Researching John Bucher
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 93 people with the Bucher surname? In that year Bucher was ranked number 3486 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Bucher on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Bucher and the Bucher Family History
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Bucher Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Bucher surname in the USA? Bucher is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Bucher
John Conrad Bucher
John Conrad Bucher (December 28, 1792 – October 15, 1851) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of John Jacob Bucher (1764–1827) and Susanna Margaret Horter (1774–1838). His father represented Dauphin county in the Pennsylvania Legislature, sitting at Lancaster, nine successive terms from 1803, and was later appointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge for the county of Dauphin.
He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Harrisburg. He served as clerk of the land department of Pennsylvania in 1813. He was a member of the borough council of Harrisburg and a member of the board of school directors.
Bucher was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress. He served as a trustee of Harrisburg Academy, Franklin College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Marshall College in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He became an associate judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by appointment of Governor David R. Porter from 1839 until his death in Harrisburg, in 1851. He was buried at Harrisburg Cemetery, of which he was one of the founders.
In 1820, he married to Ellen Isett (1797–1881). They had five children: Maria-Elizabeth, John-Conrad, Susan, Ellen, and Eliza-Isett.
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