Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot (Dion Boucicault) born in Gardiner Street, Dublin,
Title
Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot (Dion Boucicault) born in Gardiner Street, Dublin,
Description
Nominally the youngest son of Samuel Boursiquot, it is likely that Dion Boucicault was the biological son of family friend and neighbour, Dionysius Lardner. Boucicault's mother, Anne Darley, was from a family of Dublin Protestants and his nominal father, Samuel Boursiquot, apparently of Huguenot ancestry. In 1828, at the age of 8, Boucicault was schooled in England, funded by Lardner.
Date
Dec 26, 1820