Named after his maternal grandfather, Joshua was the son of Elisha Boucher and Sarah English, born in 1820 in Tennessee. When he was 7 the family moved to Ray County, Missouri, then settled in Sampsel, Livingston, Missouri. When War with Mexico was declared, Joshua and his brother, James, joined a company raised by William Y Slack, of Chillicothe, and fought in the 2nd Missouri Volunteers under Sterling Price, who assumed command as military commander of the Territory of New Mexico. Joshua died in action; his body was brought home to the family plot at Gibbons Cemetery. Unfortunately, his brother James followed him in death when James was killed in action Jan 16, 1847 during the Taos Revolt.
Named after his maternal grandfather, Joshua was the son of Elisha Boucher and Sarah English, born in 1820 in Tennessee. When he was 7 the family moved to Ray County, Missouri, then settled in Sampsel, Livingston, Missouri. When War with Mexico was declared, Joshua and his brother, James, joined a company raised by William Y Slack, of Chillicothe, and fought in the 2nd Missouri Volunteers under Sterling Price, who assumed command as military commander of the Territory of New Mexico. Joshua died in action; his body was brought home to the family plot at Gibbons Cemetery. Unfortunately, his brother James followed him in death when James was killed in action Jan 16, 1847 during the Taos Revolt.
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