Brief Life History of Abby C
When Abby C Boss was born on 15 May 1842, in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Capt Thomas Linscom Boss, was 41 and her mother, Abby Congdon, was 32. She died on 28 June 1878, in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Abby C Boss in household of Abby C Boss, "United States Census, 1860"
- Abby Boss, "Find A Grave Index"
- Abby Boss in household of Thomas L Boss, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (5)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862 · US Naval Academy
The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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