1813-1814) by the North West Company as an interpreter and became known by his Cree name Waccan. “In 1828, his half-brother, Duncan Livingston, was killed by Babine Indians. Without hesitation, Waccan left alone on a one hundred thirty-mile trip to seek revenge. He went straight at the murderer in front of several of his friends, shot him point blank and wounded one of the witnesses who appeared to be coming to his aid. Everyone else who was present stayed back, too stupefied by such daring to even think of touching him.” [Source: Jean-Baptiste Boucher, dit Waccan, by Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute].
- 4. James Boucher (aka Tshem) (eldest son of the above Jean-Baptiste Boucher and Nancy McDougall), was a Hudson’s Bay Company interpreter at Stuart Lake (Fort Saint James). He was married to Rosalie Plouffe (daughter of Antoine Pouffe and Chaudiere / Carrier woman Angelique Slawa) [Source: James “Tshem” Boucher, by Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute].
- 5. (excerpt) “Jean Baptiste Boucher “first settled on lot No. 15, concession 16, Tiny; removed to lot No. 17, concession 17, still occupied by his widow and son, Narcisse Boucher. He was born in Quebec. His family connections include that noted branch of Jean Baptiste Boucher de Chambly, a grandson of M. de Chambly, the original grantee in 1672, who was killed in an Italian campaign. He died at the age of seventy one years, and is buried at Lafontaine.” [Source: Drummond Island Voyageurs, Ontario Historical Society].
- 6. The 1885 North-West Resistance by the Metis and the Cree, Kainai, Piikani, Saulteaux and Siksika peoples took place against a backdrop of starvation, broken treaties and encroachment by new settlers in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The resistance fighters eventually lost and Canada’s federal government asserted its control over the area. Many Metis Bouchers were involved (or spouses of those involved) in the Resistance including: Caroline Boucher (m. Louison Sayer, Jr.), Charles Eugene Boucher (m. Helene Letendre), Eva Boucher (m. James Ward), Francois Boucher (m. Eliza, a Dene woman), Francois Boucher (Jr. & Sr.), Jean Baptiste Boucher (Jr. & Sr.), Marie Levina Boucher (m. Mathias Parenteau), Marie-Marguerite Boucher (m. Maxime Lepine), Rose Boucher (m. Moise Bremner), Salomon Boucher (m. Rose Marie Ouellette), William Pierre Boucher. [Source: Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance, Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute].
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CENSUS DISTRICTS | BOUCHER
ALBERTA
Edmonton District | I.R. 149 (1906) Note: Ethnicity not recorded.
The Territories | Victoria | Fort Chipewyan (1911)
The Territories | Lac La Biche (1901)
The Territories | Lac Sainte-Anne (1901)
Victoria | Fort Chipewyan (1911)
Victoria | Grand Rapids (1911)
Victoria | Lac La Biche (1911)
Victoria | Townships 66 (1911)
Boucher in Edmonton East | Fort Smith (1921)
Boucher in Edmonton West | Lesser Slave Lake Agency I.R. (1921)
Bouchers in Battle River | 67 (1921)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
New Westminster | Dewdney C-6 (1901)
MANITOBA
Unorg | Marquette S-6 (1901) 2023
Boucher in Manitoba Extension | North Eastern Extension (1881)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Boucher in Territories | McKenzie (1881)
Boucher in Northwest Territories | Fort Smith & Fort Resolution, Hay River (1921)
ONTARIO
Algoma | Lake Superior XX-6 (1901)
Algoma | Lake Superior XX-7 (1901)
Algoma | Rat Portage M(4) (1901) Boucha
Fort William and Rainy River | Indian Reserves (1921) Baucher?
Muskoka & Parry Sound | Baxter [1901)
Muskoka & Parry Sound | Wallbridge & Brown (1901)
Simcoe East | Penetanguishene (Town) (1901)
QUEBEC
Deux-Montagnes | Mission de L’Annunciation (1852)
SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan District | Duck Lake I.R. 96, 97 (1906)
The Territories | Duck Lake Agency (1901)
The Territories | Muskeg Lake (1901)
UNORGANIZED TERRITORIES
Unorganized Territories | Keewatin C-4 (1901)
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MARRIAGES | BOUCHER
ASAI [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
B … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
BAST [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
BENA [CDN Marriage Extracts] [MB-SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
BLAN [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-MB-ON-QC-SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
BRAS [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
C … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-MB]
CARI [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-USA-Western Canada Metis Scirp]
CLOU [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
COON [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
D … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
DELM [CDN Marriage Extracts] [BC-MB-ON-SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
DOKIS [CDN Marriage Extracts] [MB-ON]
F … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
G … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON]
GIRO [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
H … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
HERY [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON]
JACQ [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON]
KASA [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
L … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-SK]
LAHO [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
LAUG [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
LESO [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
MARB [CDN Marriage Extracts] [SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
MCCU [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON-USA]
MOBE [CDN Marriage Extracts [SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
O … [CDN Marriage Extracts] Bouchier
P … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-USA-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
PETE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
PIGE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
R … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-MB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
ROBE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
S … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
SAUN [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
ST. [CDN Marriage Extracts] 2023
THOR [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
W … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
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French Canadian Pioneers: The Bouchers of Quebec
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Boucher, Jean-Baptiste / John B , newspaper biography [Gabriel Dumont Institute]
North-West Resistance [The Canadian Encyclopedia]
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A Canadian Family 
Hi I have been searching for information on the Boucher name for years. My great grandmother was Julia Boucher married to William Hanlon. Prince Edward Island Canada. Both people moved to the Island from Newfoundland, in the 1800s very interesting read.thank you.
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