Biographical Sketch of Joseph M. Aubuchon, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Joseph M. Aubuchon is a native of Washington County, Mo., and was born
March 7, 1848, the third son of eight children born to Francis T. and
Julia (Goza) Aubuchon, of French and American ancestry, but both are
natives of Washington County.  Joseph M. Aubuchon received a common 
literary education, which was polished by a six months course in the 
business college of Rice & Stuart, St. Louis.  He was reared on a farm,
but at the age of sixteen commenced to learn the blacksmith's trade. 
To this business he gave his attention until he had reached the age of
twenty-five, when he engaged in retail merchandising at Palmer, Wash-
ington County, continuing about three years, removing his stock to 
Festus in 1878; where he carried on the same business for several 
years.  Since 1879 he has given his almost undivided attention to furn-
ishing sand to the Crystal Plate Glass Company, of Crystal City, as 
well as several other houses in St. Louis and elsewhere, in which he
has been successful to a satisfactory degree.  He is at present the 
owner of several houses and lots in Festus, also a half-interest in the
business block occupied by Aubuchon & Brierton, general merchants in
Festus.  May 26, 1876 he was united in marriage with Miss Fannie Parkin
a native of the same county as himself.  This union has been blessed
with the birth of five children, viz.: Francis J., Theodore, William,
Charles and Clarence.  The family hold to the Catholic faith, and in
politics Mr. Aubuchon is a Democrat.

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