Brief Life History of Jenny
When Jenny Boss was born on 21 January 1872, in Gillford Township, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States, her father, Andrew Boss, was 36 and her mother, Janet Nesbit, was 31. She died on 29 October 1873, in her hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Oak Center, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Jenny Bass, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
- Jenny Ross, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990"
- Jenny Bass, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
Parents and Siblings
1835–1897 Male
1840–1905 Female
Siblings (11)
1863–1927 Female
1865–1944 Female
1867–1947 Male
1869–1965 Male
1872–1873 Female
+6 More Children
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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