Rev. Joshua Boucher
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Preacher
Notes:
• "During the early 1800's, the small band of Huntsville Methodists met in private homes, at the courthouse, or at campgrounds. Prominent among their organizers was Joshua Boucher." - Twickenham House Notes
• Rev. Joshua Boucher was the presiding elder for the Huntsville District (Methodism) - 1830, 1831, 1832 - History of Methodism
• Joshua Boucher (1782-1845), the Methodist circuit rider, born in West(ern) Virginia, his father killed by Indians, reared by his grandfather in Kentucky and preached in south central Tennessee and northern Alabama. - RootsWeb
• "Moved in 1808 to Madison Co.; licensed as a Methodical local preacher about 1811; he labored faithfully among numerous circuit of the Tennessee Conference." - TNGenWeb
• Orphaned infant son of Joshua Boucher, Jr. and the grandson of Joshua Boucher, Sr. His mother was Susannah who later married William Fork. His paternal grandmother was Katherine. - Mike Boucher
• He married Sarah Reneau (Reno) 9 Oct 1804 in Cumberland Co., TN. They had a large family of at least 12 children. - Mike Boucher
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• History of Methodism
| Born: | October 23, 1782, West(ern) Virginia |
| Died: | August 23, 1845, Athens, AL |
Notes:
• "During the early 1800's, the small band of Huntsville Methodists met in private homes, at the courthouse, or at campgrounds. Prominent among their organizers was Joshua Boucher." - Twickenham House Notes
• Rev. Joshua Boucher was the presiding elder for the Huntsville District (Methodism) - 1830, 1831, 1832 - History of Methodism
• Joshua Boucher (1782-1845), the Methodist circuit rider, born in West(ern) Virginia, his father killed by Indians, reared by his grandfather in Kentucky and preached in south central Tennessee and northern Alabama. - RootsWeb
• "Moved in 1808 to Madison Co.; licensed as a Methodical local preacher about 1811; he labored faithfully among numerous circuit of the Tennessee Conference." - TNGenWeb
• Orphaned infant son of Joshua Boucher, Jr. and the grandson of Joshua Boucher, Sr. His mother was Susannah who later married William Fork. His paternal grandmother was Katherine. - Mike Boucher
• He married Sarah Reneau (Reno) 9 Oct 1804 in Cumberland Co., TN. They had a large family of at least 12 children. - Mike Boucher
Related Links:
• Ancestry.com - Paged owned by Sharon_Boch and can be viewed only with a paid Ancestry.com membership. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10268235/person/-641864184.)
• History of Methodism - A History of Methodism in Alabama by Anson West, © 1893, p. 364.
• Mike Boucher - Genealogical and Biographical Information collected from a variety of sources by Mike Boucher
• RootsWeb - Will with names of children provided by Gwen Boucher on June 17, 1999
• TNGenWeb - Genealogival Abstracts by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith © 2003.
• Twickenham House Notes - Margaret Bell Chase gave Nancy Rohr these notes. They are not dated but the content suggests they were written before the year 2000.
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• History of Methodism