James Boley

Brief Life History of James

When James Boley was born in 1842, in Jackson, Coitsville Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, his father, Peter Boley, was 52 and his mother, Catharine Gilbert, was 48.

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Family Time Line

Peter Boley
1790–1860
Catharine Gilbert
1795–1860
Elizabeth Boley
1816–
Peter Boley
1832–1880
David Boley
1845–
Mary Boley
1827–1906
Elias Boley
1834–1910
George Jacob Boley
1836–1880
Catherine Boley
1839–
James Boley
1842–

Sources (1)

  • James Bowley in household of Peter Bowley, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

South German: patronymic from a personal name derived from Pelagius (from Greek Pelagios, a derivative of pelagos ‘sea’; compare Spanish Pelayo ). Saint Pelagius is the patron saint of the city of Constance (on Lake Constance).

English: variant of Bulley or Bowley .

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

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