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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- 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"
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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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