Brief Life History of Phillip
When Phillip Boss was born in 1850, in Van Buren Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States, his father, George Washington Boss, was 46 and his mother, Anna Copple, was 33. He died on 8 November 1865, at the age of 15.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Phillip Bass in household of George Bass, "United States Census, 1860"
- Phillip Boss in household of George Boss, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1804–1868 Male
1817–1899 Female
Siblings (8)
1835–1921 Female
1837–1900 Female
1838– Female
1841–1919 Male
1843–1909 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 1
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
Age 6
1863
Age 13
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Bos, from ancient Germanic Boso, based on the element bōs ‘bad, evil, wild, angry’.
English: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English, Old French boce, bos ‘protuberance, swelling’ (compare Bossard 2).
German (also Böss): from a short form of the personal name Borkhart, a variant of Burkhart . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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