James was the son of Elisha Boucher and Sarah English, born in 1824 in Tennessee. When he was 3 the family moved to Ray County, Missouri, then settled in Sampsel, Livingston, Missouri. When War with Mexico was declared, James with his brother, Joshua, joined a company raised by William Y Slack, of Chillicothe, and fought in the 2nd Missouri Volunteers under Sterling Price, when he was military commander of the Territory of New Mexico. James died in action during the Taos Riot; his body was brought home to the family plot at Gibbons Cemetery. Unfortunately, his brother Joshua preceded him in death during an action Oct 1846.
James was the son of Elisha Boucher and Sarah English, born in 1824 in Tennessee. When he was 3 the family moved to Ray County, Missouri, then settled in Sampsel, Livingston, Missouri. When War with Mexico was declared, James with his brother, Joshua, joined a company raised by William Y Slack, of Chillicothe, and fought in the 2nd Missouri Volunteers under Sterling Price, when he was military commander of the Territory of New Mexico. James died in action during the Taos Riot; his body was brought home to the family plot at Gibbons Cemetery. Unfortunately, his brother Joshua preceded him in death during an action Oct 1846.
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