Ainsley Floyd BOUTILIER

Male 1892 - 1976  (84 years)

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  • Name Ainsley Floyd BOUTILIER 
    Nickname Hensley 
    Birth 7 Nov 1892  Mushaboom, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Nov 1976  Mushaboom, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Mushaboom, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I60845  A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2012 

    Father George Henry BOUTILIER,   b. 4 Feb 1850, West Chelsea Harbour [Mushaboom], Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1921, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Julia Eliza ANDREWS,   b. 14 Dec 1854, Hubbard's Cove, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1930, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1874  Chelsea Harbour [Mushaboom], Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F24361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carrie Norina BOUTILIER,   b. 20 Apr 1897, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1917, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1912  Sheet Harbour, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Wellesley Lloyd BOUTILIER,   b. 2 Jan 1915, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1916, Spry Bay, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     2. Vera Julia BOUTILIER,   b. 16 Jul 1916, Halifax County, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1916, Spry Bay, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Lawrence Seymour BOUTILIER,   b. 6 Aug 1917, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 6 Dec 1917, Spry Bay, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F23463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Bertha Eliza BOUTILIER,   b. 11 Jul 1907, Sheet Harbour Road, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1969, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1922  Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Divorce 6 Jun 1940  Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F24475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2025 

    Family 3 Carrie PETERS 
    Marriage 2 May 1931  Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Notes 
    • At the time of his marriage to Carrie, he was still married to Bertha. He was subsequently convicted of bigamy and served two years in prison. [Record of Divorce Proceedings]
    • At the time of his marriage to Carrie, he was still married to Bertha. He was subsequently convicted of bigamy and served two years in prison. [Record of Divorce Proceedings]
    Children 
     1. Basil BOUTILIER
     2. Granville BOUTILIER
     3. Heather BOUTILIER  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
     4. Lila BOUTILIER
     5. Carrie Mae BOUTILIER,   b. 15 Mar 1934, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 2012, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Hensley Lloyd BOUTILIER,   b. Jul 1940, Beaver Bank, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1941, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    Family ID F24476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2025 

    Family 4 Jessie MCCURDY 
    Marriage 1946  St. Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F58436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Note that Hensley married Carrie Peterson eight years before divorcing Bertha BOUTILIER. For this, he was convicted of bigamy and spent two years in prison, from 1934 - 1936.
    • Note that Hensley married Carrie Peterson eight years before divorcing Bertha BOUTILIER. For this, he was convicted of bigamy and spent two years in prison, from 1934 - 1936.

  • Sources 
    1. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Spry Bay, family #12.

    2. [S9201] Parish Register, Holy Trinity Anglican Church--Tangier, Abstracted by Joe Whitby.

    3. [S1593] Inscription Survey, St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery--Terence Bay.

    4. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1874, page 57, #100--transcribed by Joe Whitby.

    5. [S9257] Parish Register, St. James' United Church--Sheet H, Abstracted by Joe Whitrby.

    6. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1912, page 145, #234--transcribed by Joe Whitby.

    7. [S9303] Parish Register, Trinity Anglican Church--Halifax, Cited by Avalon Lawlor.

    8. [S2065] NS Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.

    9. [S9439] Record of Divorce Proceedings; Boutilier (Bertha), 1940, D737/40.

    10. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1931 - Book: 63 - Page: 59.

    11. [S12733] Scotland's People.