About

COHOES, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK

John Baptiste Durocher, the son of Isaac and Rose Ann (Chouiniere) Durocher, was born on March 12, 1896, in Cohoes, New York. He was a member of the Scared Heart Church in Cohoes and well-known on the east side.

On May 25, 1917, John enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Private and served with Company B, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On March 17, 1918, while stationed at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina, John died of acute meningitis. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, New York.

John's last name is spelled wrong on his grave marker.

Sources: The Argus, Ancestry, Find A Grave