Brief Life History of William Joseph
William Joseph Bolce was born on 27 May 1824, in Garden City, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States as the son of William H Bolce and Ann Smith. He married Katherine Duggan in 1857, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hayward, Alameda, California, United States in 1880 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1900. He died on 17 March 1909, in Monterey, Monterey, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salinas, Monterey, California, United States.
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- William J Bolce, "United States Census, 1900"
- William J Bolce, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- William Joseph Bolce, "California Great Registers, 1866-1910"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Alameda, California, United States
Name Meaning
English and Irish (mainly Donegal): of Norman origin, a habitational name from from one or more places in Normandy named with Old French bois ‘wood, grove’, especially Bois-Arnault and Bus-Saint-Rémy (Eure), and Bosc-le-Hard (Seine-Maritime), each of which is known to have given its name to an aristocratic Norman family in England. The name was taken by the Normans from England to Ireland, where it was also adopted to Anglicize Irish Ó Buadhaigh (see Bogue ).
English: variant of Bush , influenced by Old French bois in 1 above, or else a translation of this term.
Americanized form of French Bois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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