Alexander Boss

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Boss was born on 8 October 1822, in Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Boss, was 24 and his mother, Martha Patsy Brown, was 28. He married Elizabeth Sophrona Blood about 1846. He lived in Judicial Township 3, Contra Costa, California, United States for about 10 years and Martinez, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1900. He died on 23 September 1903, in Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Alhambra Cemetery, Martinez, Contra Costa, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Boss
1822–1903
Elitha Jane Clark
1843–1917
Marriage: 1859
Jennie Elitha Boss
1858–1955
Elizabeth Jane Boss
1861–
Florence Boss
1862–1874
George Washington Boss
1860–1903
Francis Marion Boss
1862–1887
James Alexander Boss
1865–1933
Clara Belle Boss
1867–1919
Nellie Mae Boss
1868–1956

Sources (14)

  • Alexander Ross, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Alexander Boss, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alex Boss in entry for Elitha Jane Boss, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1828

The settlers named their community in honor of Lexington, Massachusetts. Lexington was incorporated as a city in 1828.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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