Margaret
(1784-1861)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Bougher

Margaret 1 2

  • Born: 12 Jul 1784, , , Pennsylvania, USA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): William Bougher
  • Died: 8 Mar 1861 at age 76 2
  • Buried: Riegelsville: Riegelsville Union Cemetery, Bucks, PA 2

   FamilySearch ID: 98Y8-VFL.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 3 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.

2. Census in 1860 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA. 1 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.


Margaret married William Bougher, son of Abraham Bucher and Sarah Heinlein. (William Bougher was born on 14 Aug 1792 in Williams Twp., Northampton, PA 1 4, christened on 4 Nov 1792 in Saucon Twp.: Williams Twp. Congregation, Northampton, PA,1 4 died on 6 Feb 1886 4 5 and was buried in Riegelsville: Riegelsville Union Cemetery, Bucks, PA 5.)

Sources

1 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1148 Page: 1165-1166.

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

3 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Williams Township, Series: M432 Roll: 802 Page: 19.

4 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.

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


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