Bouchard, Arthur (priest in Trinidad and Tobago)

Bouchard, Arthur (priest in Trinidad and Tobago)

During Arthur Bouchard’s first visit to Trinidad he was a parish priest. On his second visit he was deathly ill and did not likely perform any work.

1888-1889; 1894-1896

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Roman Catholic Church, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Honorius Provost, “BOUCHARD, ARTHUR,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 12, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 31, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bouchard_arthur_12E.html.

1845

Rivière Ouelle, Lower Canada

1896

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Tailor; labourer; missionary; priest

English; French

Arthur Bouchard, Roman Catholic, was sent to Trinidad in August 1888 where he took over a local parish. His health was failing and it was hoped that the warmer weather would help his ailments. He had recovered by July 1889 and went back to Quebec. He fell ill once again at the end of 1894 or beginning of 1895 and returned to Trinidad at the behest of his doctor, settling in Port of Spain. He remained there until his death on September 12, 1896. No further information is available on his activities in Trinidad.

Bibliotèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2069839

Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A)

Matthew Addley