BIOGRAPHY

Aurélie Boucher was born in Causapscal, Quebec, Canada, on 29 August 1912, to parents Joseph Boucher and Célanire Poirier (1887–1969). She had seven siblings: Corinne Ouellet (1905–2007), Oscar Boucher (1907–1984), Léon Bernard (1909–1991), Alphonse-Leopold Boucher (born 1915), Marie-Ange Thibault (born 1917), Leo-Paul Boucher (1919–2011), and Simonne Verreault (born 1921). Her older sister, Corinne, died in October 2007, aged 102.

At some point, she joined the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd.

Sister Candide passed away at Maison Bon-Pasteur in Quebec City, on 11 May 2023, at the age of 110 years, 255 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age has not been validated.

ATTRIBUTION

* Aurelie Boucher, s.b.p. – Généalogie du Québec et d’Amérique française

* “Aujourd’hui, la famille élargie du Bon-Pasteur de Québec compte une nouvelle doyenne” – Soeurs du Bon-Pasteur de Québec, 28 November 2020

* “1912 – 2023, BOUCHER, Aurélie (Sœur Candide)” – Le Journal de Québec, 18 May 2023

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