BOUTON Nathaniel Sherman^[1]

1828 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	BOUTON Nathaniel Sherman
  Birth	14 May 1828	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1DE80D38EB9ED5118A064445535400007962
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	At the age of fourteen years he left home and from that time entirely provided for his own support and education, attended Gilmantown, N. H., academy one fall term and also East Hampton, Mass., one fall term, after which he taught school four winters and served Fairbanks & Co, as traveling agent for four years. In 1852 he originated a firm in Chicago for railroad foundry work. In 1856 he originated the firm of Stone, Boomer & Bouton, Bridge and Car Builders and Railroad Building. In 1857 to 1859 was superintendent of public works of Chicago. He was appointed quartermaster in 1862 of the 88th Illinois, he resigned at the close of 1863 after the battle of Chattanooga. He was supervisor of Cook county for the years 1864 to 1866. He was engaged in general foundry and machine work from 1858 to 1871 under firm name of N. S. Bouton & Co., when his health failed, and in 1876 and for several years he spent in traveling abroad, during which his brother, C. B. Bouton, assumed the management of the business and the style of the firm was changed to Bouton & Co. In 1881 he, N. S. Bouton, resumed his position in the firm without any change in the business style of the same which was still the same in spring of 1887. In religion he was a Presbyterian and an elder in the church at Chicago. He was chosen one of the twelve relief committee in the time of the great fire at Chicago, at which time said committee dispensed three-quarters of a million of dollars to the sufferers in Chicago. He joined a Union church (undenominational) in which he holds the office of elder at this writing, 1887, residence Chicago, Ill.
  Person ID	I36742	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Rev. BOUTON Nathaniel,   b. 20 Jun 1799, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 6 Jun 1878, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States (Age 78 years)
  Mother	SHERMAN Harriet   d. 21 May 1828
  Marriage	11 Sep 1825	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F14403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BISSELL Emily L.   d. 12 Sep 1857, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Marriage	17 Sep 1856  [1]
  Children	1. BOUTON Charles Sherman,   b. 2 Sep 1857, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States d. 22 Sep 1857 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F14400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2023

  
  

  Family 2	SHUMWAY Ellen Gould   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Oct 1858  [1]
  Children	1. BOUTON Charles S.,   b. 6 May 1860, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States d. 6 Aug 1860 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F14401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1060] Book-Bouton-Boughton Family, p.109, R929.2 B781. [S1060] Book-Bouton-Boughton Family, p.107, R929.2 B781.