Attorney Joseph Boivin (September 21, 1866 - July 6, 1930) was a co-founder and first president of the first credit union established in the United States, Ste.
His law office was located in the Kennard Building, 314–315 Elm Street, Manchester, where he also served as a justice of the peace, insurance agent and real estate broker.
[1] Boivin volunteered his time in the evenings and, assisted by his wife Emma, an able and experienced bookkeeper, ran it out of his home at 420 Notre Dame Avenue in Manchester.
Marie Church on Notre Dame Avenue; this participation required that he climb the long, narrow staircase leading to the choir loft for weekly rehearsals and Masses, in spite of the loss of one leg.
His common practice when sought out for divorce cases was to counsel couples to remain together, work out their problems and honor their marriage vows.