Brief Life History of William Augustus
When William Augustus Boggess was born on 14 February 1845, in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, his father, Augustus March Boggess, was 46 and his mother, Lydia Ann Stringer, was 42. He married Bergitte Elizabeth Orstad about 1868, in Union, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 29 August 1907, in Union, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William A Boggess in household of Augustus Boggess, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Augustus Boggess - birth: 14 February 1845; Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Boy Kallen BIRTH unknown DEATH 3 Aug 1853 BURIAL Murray City Cemetery Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA PLOT 08 032 6 MEMORIAL ID 59154
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English bogeys ‘boastful’ or ‘haughty’ (see Boggs ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William August Boggess - Emigration to Utah Territory
By great-great grandson Nickolas J Mazanis II A Church biographical sketch mentions that William’s father sent him away from Virginia in 1862 to the west because the terrible Civil War was raging. Au …
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