Brief Life History of James
When James Borchers was born on 2 April 1839, in New York, United States, his father, Henry Borchers, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Schofield, was 24. He married Azuba C. Kimble about 1870, in Indian Orchard, Texas Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Dyberry, Dyberry Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 23 July 1891, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (4)
- James Borcheas in household of Henry Borcheas, "United States Census, 1850"
- James W Borchers, "Find A Grave Index"
- James W Borchers in entry for Lena Borchers, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Bernhard, Dieter, Erwin, Ewald, Guenter, Heiner, Heinz, Helmuth, Kurt, Otto.
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Borchard . See also Burkhart .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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