Samuel Joseph Bucher ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ¹ Nicholas Bucher, 42, farmer, is living with Eliza, 38; Samuel, 22; John, 21; Sarah, 16; Franklin, 15; and Catherine, 11. Next door is Catherine Bachman, 62, living alone, who is presumed to be Nicholas' mother-in-law. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, including Nicholas who in other Census years is listed with a birthplace of Switzerland. Nicholas' farm is valued at $1,500.

2. Census in 1860 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁵ Nicholas Bucher, age 54, farmer, is living with Eliza, 48; Sally, 28; Catherine, 18; and John, 30, farm hand. Nicholas' farm is valued at $5,000 and his possessions worth $800.

Living next door is his son, Samuel, 32, laborer; Rebecca, 25; William H., 1; Charles F., 2; and another son of Nicholas', Franklin, 25, a school teacher.

Everyone is born in Pennsylvania except Nicholas whose birthplace is listed as Germany. The post office is Milton.

3. Census in 1870 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁶ Nicholas Bucher, age 65, farmer, is living with Elizabeth, 69; and son John, 38, farm laborer, and daughter Sarah, 36. His farm is valued at $6,000 and his possessions $1,600.

Next door is Daniel Roder, apprentice in car factory, 28, with wife Catherine, 32. He has no real estate and possessions worth $150.

The next household is Nicholas' son Samuel Bucher, 44, farm laborer. He is living with Rebecca, 38; Charles, 13; William, 11; George, 9; David, 5; and Nicholas, 2. Samuel's real estate is worth $1,000 and possessions $250.

Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Nicholas who was born in Switzerland.

4. Census in 1880 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA. ² Samuel Bucher, 53, farm laborer, is living with Henrietta R., 42; Daniel A., 14; John N., 12; David S., 10; Joseph H., 6; William H., 20, laborer; and George M., 14, laborer. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Samuel's father was born in Wurtemberg.

5. Book: History of Northumberland County, 1891. ³
Nicholas Bucher, was a native of Switzerland, and settled in Northampton county when a boy. He married Elizabeth Bachman, and in 1837 removed to Northumberland county, where he engaged in farming. He was a member of the Reformed church. He was the father of six children, five of whom are living: Samuel; John, of Milton; Sarah; J. F., and Catharine, wife of David Kohler.

6. Obituary: Miltonian on 3 Apr 1903 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. ⁷ Samuel Bucher, brother of Ex-County Treasurer, J. Frank Bucher, died at the home of his son near Pottsgrove, Friday night at nine o'clock, aged 78 years. His death was caused by a paralytic stroke which he had some time ago. The funeral took place Monday at 10:30 a. m. Interment was made at Milton.

Samuel married Henrietta Rebecca Acor, daughter of Daniel Acor and Leah Whitman. (Henrietta Rebecca Acor was born on 2 Sep 1835 in , Montour, Pennsylvania, United States,^{2 8} died on 22 May 1906 in Watsontown, Northumberland, PA ⁸ and was buried in Milton: Harmony Cemetery, Northumberland, PA ⁸.)