Ainsley Floyd BOUTILIER

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Name Ainsley Floyd BOUTILIER Nickname Hensley Birth 7 Nov 1892 Mushaboom, Halifax, NS [1, 2]
Gender Male Death 23 Nov 1976 Mushaboom, Halifax, NS [2, 3]
Burial St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Mushaboom, NS 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 d. 7 May 1921, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS
(Age 71 years)
Mother Julia Eliza ANDREWS, b. 14 Dec 1854, Hubbard's Cove, Halifax, NS d. 21 Nov 1930, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS
(Age 75 years)
Marriage 20 Jan 1874 Chelsea Harbour [Mushaboom], Halifax, NS [4]
Family ID F24361 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Carrie Norina BOUTILIER, b. 20 Apr 1897, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS d. 6 Dec 1917, Halifax, Halifax, NS
(Age 20 years)
Marriage 10 Jul 1912 Sheet Harbour, Halifax, NS [5, 6]
Children 1. Wellesley Lloyd BOUTILIER, b. 2 Jan 1915, Mushaboom, Halifax, NS d. 25 Aug 1916, Spry Bay, Halifax, NS
(Age 1 year)
2. Vera Julia BOUTILIER, b. 16 Jul 1916, Halifax County, NS d. 3 Sep 1916, Spry Bay, Halifax, NS
(Age 0 years)
3. Lawrence Seymour BOUTILIER, b. 6 Aug 1917, Halifax, Halifax, NS d. Abt 6 Dec 1917, Spry Bay, Halifax, NS
(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 d. 10 Jul 1969, Halifax, Halifax, NS
(Age 61 years)
Marriage 29 Mar 1922 Halifax, Halifax, NS [7]
Divorce 6 Jun 1940 Halifax, Halifax, NS [8]
Family ID F24475 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jun 2025
Family 3 Carrie PETERS Marriage 2 May 1931 Halifax, Halifax, NS [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 d. 22 Jan 2012, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 77 years)
6. Hensley Lloyd BOUTILIER, b. Jul 1940, Beaver Bank, Halifax, NS d. 21 Mar 1941, Halifax, Halifax, NS
(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 [11]
Family ID F58436 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jun 2025
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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.
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Sources - [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Spry Bay, family #12.
- [S9201] Parish Register, Holy Trinity Anglican Church--Tangier, Abstracted by Joe Whitby.
- [S1593] Inscription Survey, St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery--Terence Bay.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1874, page 57, #100--transcribed by Joe Whitby.
- [S9257] Parish Register, St. James' United Church--Sheet H, Abstracted by Joe Whitrby.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1912, page 145, #234--transcribed by Joe Whitby.
- [S9303] Parish Register, Trinity Anglican Church--Halifax, Cited by Avalon Lawlor.
- [S2065] NS Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.
- [S9439] Record of Divorce Proceedings; Boutilier (Bertha), 1940, D737/40.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1931 - Book: 63 - Page: 59.
- [S12733] Scotland's People.
- [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Spry Bay, family #12.