Joseph Bucher ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

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  Burial Notes:

Tombstone: BUCHER, Joseph, d. 27 Feb 1883, aged 82 yrs, 6 mos, 17 dys.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Carroll Twp., York, PA. ³ Joseph Bucher, mill right, age 44, was living with wife Sarah, 40; Ann, 18; John, laborer, 15; Joseph, 7; and Susan, 4. Also in the home is Sarah Fitey, 78. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1870 in Monaghan Twp., York, PA. ⁴ Joseph Bucher, 69, mill wright, was living with wife Sarah, 61. Both were born in Pennsylvania. He had no real estate value. The post office was Seddonsburg.

His neighbor is John Bucher, mill right, 35, living with wife Catherine, 36; Daniel, 5; John, 3; and Mary, 5 months when the census was recorded on 8 Jul 1870. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $500 and personal estate $270.

3. Census in 1880 in Monaghan Twp., York, PA. ² John Bucher, carpenter, 44, was living with wife Catherine, 45; Daniel, carpenter, 15; Mary, 10; Joseph, 6, and Maria,3. Also with them: John's father, Joseph, "worked at mill wrighting", 79, and John's mother, Sarah, 70. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Joseph married Sarah Filey, daughter of John Filey Jr. and Sarah. (Sarah Filey was born on 9 Jun 1806 in , , PA,^{1 4} died on 20 Feb 1891 in , York, PA ¹ and was buried in Monaghan Twp.: Filey's Christ Lutheran Church, York, PA ¹.)