Brief Life History of John
When John Boring was born in 1823, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Nicholas Levens Boring, was 24 and his mother, Nancy Rardin, was 23. He married Mariah Harrell on 23 December 1854, in Daviess, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Veale Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died about 31 December 1865, in Daviess, Indiana, United States, at the age of 43.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- John Boring, "United States Census, 1860"
- John R Boring, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1823–1865 Male
1833–1874 Female
Children (3)
1855– Female
1857–1904 Male
1859–1934 Male
Parents and Siblings
1800–1850 Male
1800–1868 Female
Siblings (2)
1823–1865 Male
1833–1902 Male
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 7
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 13
Name Meaning
German: very rare variant, or an Americanized form, of Bohring or Böhring, patronymics from a short form of an Old Slavic personal name composed with the element bor ‘to fight’ (see Bora 1), or topographic names from Slavic bor ‘pine tree’.
Possibly an altered form of Irish Boran .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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