Giovanni Battista Bof

Brief Life History of Giovanni Battista

When Giovanni Battista Bof was born on 4 September 1839, in Seren, Belluno, Veneto, Italy, his father, Osvaldo Bof, was 34 and his mother, Anna Maria Rech, was 31. He married Domenica Rech on 20 November 1861. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1883. He died on 27 March 1914, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at the age of 74, and was buried in Caxias, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Family Time Line

Giovanni Battista Bof
1839–1914
Domenica Rech
1840–1915
Marriage: 20 November 1861
Osvaldo Boff
1864–1921
Edoardo Boff
1864–
Giovanna Francesca Bof
1867–1933
Antonio Boff
Catharina Boff
1865–1936
Giacomo Boff
1868–
Margherita Boff
1868–
Angela Boff
1872–1941
Giuseppina Boff
1879–
Guerino Boff
1880–1941
Fiorindo Boff
1883–1931

Sources (13)

  • Jacintho Magda, “Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Registro Civil, 1810-2022”
  • Domenica Bel, “Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Registro Civil, 1810-2022”
  • Baptista Boff, “Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Registro Civil, 1810-2022”

World Events (3)

1849

Austria regains control of most of Italy.

1860

Northern Italy was joined to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

1861

The Kingdom of Italy was formed under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Gabrielle, Henri.

English (of Norman origin): from Old French boeuf ‘bull, ox’, a nickname for a powerfully built man. In some cases it may have been originally a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman. Compare Bouvier .

German (Böff): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name with bod- (Old Saxon bodo ‘messenger’), as in Bodo .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Origem do sobrenome Boff...

origem Deve ser derivados, directamente ou através de apocopate formas dialetais, de nome medievais Boffus , dos quais um tem um exemplo em Crónicas fermane sob o ano 1383, ou a partir de pseudónimos …

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