Michael S. Bougher ^{2 3}

   Another name for Michael was Michael Beecher.⁴

   FamilySearch ID: KCD5-TDH.

  Burial Notes:

Buried in section D1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 26 Jul 1833 and , Northampton, PA. ⁴ The baptism records at St John´s Lutheran Church, Easton, Northampton County recorded his birthdate as 26 July 1833.

The record is computerized in the index as surname Beecher but examination of the handwriting shows the two e's may in fact be a u.

2. Military on 7 Oct 1862 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA: in the Civil War in 153rd PA Infantry Company F. Corporel Michael Bougher was captured at Chancellorsville. Confined in Libby Prison. His biography:
BOUGHER, Michael - Born about 1834, died Mar. 6, 1914 aged 80 years. Buried at Mount Holly, NJ. Occupation in early life was boatman. Enlisted at Easton Sept. 22, 1862 as a Corporal in Company F, 153d Reg. Pa. Vol. Mustered out with his company, July 24, 1863.
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3. Military on 11 Oct 1862: Promoted to Corporal, One Hundred and Fifth-Third Regiment, Company F. ⁵ Michael Bougher, promoted to Corporal, October 11th, 1862; mustered out with company.

4. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ³ Michael Bougher, occupation steam boating, 47, was living with wife Lizzie, 24; Mira, 3; and cousin Rebecca Eddinger, 20, servant. Michael and his mother were born in New Jersey, his father in Pennsylvania. The three others were born in Pennsylvania. Lizzie's parents were from Germany. Rebecca's father was from New Jersey and mother from Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1910 in Northampton Twp., Burlington, NJ. ¹ Michael Bougher, superintendent sand company, 76, married 3 times, was married for 34 years to wife Elizabeth, 53. It was her first marriage. She had birthed 2 children, 1 alive in 1910: Myra, 32, single. Michael was born in New Jersey, his parents in Pennsylvania. Daughter Myra and Elizabeth were born in Pennsylvania, her parents in Germany.

Michael married Sarah Anne Jacoby. (Sarah Anne Jacoby was born on 6 Feb 1838 and died on 3 May 1857.)

Michael next married Sarah E. Wolfinger. (Sarah E. Wolfinger was born on 25 Feb 1838 ⁶ and died on 13 Jun 1872 ⁶.)

Michael next married Elizabeth about 1876.¹ (Elizabeth was born in 1856 in , , PA,^{1 2 3} died in 1935 ² and was buried in Mount Holly: Mount Holly Cemetery, Burlington, NJ ².)