Jenny Boss

21 January 1872–29 October 1873 (Age 1)
Gillford Township, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States

The Life Summary 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

Andrew Boss
1835–1897
Janet Nesbit
1840–1905
Marcia Clarissa Boss
1863–1927
Jean Boss
1865–1944
Andrew Boss
1867–1947
William Boss
1869–1965
Jenny Boss
1872–1873
Elizabeth Boss
1874–1913
James Boss
1876–1950
Alexander Boss
1878–1962
David Boss
1881–1942
John Boss
1884–1918
Boss
1885–1885

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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.

Possible Related Names

Botsch
Bossett
Bossard
Bosson

Sources (7)

  • Jenny Bass, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
  • Jenny Ross, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990"
  • Jenny B Boss, "Find A Grave Index"

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