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Michel Bouvier

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Michel Bouvier

Birth
Nimes, Departement du Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Death
3 Jun 1874 (aged 82)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cabinetmaker. He fled from France to America as a young soldier after Waterloo. French artisans saw Philadelphia as a place to make a mark. Bouvier took up cabinet-making, and soon had a thriving business. He made furnishings for Stephen Girard and Joseph Bonaparte , King of Sicily and Spain, who lived at 206 South 9th Street after his brother's fall from power and before moving to New Jersey. While Bouvier did make money at cabinetry, he made his fortune in land speculation. He married Louise C. Vernou in 1828. One of his daughters, Emma would become the stepmother of Katharine Drexel (later Saint Katharine Drexel, SBS). Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was another famous descendant.
Cabinetmaker. He fled from France to America as a young soldier after Waterloo. French artisans saw Philadelphia as a place to make a mark. Bouvier took up cabinet-making, and soon had a thriving business. He made furnishings for Stephen Girard and Joseph Bonaparte , King of Sicily and Spain, who lived at 206 South 9th Street after his brother's fall from power and before moving to New Jersey. While Bouvier did make money at cabinetry, he made his fortune in land speculation. He married Louise C. Vernou in 1828. One of his daughters, Emma would become the stepmother of Katharine Drexel (later Saint Katharine Drexel, SBS). Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was another famous descendant.

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  • Created by: rjschatz
  • Added: Mar 29, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10700799/michel-bouvier: accessed ), memorial page for Michel Bouvier (19 Mar 1792–3 Jun 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10700799, citing Old Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by rjschatz (contributor 46560566).