Jacob Bucher
(1725-1809)
Jemimah
Capt. George Heinlein
(1742-1805)
Sarah Dykson
(1745-)
Abraham Bucher
(1763-1840)
Sarah Heinlein
(1770-1852)
William Bougher
(1792-1886)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret

William Bougher

  • Born: 14 Aug 1792, Williams Twp., Northampton, PA 1 2
  • Christened: 4 Nov 1792, Saucon Twp.: Williams Twp. Congregation, Northampton, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Margaret
  • Died: 6 Feb 1886 at age 93 1 3
  • Buried: Riegelsville: Riegelsville Union Cemetery, Bucks, PA 3

   Other names for William were William Bogher 4 and William Bucher.1 5

   FamilySearch ID: KD7P-JDD.

  Christening Notes:

Parents were Abraham Bucher and Sarah. Sponsors were William Edinger and Sarah.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1820 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 6 Three Buchers are listed together on the 1820 Census since it was alphabetized. A William is listed but he is older and born before 1776, so the William born 1792 must be a son of one of these three...

The household of William Bucher had:
Males (born)
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 son
45 & over (<=1775) = 2 (elder William & ?)
Females (born)
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 wife

The household of Abraham Bucher had:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1 son
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 son
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 son
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 Abraham
Females (born)
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 wife

The household of Daniel Bucher had:
Males (born)
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 son
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 Daniel
Females (born)
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 wife.

2. Census in 1830 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 4 Several Bogher households appear as neighbors on the same census page in 1830.

The household of William Bogher had:
Males (born)
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 son
20-29 (1801-1810) 1 William
Females (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 2 daughters
10-14 (1816-1820) = 1 daughter
15-19 (1811-1815) = 1 daughter
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 wife

The household of Moses Bogher had:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 1 son
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 son
10-14 (1816-1820) = 1 son
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 Moses
Females (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 2 daughters
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
10-14 (1816-1820) = 4 daughters
40-49 (1781-1790) = 1 wife

The household of Abraham Bogher had:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 son
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 son
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 son
60-69 (1761-1770) = 1 Abraham
Females (born)
5-9 (1821-1825) = 3 daughters
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 daughter
60-69 (1761-1770) = 1 wife.

3. Census in 1840 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 7 Four Bucher households were listed in the 1840 Williams Township census page.

The household of Sarah Bucher had:
Males (born)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 son
Females (born)
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
70-79 (1761-1770) = 1 Sarah

The household of William Bucher had:
Males (born)
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 son
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 William
Females (born)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 2 daughters
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 daughter
50-59 (1781-1790) = 1 wife

The household of Moses Bucher had:
Males (born)
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 son
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 Moses
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 daughter
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 daughter
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 wife

On the next page 96, the household of James Bucher had:
Males (born)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 James
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 wife
.

4. Census in 1850 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 8 Three families were neighbors:

Moses Buchker, farmer, 58, was with wife Elizabeth, 57; Abraham, boatman, 28; Christian, 14; Elizabeth, 24; and Nathaniel, 3. All were born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $1,000.

Next door is John Buchker, farmer, 34; Charity, 27; Abraham, 7; William, 5; Sarah C., 3; and Charles, 1. Also Sarah Buchker, 84. All were born in Pennsylvania. Her real estate is worth $1,000.

William Bucker, laborer, 47, was with Margaret, 63; Susanna, 23; Harriet, 21. All were born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $300.

5. Census in 1860 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 2 In the 1860 census, several Bougher families were neighbors living in Williams Township, post office Riegelsville.

William Bougher, laborer, 68, was with wife Margaret, 73; and Harriet, 32, servant. All were born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $1,000 and personal estate $250.

On the same page: Samuel J. Bougher, laborer, 38, was with wife Sarah Ann, 36; Amos, 16; daughter Weleritas, 13; Jacob, 11; William, 9; Missouri, 7; Thomas, 6; Franklin, 4; and James M., 2. All were born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $725 and personal estate $250.

Abraham Boger, shoemaker, 30, was living with wife Elizabeth, 32; Eve, 3; and Mary C., 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. He had no real estate value and his personal estate was worth $200.

On the same census page: Moses Bougher, farmer, 70, was with wife Elizabeth, 69; and Anna Reiss, 14. All were born in Pennsylvania. His farm was worth $2,500 and personal estate $1,000.

His neighbor was John Bougher, laborer, 46, with wife Gerida, 44; William H., 14; Sarah Ann, 13; Charles, 9; Ellen, 7; Mary Ann, 5; Margaret, 3; and Elizabeth, 3 months. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His farm was worth $1,200 and personal estate $260.

6. Census in 1870 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 9 Several Boughers appear as neighbors on the same census pages in Williams Township, post office Easton:

William Bougher, farmer, 42, was living with wife Lavina, 43; son Uriah, 1; daughter Emma L., 10; and daughter Clara, 5. Also in the home was Jacob Raub, 77, retired farmer. Jacob's real estate was worth $2,500 and personal estate $100. William had no real estate and his personal estate was $1,020. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

On the same census page is Samuel Bougher, canal watchman, 49, with son Godfrey F., 13; George H., 8, wife Sarah R, 46; Martha M., 17; Maria R., 9; and Mary C., 4. All were born in Pensylvania. His real estate was worth $1000 and personal estate $400.

Next door is William Bougher, laborer, 77 and daughter Harriet, 41. His home is worth $1000 and personal estate $300. Both were born in Pennsylvania.

John Bougher, laborer, 54, was living with wife Charitie, 47; William H., boatman, 24; Sarah C., 22; John, 4; Ellen 18; and Selinda, 7. All were born in Pennsylvania. John's home was worth $2,500 and personal estate $300.

His neighbor is Moses Bougher, retired laborer, 79 and his wife Elisabeth, 78, both born in Pennsylvania. His home was worth $1000 and personal estate $150.

7. Census in 1880 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 10 James Bougher, 67, was living with wife Sarah Y., 58; Morrison E., 24; Alonso J., 23; and Lizzie E., 17. Sarah and her parents were born in New Jersey, the others in Pennsylvania. James' parents were from Pennsylvania.

Next door is Abrm. Bougher, laborer, 56, and wife Elizabeth, 66. They and their parents were from Pennsylvania.

John Y. Bougher, engineer, 39, was living with wife Harriette, 29; and Laura, 8. They and their parents were from Pennsylvania.

Wm. Bougher, retired farmer, 88, was living with daughter Harriette, 51; and servant Mary B. Hoffman, 12. They and their parents were from Pennsylvania.

Sarah R. Bougher, 57, was with son George F., 17; Mary C., 15; and Henry Strauss, 22, and his wife Maria R. [need Bougher], 19. They and their parents were from Pennsylvania.

8. He has conflicting death information of 6 Feb 1881. 1


William married Margaret. (Margaret was born on 12 Jul 1784 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,2 11 died on 8 Mar 1861 11 and was buried in Riegelsville: Riegelsville Union Cemetery, Bucks, PA 11.)


Sources


1 Edited by Don Yoder, Pennsylvania German Church Records (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983. 3 Vols.
Excerpted from the Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses), Vol. 2, page 76.

2 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1148 Page: 1165-1166.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=crMap&CRid=46525.

4 1830 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M19 Roll: 156 Page: 43.

5 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 540. Bucks --> Durham --> Evangelical Lutheran Church.

6 1820 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M33 Roll: 104 Page: 323.

7 1840 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M704 Roll: 479 Page: 95-96.

8 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M432 Roll: 802 Page: 19.

9 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1383 Page: 507-508.

10 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Family History Library Film 1255163, NA Film Number T9-1163, Page 449A.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68811689.



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